Practice Areas
Industries
Education
University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D., 1967
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
B.S., 1963
Bar Admissions
Michigan
Court Admissions
All Michigan state courts
Employee Benefits Attorney
Bill provides general business counsel to clients primarily in the area of employee benefits, including benefit administration matters, selection of plan types and representation before the IRS, DOL and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). He has a strong focus on the health care industry as well as family-owned and other closely held businesses. Bill also provides counsel for business clients on various corporate and business matters, employment agreements and contract issues. For those same clients, he has served as counsel on family ownership dynamics and succession planning issues.
Bill is past president of Law Weathers, his former firm, and past chair of that firm’s health care law practice. For more than 45 years, Bill was one of the foundational business builders at Law Weathers, growing the health care law practice from the ground up and introducing marketing and client service activities before it became common among law firms.
Honors and Recognitions
Best Lawyers in America®, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, since 1991
Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2014
Grand Rapids Magazine’s Top Lawyers, Construction Law, 2022
Grand Rapids Magazine’s Top Lawyers, Health Care Law, 2021
Grand Rapids Magazine’s Top Lawyers, Employee Benefits Law, since 2019
Leading Lawyers: Closely & Privately Held Business Law, Employee Benefits Law
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
Professional Affiliations
Grand Rapids Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan: Taxation Section; Business Section
Community Involvement
D.A. Blodgett-St. John’s Home, Advisory Council
John Ball Zoo Society Board of Directors, former member, 1985 – 2014