WILLIAM F. CAUSEY
Nixon Peabody LLP
401 Ninth Street, N.W., Suite 900 S
Washington,D.C.20004
(202) 585-8724
wcausey@nixonpeabody.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1996 -Present Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
Partner in 450-member law firm practicing in the firm’s Washington D.C. Office. Practice
concentrates on business and commercial litigation, insurance issues and employment law.
Also serves as a mediator for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
1993-1996 – Partner, Jackson & Campbell, P.C.
1991-1993 – Partner, Falk & Causey
1984-1991 – Partner, Montedonico, Hamilton & Altman, P.C.
1980-1984 – Partner, Hewes, Morella, Gelband & Lamberton
1977-1980 – General Counsel and Staff Director, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity,
Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives
Legal counsel and director for committee staff. Areas of legislative concern included youth
employment and education programs, Peace Corps and volunteer programs, community
action agencies, migrant farm workers, and juvenile justice.
1975-1977 – Counsel, Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives
Responsible for monitoring litigation involving President Richard Nixon, including the
congressional oversight regarding the promulgation of regulations by the General Services
Administration for the disposition of the Nixon tapes and papers.
EDUCATION
J.D. University of Maryland School of Law, 1975
American Judicature Society Award, 1974
B.A. The American University, 1971
President, Student Government, 1970-1971
Member, Board of Trustees, 1971-1974
MEMBERSHIP and ACTIVITIES
1983-Present – Member, Judicial Conference for the District of Columbia Circuit
1984-Present – Master, Charles Fahy American Inn of Court (currently Emeritus status)
(founding member)
1985-1990 – Member, Rules Advisory Committee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Armed Forces(2 terms)
1988-1991 – Chairman, Litigation Section, District of Columbia Bar (3 terms)
1989-Present – Dispute Resolution Program, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
1990-Present – Committee on Non-Appropriated Funds, U.S. District Court for the
District of Columbia (2 terms)
1991-Present – Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, District of Columbia Bar (2 terms)
1992 Chairman, Committee on Nominations, District of Columbia Bar
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1992-1994 – Member, District of Columbia Bar Task Force on Mandatory Continuing
Legal Education in the District of Columbia
1993-Present – American Board of Trial Advocates
1993-Present – Member, Board of Directors, Historical Society for the District of Columbia Circuit
1993-Present – Member, Board of Directors, Frederick B. Abramson Foundation
E2 terms); presently serving a two-year term as President of the Foundation
1993-Present – Member, The Historical Society of the District of Columbia
1994-Present – Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
1994-Present – Member, Planning Committee, Judicial Conference for the District of Columbia
1996-1999 – Member, Board of Governors, D.C. Bar
1997-1998 -Member, Executive Committee, D.C. Bar Board of Governors
1998 Co-Chair, Services to Members Task Force
(Winner of the 1998 Best Bar Project Award)
1998-Present – Co-Chair, D.C. Circuit Symposium Bicentennial Celebration
1998-1999 – Member, Budget Committee, D.C. Bar Board of Governors
1998-Present – Member, Board of Directors, Council for Court Excellence
1998-Present – Lecturer, Non-Profit Risk Management Institute, on employment law related topics
TEACIDNG
1984-Present – Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Teaches courses in Trial Practice and Civil Discovery
1979-1984 – Adjunct Professor, American University School of Law
Taught course in Trial Practice and Appellate Advocacy
1982-1994 – Senior Faculty Advisor, Legal Education Institute, U.S. Department of Justice
1986-Present – Lecturer, District of Columbia Bar
Teaches continuing legal education courses “Talcing and Defending Depositions,”
“Video Depositions,” “Ethics in Mediation,”and “Fundamentals of Settling a Case.”
PUBLICATIONS
“The Credibility Factor in Appellate Brief Writing,” 99 F.R.D. 235 (1983)
“Insurance Coverage for the Space Industry,” Trial Magazine, August, 1984
“For The Best Results, Plan A Visual Strategy Early”, The National Law Journal, September 12, 1994.
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
District of Columbia
Maryland
COURT AD1\.11SSIONS AND APPEARANCES
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Military Appeals United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (pro hac vice)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia (pro hac vice)
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (pro hac vice)
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (pro hac vice)
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (pro hac vice)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Maryland Court of Appeals
Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Circuit Courts in Maryland