William F. Causey, Esq.
Biographical Sketch
William F. Causey has a career that spans law, teaching, and public service for over 45 years. Bill’s work has
ranged from being the general counsel of a subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives, to work as
Assistant General Counsel for the American Red Cross, to serving in the Office of Professional Responsibility
in the U.S. Department of Justice. Bill also worked in private practice with an international law firm, and with
the Office of the Attorney General for the District
of Columbia before retiring in 2017.
Bill taught for 34 years as an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, teaching courses in
evidence, professional responsibility, trial practice, federal criminal procedure, and a popular seminar on law
and literature. Bill also has served on numerous nonprofit and governmental boards, including the D.C. Bar,
the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, the Abramson Scholarship Foundation, the Historical Society for the District
of Columbia Circuit, the Adult Congenital Heart Association, and American University.
Bill has served as a docent at the National Air and Space Museum for the past 20 years. His book John
Houbolt: The Unsung Hero of the Apollo Moon Landings, was published by Purdue University Press in 2020
to critical acclaim. Bill and his wife Sally live in Washington, D.C.
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