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Profile of Partner:
William H. Graham
E-mail address: wgraham@connellfoley.com
Phone: (973) 535-0500
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Bar Admissions:
1973 New Jersey, Pennsylvania, United States District Court, Districts of New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and Middle Pennsylvania
Biography:
Mr. Graham began his legal career as a law clerk and then an associate at Connell Foley. From 1977-2003 he was a member of the Law Department of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. In his 11 years as General Counsel, he was a member of Bethlehem's senior management team and managed a large, high performance law department in the handling of the full range of corporate legal matters. He served on the Corporate Management, Planning, Disclosure and Employee Benefits Administration Committees and the Safety, Health and Environment Council. He also managed Corporate Security, Public and Governmental Affairs, Legal Compliance and Real Estate Services.
As a highly experienced trial attorney and litigator, Mr. Graham has appeared in state and federal courts across the country and has handled a full range of major, complex matters, including admiralty, antitrust, commercial, criminal, employment, environmental, intellectual property, international trade, product liability, securities, toxic tort and numerous class actions. For over 25 years, he has handled nationwide asbestos litigation, with an active docket of over 34,000 cases and an unmatched success rate. He has been active in state and federal civil justice reform efforts and has served as a board member and chairman of statewide coalitions. He has also been a frequent speaker on corporate governance and litigation topics.
Mr. Graham has maintained membership in numerous professional and business organizations including: the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Essex County NJ, Northampton County PA, and American Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Defense Institute; Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; Association of General Counsel; Manufacturers Alliance Law Council; American Bar Association Committee of Corporate General Counsel; American Society of Corporate Secretaries; Stockholders Relations Society of New York; ABA Task Force on the Independent Lawyer; National Center for State Courts, Lawyers Committee; and various committees and working groups of the Business Roundtable, National Association of Manufacturers, Pennsylvania and National Chambers of Commerce and the American Iron and Steel Institute.
Mr. Graham has also served on the Boards of the Atlantic Legal Foundation, Lehigh Valley PBS, Bethlehem YMCA, Pennsylvania Civil Justice Coalition and the Pennsylvania Task Force on Product Liability.
Education:
- Ohio State University (B.A. 1968)
- Rutgers University Law School (J.D. 1973)
- New York University Law School (L.L.M. Corporation Law 1978)
- New York University Law School (L.L.M. Trade Regulation Law 1980)
- Duke University (Senior Management Course 1988)
- Stanford University (Executive Program 1997)
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