William "Gus" Speary
Professional memberships
- Texas Bar (admitted 1972)
- New Jersey Bar (admitted 1976) (inactive)
- Illinois (admitted 1985) (inactive)
- Trial Bar, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (admitted 1985) (inactive)
- Trial Bar, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (admitted 2003)
- U.S. District Court for New Jersey (admitted 1976) (inactive)
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (admitted 1992) (inactive)
- American Bar Association
Extensive experience in the following fields:
Complex civil litigation, including environmental protection/toxic tort cases, labor/employment cases, contract disputes, construction claims, commercial fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, consumer protection, creditor’s/debtor’s rights (including lender liability and bankruptcy litigation), UCC litigation (Articles 2, 3 and 9) and insurance coverage.
In addition, he has also practiced in the transactional and general consulting areas, including real estate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, business organizations and corporate governance advice, and regulatory compliance (environmental protection legislation, work place safety legislation, equal employment/ labor relations legislation, anti-trust legislation, securities legislation, foreign corrupt practices and anti-boycott legislation).
Over the years, government agencies, as well as business and professional organizations, have asked Mr. Speary to share his knowledge with them by inviting him to speak at numerous seminars, workshops and discussion round tables held throughout the country.
