William B. Canfield III

Government, Mediation
1155 - 21st Street, N.W., Suite 300, 3 Lafayette Centre
Washington, District of Columbia 20036


Government

Admitted

1973, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1979, District of Columbia

Law School

Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1973

Law School Graduation Year

1973

College

Denison University, B.A., 1968

Memberships

The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association (Standing Committee on Election Law).

Biographical

Counsel, Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives, 1975-1976. Counsel to the Librarian of Congress, 1976-1978. Counsel, Committee on Ethics, U.S. Senate, 1978-1986. Republican Chief Counsel, Committee on Rules, U.S. Senate, 1987-1989. Chief Counsel, National Republican Senatorial (Campaign) Committee, 1989-1991. Staff Director and Counsel, Republican Conference Secretary, U.S. Senate, 1991-1993. General Counsel, Lugar For President Committee, 1995-1998. General Counsel, Hatch for President Committee, 1999-2000. Co-Author: Ethics In Government: A View From The Senate, Hofstra Law Review, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Winter, 1988). Member, The Committee for the Study of the American Electorate.

Military

U.S. Army, 1968-1970, Vietnam, 1969-1970, E-5