William C. Newman

Civil, Mediation
39 Main Street
Northampton, Massachusetts 01060


Civil

Admitted

1975, Massachusetts; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1982, U.S. Claims Court; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont

Law School

Northeastern University, J.D., 1975

Law School Graduation Year

1975

College

Antioch College, B.A., 1972

Memberships

Hampshire County and Massachusetts Bar Associations; Massachusetts and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Lawyers Guild.

Biographical

Director, Western Regional Office of American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, 1987—. Committee for Public Counsel Services, approved attorney for appellate and murder cases. Member, Board of Directors: Center for Public Representation, 1982-1999; Western Massachusetts Legal Services, 1977—, President, 1984-1990. Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1999 and Advisory Board, 1999—, Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty. Recipient: Massachusetts Bar Association Community Service Award, 1988; Northampton Center for Children and Families Ellen Sedlis Award, 2001.

Military