William F. Bates

Probate, Mediation
National City Bank Building, 405 Madison Avenue, Suite 1900
Toledo, Ohio 436041207


Probate

Admitted

1969, Ohio; 1970, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School

University of Toledo, J.D., 1969

Law School Graduation Year

1969

College

Bowling Green State University, B.A., 1966

Memberships

Toledo, Ohio State (Member, Board of Governors, 1981— and Secretary, 2001—, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section; Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Specialty Board) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate Law and Trust Law) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association

Biographical

Pi Sigma Alpha; Delta Theta Phi. Trustee, 1972-1995, Crestview of Ohio, Inc. Trustee, 1975-1995 and Chairman, 1990-1993, Flower Hospital. Trustee, 1979—, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Judson Palmer Home. Trustee, 1979— and Vice President, Zenith Foundation, Inc. Member, Board of Trustees, 1984—, President, 1988—, Goerlich Family Foundation, Inc. Trustee and Secretary/Treasurer: Towering Pines Foundation, 1997—; Flagship Foundation, 1997—; The Putman Foundation, 1998—; Toledo Bar Association Foundation, 1984—. Member, Board of Trustees, United Way of Greater Toledo, 1980-1996; Chairman, 1994-1995; Member, Board of Directors and President, Rotary Club of Toledo, 1998-1999; Editorial Advisory Board Ohio Probate Law Journal, 1990-1995. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Ohio State Bar Foundation.

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