William J. Champion III

Of Counsel

wchampion(at)dickinsonwright.com

Phone: 734.623.1660

Fax: 734.623.1625

Areas of Practice Emphasis

Representative Clients

  • AT&T, Inc.
  • Yellow Pages Association

Prominent Assignments

  • Litigates numerous cases before the Michigan Public Service Commission and all levels of State and Federal Courts
  • General counsel, Yellow Pages Association, a 400 member trade association representing print and internet directory publishers

Education

  • J.D. (with honors), Northeastern University, 1978
  • B.A. (with honors), University of Michigan, 1975

Admitted to Practice

  • Michigan, 1980
  • Massachusetts, 1978
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan

Professional and Community Involvement

  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Michigan Bar Association
  • Member, Massachusetts State Bar
  • Member, Grosse Pointe Yacht Club Legal Committee, Membership Committee
  • President, The Players

Previous Positions

  • V.P. General Counsel, Ameritech, Advertising Services
  • General Attorney, Michigan Bell Telephone Co.