Obituaries
William Neukom, former ABA president with affect ‘from boardrooms to ballparks to courtrooms,’ dies at 83
William H. “Invoice” Neukom (ABA Photograph)
Former ABA President William H. “Invoice” Neukom, previously the chief lawyer for Microsoft and the ex-CEO of the San Francisco Giants, has died at the age of 83.
Neukom, recognized for the bow ties he wore, served as president of the American Bar Affiliation for the 2007 to 2008 time period. Throughout his presidency, Neukom established the ABA Fee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification and arranged an ABA members’ march on Washington, D.C., to assist protesting Pakistani attorneys in search of to reinstate the rule of regulation.
Neukom was additionally a retired associate at K&L Gates and the co-founder and chief govt officer of the World Justice Venture, a corporation that promotes the rule of regulation. He and his youngsters based the Neukom Household Basis, which helps nonprofits within the fields of training, the setting, human providers, justice and public well being.
“For those who don’t have the rule of regulation, you may’t have human rights,” Neukom informed the ABA Journal in 2020 when he gained the ABA Medal, the affiliation’s highest honor. “For those who don’t have the rule of regulation, you may’t have open, participatory governments. For those who don’t have the rule of regulation, you may’t have an inclusive financial system. And for those who don’t have the rule of regulation, you may’t have a peaceable existence.”
Former ABA President Bob Carlson referred to as Neukom “a real lawyer chief…He devoted his time, treasure and appreciable expertise to creating the world a extra simply place.”
Present ABA President William R. Bay mentioned that Neukom confirmed that the regulation is a calling rooted in service to others and a dedication to strengthen justice and freedom.
“From boardrooms to ballparks to courtrooms, Invoice’s integrity and imaginative and prescient have been deeply influential throughout the globe,” Bay mentioned.
Neukom served the ABA in a number of capacities. He was chair of the ABA Younger Attorneys Division, chair of the Fund for Justice and Schooling, and chair of an ABA job pressure to advance the rule of regulation. He was affiliation secretary and a member of the Board of Governors and the Home of Delegates. He’s additionally a former member of the ABA Journal Board of Editors.
According to the ABA, Neukom began his profession with a various observe that handled civil rights instances and illustration of group organizations. He was devoted to the significance of training and along with his work with Stanford, additionally was a trustee emeritus of College of Puget Sound and Dartmouth School, his undergraduate alma mater, the place he served as chair of the board from 2004 to 2007
Neukom lived in Seattle along with his spouse Sally, in keeping with K&L Gates. Collectively that they had 5 youngsters and 16 grandchildren.
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