William E. Stoner graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wittenberg University in 1978 with a B.S. degree in Economics and Accounting. He earned his Juris Doctor from Duke University in 1981 where he was a member of the Duke Law Journal editorial board from 1980-81. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1981 and the Illinois State Bar in 1982.

Mr. Stoner began his legal career as a litigation associate with the law firm of Lillick McHose & Charles (now Pillsbury Winthrop LLP) and became a full equity partner in 1987. He left Pillsbury in 2000 to join Hennigan Bennett & Dorman LLP, a nationally recognized litigation firm based in Los Angeles. While at the Pillsbury Winthrop and Hennigan Bennett Dorman firms, Mr. Stoner specialized in complex commercial litigation and his practice included cases involving emerging companies, securities, contracts, intellectual property, business torts, real estate litigation and employment disputes. Mr. Stoner passed the CPA exam the summer between college and law school and uses his accounting and economics background effectively in his commercial litigation practice. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, State Bar of California, and Association of Business Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Stoner is an avid skier, aspiring golfer, youth softball coach, and lives with his wife and four children in La Canada, California.

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