 William
S. Hanley
Position: Of Counsel
William Hanley came to Sorling in 1972 after serving
as Legislative Counsel to then-Governor Richard B. Ogilvie. He
graduated from the University of Notre Dame (A.B. 1961) and received
his law degree from the University of Chicago (1964). Following
law school, he was a Ford Foundation Fellow with the Institute
of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Hanley received academic appointments
with both the United States Senate and the Illinois Senate, and
thereafter was an associate in the litigation department of a Chicago
law firm.
Mr. Hanley's interest in government is reflected in his state
government oriented practice in administrative law, governmental
relations,
and public employee matters. He has represented clients on insurance,
utility, professional licensing, and tax matters. Mr. Hanley
has been General Counsel for a state higher education board,
as well
as for trade associations in the funeral and insurance agent
professions. He is Past Chair of the Administrative Law Section
of the Illinois
State Bar Association and contributing author to the Administrative
Law Handbook published by the Illinois Institute for Continuing
Legal Education. He has served on a variety of advisory councils
to Illinois Governors and an Illinois Secretary of State. In
addition, Mr. Hanley has been active in the Springfield community
and is
a past Chairman of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce.
He is currently listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who
in American Law.
His litigation experience includes representing public and private
clients in commercial, employment, civil rights, and general
litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts,
as well as the
United States Tax Court. He is licensed to practice in Illinois
and Maine.
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