Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Corporate and Real Estate, Environmental, Maritime

Bill Collier was born in Galveston, Texas in 1952 and attended Rice University where he received a B.A. degree (cum laude) in 1975. While at Rice, he was President of Sid Richardson College and Chairman of the University's Honor Council. He later obtained a J.D. degree from Tulane University in New Orleans in 1978. He is admitted to practice law in the courts of Texas, Louisiana and California. Mr. Collier joined Keesal, Young & Logan in 1980 and became a shareholder in 1984. He heads the firm's trade and transportation group from the firm's Long Beach office.

Mr. Collier primarily practices in the area of civil litigation and represents multinational companies involved in international trade and marine transportation as well as oil and refining companies and marine and energy underwriters in connection with commercial disputes, casualties, personal injuries and environmental matters. He has significant trial experience in both the state and federal courts of California, and is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Collier is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Torrance Memorial Medical Center. He is also a Director of the U.S. Coast Guard Foundation, a Board Member of the International Trade Education Program, a Board Member of The World Trade Center Association of Los Angeles/Long Beach, a Board Member of the Long Beach Qingdao Sister Cities Association, a Board Member of the International Seafarer's Center and a Board Member of the International City Theater. He has been recognized repeatedly as one of Southern California's "Super Lawyers" by the editors of Law and Politics Magazine and for the 11th year by Best Lawyers in America, a publication of Woodward White. E-mail: william.collier@kyl.com

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