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Admitted: 1969, Ohio; 1970, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Law School: Case Western Reserve University, J.D.
Member: Cleveland and American Bar Associations.
Biography: Assistant Public Defender, Cuyahoga County, 1969-1971; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Ohio, 1972-1977; Chief Criminal Section, 1974-1977; U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Ohio, 1977-1978; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, 1978-1980; Adjunct Faculty, Cleveland State University John Marshall College of Law, 1980-1981; Wuliger Fadel & Beyer, 1980 to date
Born: Lakewood, Ohio, June 28, 1944
Cases: O'Toole v. Denihan, 118 Ohio St.3d 374; Shimola v. Cleveland, 68 Ohio St 3d 1201; Rockey vs. 84 Lumber Co., 66 Ohio St. 3d 221; Surace vs. Wuliger, 25 Ohio St. 3d 229; Shimola vs. Nationwide Ins., 25 Ohio St. 3d 84; Cafferkey vs. Turner Construction, 21 Ohio St.3d 110; Olle, Jr. vs. Henry & Wright Corp., 910 F.2d 357; Warren vs. Society Natl. Bank, 905 F.2d 975; U.S. vs. Fredrick, 872 F. 2d. 779; U.S. vs. Friedrick, 842 F.2d 382; Williams vs. U.S., 582 F.2d 1039; U.S. vs. Callahan, 579 F.2d 398; U.S. vs. Lee, 575 F.2d 1184; U.S. vs. Payner, 572 F.2d 144; U.S. vs. John Doe, 556 F.2d 391.
Bill Beyer has been a trial lawyer for more than forty years.
After graduating from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Mr. Beyer joined the Public Defender's Office in Cleveland, Ohio, where he defended indigent persons accused of crime in both the state and federal courts. He left that office to accept an appointment as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, where for six years he prosecuted criminal cases on behalf of the United States of America. During that service, he served as an instructor in The Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, was promoted to Chief of the Criminal Division and ultimately appointed by the District Court Judges to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
Following his government service, Mr. Beyer joined the national law firm of Jones Day where he represented large corporations in civil lawsuits and grand jury investigations. As a co-founder of Wuliger, Fadel & Beyer, he has continued to represent corporations, large and small, their officers and employees, as well as private individuals in a variety of civil lawsuits, grand jury investigations, and criminal cases.
Mr. Beyer's current representation extends to government investigations conducted by the FBI, SEC, DOL, FDA, the Ohio Inspector General's Office and numerous other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. When necessary, he has defended people criminally prosecuted by the U.S. federal or Ohio county prosecutors. His wide range of clients include owners/executives of both small and large companies, accountants, lawyers, doctors, professional athletes, labor leaders, politicians, stock brokers and members of law enforcement.
In the civil arena, he has defended clients in government administrative actions, as well as private lawsuits between companies alleging contract disputes, UCC violations, business torts, minority shareholder interests, anti-trust, and the protection of proprietary interests.
An ardent trial lawyer, Mr. Beyer successfully defended clients in three recent federal jury cases: in Profile Grinding, et al vs. Columbia National Group, et al. the jury rendered a defense verdict on behalf of a company named in a class action lawsuit for civil antitrust violations; in U.S. vs. Lewis, et al. a federal jury returned a not guilty verdict on behalf of a stock broker criminally prosecuted for bribing a high ranking state-government official; and in U.S. vs. DeMilta Iron & Metal, et al., a jury found Mr. Beyer’s client company and its owner not guilty of violating criminal anti-trust laws.
Respected by his peers, Mr. Beyer has been a perennial selection to both Ohio’s Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, he has for the past 30 years, received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest Peer Review Rating of "AV" based on legal ability and ethical practices.
He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.
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