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A two-attorney family with a houseful of children,
Bill and Katie (both Class of 1980) know what it means
to be busy and productive. Both came to campus to celebrate
the graduation of Bill’s youngest sister, Nancy,
in the Class of ’97. Returning home to northern
California means for Bill going back to his job as general
counsel for an insurance company and for Katie teaching
her growing family and continuing her mostly pro bono
pro-Life legal work .
Bill remarks, "It may sound trite,
but it’s true, that the Thomas Aquinas College
experience results in having a sense of where you are
going. One is constantly reminded, day in, day out,
that no matter what, you have a better grasp of the
nature of the task at hand, whether relating to family
life, personal or professional life, or your salvation."
Bill admits that his law practice is
more mundane that his wife’s. He proudly recalls
that it was Katie who, after graduation from Thomas
Aquinas College in 1980, had the choice of many prestigious
law schools, including Stanford, Harvard and Berkeley.
Katie chose Boalt Hall at Berkeley, later passing the
California Bar. After their marriage, Katie and Bill
set up house at Notre Dame, where Bill was earning his
law degree. Katie began her pro-life legal work with
Americans United for Life in Chicago, and has used her
legal expertise to help many pro-life causes. Her excellent
legal briefs have been submitted to the U.S. Supreme
Court numerous times, earning both praise and favorable
rulings.
Katie helped found the Life Legal Defense
Foundation, a California group which provides legal
aid to those who need legal help in their efforts to
help the unborn. Along with fellow alumnus and College
Governor Andrew Zepeda, class of ’79, she serves
as a director and attorney for the group. LLDF currently
has a mailing list of 10,000 names for their newsletter
and other publications.
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