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William J. Lamping
Partner
William J. Lamping has built his
reputation as a litigator and commercial transactional attorney over twenty nine
years of courtroom and business experience. Mr. Lamping has litigated cases
involving antitrust, patent, trademark and copyright issues, as well as dealer
terminations, professional liability, personal injury, employment, ERISA,
product liability and commercial disputes. As counsel for builders, automotive
suppliers and executives, Mr. Lamping has experience protecting the interests of
his clients in corporate management, employment issues, creditors' rights, and
business transactions. Mr. Lamping serves as a case evaluator for Oakland County
Circuit Court and Wayne County Circuit Court. He is a volunteer arbitrator for
the Better Business Association.
Mr. Lamping attended the University of Michigan Honors College in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and
Communication Sciences in 1976. He attended Wayne State Universty Law School in
Detroit, Michigan where he served as a research assistant to Prof. Otto Hetzel,
and received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1979.
Mr. Lamping's background and experience in computer science, including his
knowledge of software engineering, database programming, data structures, web
design, HTML and XHTML coding, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript, and
accessibility standards, has benefitted his clients in the information
technology field. Mr. Lamping has represented software developers, web
companies, technology users and site creators in development agreements and
licensing issues. Mr. Lamping serves on the Council of the Information
Technology Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
Reported Decisions:
Grand Rapids Plastics, Inc. v.
Lakian et al., 188 F.3d 401 (6th Cir. 1999)
Bondie v. Bic Corp., 947 F.2d 1531 (6th Cir. 1991)
Miles v. Paulding County Road Commissioners, 837 F.2d 476 (6th Cir.
1988)
Areas
of Practice:
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Arbitration
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Automotive
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Commercial Transactions
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Construction Law
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Creditors' Rights
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Employment Law
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Information Technology
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Litigation
Bar
Admissions:
1979, Michigan and U.S. District
Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth
Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of
Ohio; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 2008, New York.
Education:
University of Michigan (B.S.,
1976);
Wayne State University (J.D., 1979).
Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Michigan
(Sections of: Antitrust, Franchising & Trade Regulation; Litigation; Council
Member, Information Technology);
State Bar of New York
Oakland County Bar Association.
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