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William Betz attended college at St. John’s University in New York City and law school at New York Law School. He received his Juris Doctorate in 1983. Mr. Betz is an honors graduate of New York Law School and was a member of the New York Law School Law Review.

Mr. Betz worked as a law clerk with Cravath, Swaine & Moore while attending law school. In 1983 he became associated with Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York City. In 1987 Mr. Betz opened his own law office, which he maintained for a period of more than 10 years. He worked in the law office of Raoul Felder from 1996 to 1997.

In 1999, Mr. Betz accepted a position as Assistant Attorney General in Saipan, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, where he specialized in civil litigation representing the local government.

William Betz is admitted to practice law before the New York State courts, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Betz is the author of “For the Retention of Diversity Jurisdiction,” published by the New York State Bar Journal.  He speaks both Spanish and French.