Senior Arbitrator Panel
Mr. William Billeaud
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Education
• USA&M Advanced Mediator Training (2001)
• USA&M Basic Mediator Training (1997)
• J.D., Loyola University School of Law (1972)
• B.S., Louisiana State University (1959)
Accomplishments
Mr. Billeaud has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of civil litigation, including product liability, medical malpractice, FELA and Jones Act cases. While practicing law, he tried numerous cases to verdict in federal and state courts throughout the United States. Since 1997, Mr. Billeaud has been mediating with USA&M and has successfully acted as a neutral in over 100 cases, primarily dealing with personal injury and insurance cases. Mr. Billeaud has served as Staff Judge Advocate in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, retiring in 1996. He also spent seven years as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Mr. Billeaud is licensed to practice law in Missouri, Illinois, Louisiana and West Virginia. Mr. Billeaud is retired from the law practice in the St. Louis area and is presently practicing law on a part-time basis at the law office of Davis-Saunders in Metairie, Louisiana.
Affiliations
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Illinois Bar Association
• Louisiana Bar Association
• Madison County Illinois Bar Association (past President)
• Missouri Bar Association
• West Virginia Bar Association
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