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William is an associate attorney with Piskel Yahne Kovarik, PLLC. William practices in the areas of construction, real property, landlord-tenant law, and business litigation.

William moved to western Washington to attend the University of Washington where he earned his bachelor's degree in business administration, with an emphasis in human resources. He attended law school at Gonzaga University School of Law where he was selected to work with Professor Stephen Sepinuck on his Commercial Law Amicus Curiae Initiative. William was also a member of the Editorial Board of the Gonzaga Law Review and interned at the Spokane County Public Defender's Office and with Superior Court Judge Raymond Clary of SpokaneCounty Superior Court. William also interned with Armitage & Thompson, PLLC, prior to joining Piskel Yahne Kovarik, PLLC, as an intern. William earned his Juris Doctor from Gonzaga, graduating with honors.

Education

Gonzaga University School of Law, cum laude, 2021 · University of Washington, B.A. in Business Administration, 2018

Associations

Washington State Bar Association · Spokane Young Lawyers Division—Trustee

Idaho State Bar Association

State Bar of California

Achievements

GONZAGA LAW REVIEW: Editorial Board · Communications Editor, 2020-2021; Editorial Staff 2019-2020.

Publications/Presentations

(1) Addressing payment discounts in settlement agreements, William B. Emmal, Payment Discounts in Settlement Agreements, 9 THE TRANSACTIONAL LAW. 4 (Oct. 2019)

(2) Evading contractual usurious interest rate prohibitions through choice of law provisions. William B. Emmal, Evading Prohibitions on Usury Through Choice of Law, 9 THE TRANSACTIONAL LAW. 6 (Aug. 2019)