J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 1973
B.A., Whittier College, 1968
high honors
- State Bar of California
Former Chairman and Director of Interlaw Ltd., an international association of law firms
Organizer of monthly Corporate Counsel Roundtable programs for in-house corporate counsel
Representation of aggregate mining industry before State Board of Mining and Geology and legislature
Licensed real estate broker
American Bar Association
- Whittier College News: Whittier College Alumni and Trustees Among Most Influential Business Leaders in LA
- CalCima: Los Angeles Business Journal Recognition
- European Union News: What California HR Professionals Need to Know
- SHRM: Green Jobs: What California HR Professionals Need to Know
- Ambulatory Advisor: Working Capital and the Impact on Your Healthcare Business" from
- White Collar Enforcement Forecast: What to Expect in 2022
- White Collar Enforcement Forecast: What to Expect in 2021
- Thomson Reuters Practical Law: UCC Article 2 Implied Warranties (CA)
- Thomson Reuters Practical Law: Services Agreement (Pro-Service Provider) (CA)
- Thompson Reuters Practical Law: Services Agreement (Pro-Customer) (CA)
- JMBM Attorneys Recognized as 2025 Best Lawyers in America
- William F. Capps Named One of the 500 Most Influential People in the Los Angeles Business Community for Sixth Year
- JMBM Attorneys Recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers in America
- William F. Capps Named One of the 500 Most Influential People in the Los Angeles Business Community for Fifth Year
- JMBM Attorneys Recognized as 2023 Best Lawyers in America
- A&D National Online Forum: Value Drivers in Your Business M&A
- Expert Webcast: Key Issues and Strategies in Planning for Business Transitions
- Scotland Chamber of Commerce: Legal Considerations for Doing Business in California
- Expert Webcast Roundtable: Essential Transition Planning for Owners of Closely Held Businesses
- Expert Webcast Roundtable: Essential Transition Planning for Owners of Closely Held Businesses
- Note and Comment Editor, California Law Review, 1972-73
- American Jurisprudence Award, Conflict of Laws
- Dinkelspiel Scholar
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, AV Rating
- Sought-after speaker for legal and business groups throughout Southern California
- Selected as a Southern California Super Lawyer, 2017 and prior years, (Business Edition 2014)
- Recognized 2019-2023 as one of the Los Angeles Business Journal's "LA500" - a list of the 500 most influential people in the Los Angeles business community
- Recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America®, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-2025