William Patterson Cashill

William Patterson "Pat" Cashill was born in Reno on August 22, 1944. He received his A.B. from the University of Notre Dame in 1966 and his J.D. from the University of Colorado in 1969, beginning a legal career rooted in his home state of Nevada.

Early in his career, Pat served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Nevada based in Las Vegas from 1970 to 1971, trying cases and handling the Government's business in Las Vegas, Reno, and throughout the State and District of Nevada. He became the first Nevadan appointed to serve as a special attorney in the Organized Crime and Racketeering section of the United States Department of Justice, assigned to the St. Louis (MO) Strike Force from 1971 to 1973, where he prosecuted cases in the Eastern District of Missouri and the Southern District of Illinois.

A dedicated advocate for the trial bar, Pat was the 1986 - 87 President of the Nevada Trial Lawyer Association (now the Nevada Justice Association) and directed the Association's lobbying activities during the 1987 session of the Nevada State Legislature. He served on the Board of Governors of the Nevada Justice Association and its PAC, Citizens For Justice, acted as a lobbyist in the Nevada Legislature, and previously served on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice. A lifelong learner, he became a Certified Fraud Examiner at the age of 70. Pat passed away on August 27, 2016.