Mr. William M. McErlean

Bill began his service on the USML Development Committee in 2020 and joined the USML Finance Committee and Board of Advisors as of January 2021. Bill was a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, where he litigated a variety of complex, high-stakes commercial cases in courts and before arbitrators nationally. Bill retired at the end of 2020. He has a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Bill and his wife, Sue, have been long-time supporters of Catholic Charities, and in particular, its Loss program. Bill was on the first School Board at Old St. Mary’s and chaired the capital campaign that built Old St. Mary’s school.