He is also an associate at Kaye, Rose & Partners, a maritime and business law firm in downtown San Diego with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. William is licensed to practice law in California, where he has acquired extensive litigation and trial experience in both state and federal court. He earned his BA in 2006 from Western Washington University and his JD in 2011 from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he was a member of the San Diego International Law Journal and earned two CALI Awards in Law of the Sea and International Arbitration.