Bill Marple is Director of Pro Bono & Bar Relations for Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. After receiving his J.D. from Indiana University in 1973, he clerked for a U.S. District Judge, was Director of Litigation at Indiana Legal Services, was Director of the Staff Counsel’s Office for the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans, was counsel at Jones Day from 1984-2012, and is an Associate Municipal Court Judge in Dallas. He has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law and has published several law review articles on evidence, civil procedure, and business-related issues.