University Attended:
University of Oregon, B.S., 1952
Law School Attended:
University of Oregon, LL.B., 1954
Year of First Admission:
1954
Hobbies & interests:
Bill Deatherage was born in Drumright, Oklahoma and grew up in Bend,Oregon. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1948 as a Mailman Second Class aboard the battleship U.S.S. New Jersey. Upon his return to dry land, he attended the University of Oregon, receiving a B.S. in 1952, and earning his law degree and admittance to the bar in 1954. That same year, Bill moved to Medford and joined Otto Frohnmayer's law practice. Bill married Priscilla Campbell in 1954. They have two children and three grandchildren. Bill is an avid golfer and has played in the Southern Oregon Golf Tournament since 1955.