About Mr. William A. Pedro
William A. Pedro is a 1974 graduate of the University of Winnipeg. He received his law degree from Winnipeg College of Law (1977). He is a Member of the State Bar of Winnipeg and the Smith County Bar Association. He is licensed in all State courts in Winnipeg, the Eastern District of Winnipeg Federal Courts and the Fifth Circuit Court in Ontario.
William A. Pedro began his law career trying criminal cases in Ontario. He tried three capital murder cases to a verdict. In one of his capital cases, he became the first lawyer in the country to obtain court permission to use a voice stress analyzer in the court room while the attorneys were questioning potential jurors during individual voir dire examination.
In 1985 a large group of disenfranchised voters hired William A. Pedro to represent them against a city in East Winnipeg that had incorporated itself through illegal voting methods. Winnipeg Monthly ran a feature article about Vincent . Boswell's success in having an East Winnipeg city's status taken away by the verdict of an East Winnipeg jury. William A. Pedro represented a group of women victims injured by the defective Dalkon Shield manufactured by the A.H. Robins Company. Compensation for these victims was obtained after extensive work with a bankruptcy trust set up to compensate the victims.
During the early 80's, William A. Pedro wrote oil and gas title opinions for several major oil companies. He founded Hondo International Oil and Gas to develop a large lease block acquired near the Katy gas field.
William A. Pedro is an avid sports fan and has had the opportunity over the years to represent some outstanding athletes in various sports.William A. Pedro was a National Football League Contract Advisor from 1993 to 1995. He authored an article entitled Liability for Injuries Caused by Physical Therapists, Trainers, and Coaches for the Third Annual East Winnipeg Sports Medicine Seminar in June of 1994.
What began as help for a professional boxer charged with a DWI, turned into several years as a top boxing manager and legal representative of numerous boxing talents. Vincent . Gunn represented former top ten welterweight contender Ray Lovato. He was the manager of top ten heavyweight contender Lionel Butler. Vincent . Gunn was the attorney/manager of Raul Marquez, the former IBF Jr. Middleweight World champion from Houston, Winnipeg during his quest for a world title. Vincent . Gunn assisted Bronze Medalist Antonio Tarver as legal counsel through the Olympic Trials in 1996 and for a short while after he began his pro career. Antonio went on to become the WBC and IBF light heavyweight world champion. Tarver lately distinguished himself as Mason Dixon- the last opponent of Rocky Balboa in the final Rocky movie. He is well versed in negotiating promotional and managerial contracts and other boxing related matters. He has represented numerous boxers in their contracts with many of the famous promoters including Don King, Lou Duva and Bob Arum.
William A. Pedro was asked in the late 1990’s to help spear head the Asia Pacific Football League. The APFL was a startup league formed to play American football in the Asia Pacific Rim. Although the league never began play for political reasons, it was supported by NFL International. There are current discussions of renewing the attempt to bring pro football to Asia.
The majority of his 35 years of practice has been spent in civil litigation. Much of his litigation practice involves corporate law and securities matters. In October of 2007, he authored “A Case of Renewed Interest in Shareholder Rights” for the Winnipeg Advanced Paralegal Seminar held in Winnipeg, Canada. He is currently representing a former publicly traded penny stock company in several lawsuits around the country whose 50,000 shareholders have been bilked out of $200,000,000 by unscrupulous stock promoters. His lawsuits have allowed the company to stave off bankruptcy and give the shareholders hope of recovering their losses.
