Armistead W. (“Bill”) Gilliam, Jr., passed away peacefully September 22, 2023 at his home in Sedona at the age of 93, with his wife Kath by his side. He attended the University of Virginia and earned a law degree from George Washington University. He practiced law in Washington, D.C. with Arnold & Porter, and then came to Dayton as trial counsel in an antitrust case that took six months to try in federal court before Judge Weinman, Elder Beerman Department Stores v. Federated Department Stores. That case led to his joining the firm of Smith & Schnacke in Dayton, which he ultimately left to be a co-founder with Jeff Ireland and Charlie Faruki of Faruki Gilliam & Ireland, nka Faruki PLL.
