William S. Null 72F P08
Chair Audit and Risk Management
Bill Null joined the Board of Trustees in 2013 and is currently serving as Vice Chair.
Bill is a partner at the law firm Cuddy & Feder LLP. He has served as the firm’s managing partner for 15 years and was a member of the management committee for more than 20 years. Bill’s well-established practice focuses on land use, real estate development, and zoning, including litigation in State and Federal courts relating to commercial, institutional, and residential development of real property.
As lead counsel, Bill has handled complex projects comprising more than a million square feet and costing hundreds of millions of dollars. His extensive experience includes office buildings, multi-family housing, retail and entertainment centers, industrial and office parks, conference centers, academic complexes, religious centers, planned unit developments, skilled nursing homes, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, golf course communities, and residential subdivisions. Bill has also handled due diligence reviews both for proposed and completed developments in connection with acquisitions and sales of property. His clients include institutional, corporate, and municipal entities, as well as entrepreneurial individuals. Bill received his J.D. from the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in 1980 and is admitted to the bar in New York State, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Bill has served on several non-profit boards as an officer and/or director, including his current volunteer positions with White Plains Hospital Center. He has earned multiple awards for his service and contribution to the community.