BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM E. RANEY William E. Raney is a partner at the

							                           BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM E. RANEY

       William E. Raney is a partner at the law firm of Copilevitz & Canter, LLC. His practice

there focuses on First Amendment issues and compliance with state and federal telemarketing

laws. His clients include nonprofit organizations, publicly traded companies, as well as

telemarketing service bureaus, both in the United States and overseas. He is a 1995 graduate of

the University of Virginia School of Law and appeared before the United States Supreme Court

with his firm’s senior partner, Errol Copilevitz, in the 2003 charitable fundraising case Illinois ex

rel. Madigan v. Telemarketing Associates.