William Vande Castle ‘75

Senior Partner at Vande Castle, S.C. 

Bill Vande Castle graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1976 with a BS in History, returning to finish his Juris Doctorate in Law in 1979. He currently is a Senior Partner for Vande Castle, S.C. in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Formerly Warpinski & Vande Castle, S.C., the general practice firm focuses on municipal and government law. Before opening his own firm, Bill worked for Boettcher and Vande Griff, S.C. and Warpinski Law Office. Bill also acted as legal counsel to the district overseeing the redevelopment of Lambeau Field and its continuing development. He currently serves as general counsel to Green Bay/Brown County Professional Football Stadium District and the City of Green Bay Water Utility. He also acts as the general counsel and village attorney for the Village of Pulaski for the past 43 years. Bill also represents several villages and towns in Northeast Wisconsin including Door County. 

As an alumnus of the Lambda chapter, he has been a Board Member of the TKE Lambda Building Corporation since 2012 and served as Board Chair from 2016 to 2018. In the past few years, he has continued to help his community by serving as a Board of Education member and President for the Holy Family School in Green Bay. Bill has also spent 35 years coaching soccer, including 23 years as the Men’s High School Soccer Coach for Notre Dame Academy and most recently as the Assistant Coach for the Women’s Soccer team at Green Bay Preble High School. Bill has volunteered as a Housing Commissioner for the Green Bay Housing Authority since 1998 and Chair of the Housing Commission for the past 11 years, overseeing the provision of low-income and elderly housing within the city. He’s also a 22 year member of the City of Green Bay Ethics Board and has served as Chair for the past 13 years. Bill has received the Notre Dame Academy President’s Award and two service awards with Green Bay Botanical Gardens, Inc. and the Green Bay Area School District. Brother Vande Castle now lives at home with his wife, Gail.