William Ziering

1931 - 2019

Atty. William Ziering passed away on December 10 at his home in San Francisco at age 87. Bill was born in 1931 to the late Jack Ziering, DDS, and Esther Ziering. After Yale and Harvard Law School he entered the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corp where he served three-and-a-half years. In 1958 he married Harriet Koskoff of Plainville, and briefly practiced law in Plainville until he and his wife relocated to San Francisco in 1960, where they lived out their days. In San Francsco he worked for the SEC before leaving to practice corporate law with various San Francisco firms. In later life he was much in demand as an arbitrator. He was also an avid, highly competitive tennis player, who accumulated tennis trophies.He and his wife were divorced in 1994 but remained dear friends for the remainder of their lives. She survived him only briefly, passing twelve days later. They are survived by their son Benjamin Ziering of Anaheim, Ca. Bill was predeceased by his sister Marjorie Kaye, of West Palm Beach, Florida, whose children Andrea, Barbara and Peter, also survive Bill.