William R. Meagher

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William R. Meagher (1903-1981) was a senior partner with the New York law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, one of the largest law firms in the world.^{[citation needed]}

Marshall Skadden, John Slate and Les Arps opened the firm in 1948, and in 1954, Joseph H. Flom became a partner. Meagher, a trial and appellate lawyer, joined the firm in 1959, and in 1961, the firm changed its name to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Meagher gave up his post in 1974 but continued working with the firm until his death in 1981.

Meagher was graduate of Fordham University.