Born in Hellertown, PA, William “Bill” Shimer graduated from Muhlenberg
College and Baylor University Law School. He spent forty-one years as an
attorney with Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania, also managing first the
Pottstown office and later the Norristown office. He retired at the end of 2016. Bill is a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves (1971-1977). A lifelong Lutheran, he has served
on church councils in addition to numerous committees. He enjoys singing in the church choir. His wife, Beth, and daughter, Cynthia, are also Trinity members.
