As a seasoned and highly regarded trial attorney, William has successfully tried more than 60 civil jury trials to verdict. In addition, his trial experience throughout Texas includes tort litigation, ranging from negligence and transportation matters to more complex premises liability, Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), commercial and contractual dispute litigation. He has been selected by D Magazine as one of the “Best Lawyers in Dallas” since 2016.
On top of his thriving legal practice, William was the 2022 President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Dallas Chapter and is actively involved with ABOTA on the national level. He is also a member of the International Society of Barristers (ISOB). Memberships for ABOTA and ISOB are both by invitation only, and involve a rigorous screening process that takes into consideration each lawyer’s ability, experience, accomplishments and ethical standards as assessed by trial lawyers and judges.
William also serves on the Board of Directors for the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association and is a member of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas Chairman’s Task Force. Actively involved in his church, he has been a member of the Steward Board for more than 15 years.
Having earned both his J.D. and B.A. from Washington & Lee University, William remains active within the school. Currently, he serves as a member of the Washington & Lee University Board of Trustees and as a class agent for his law school class. He is a former member of the Washington & Lee Alumni Board, former President of the Law Council and former Chair of the Washington & Lee Law Annual Fund.
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Education
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D.
- Washington and Lee University, B.A.
Admissions
- Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
- United States Supreme Court
Achievements
- American Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- American Board of Trial Advocates – Advocate (Rank)
- D Magazine – The Best Lawyers in Dallas (Tort, Product and Medical Liability Litigation, 2016-2023)
- Dallas Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- International Society of Barristers (2021)
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent®, Peer Review Rated™
- Thomson Reuters – Texas Super Lawyers (2012-2023); Texas Rising Stars (2008-2011); Top 100: Dallas/Fort Worth Super Lawyers (2022, 2023)
- Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (Fellow – 2014)
- Woodward/White, Inc. – Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation (2023)
Memberships
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Executive Committee, Dallas Chapter; President, 2022; Secretary/President-Elect, 2021; Treasurer, 2020; Membership Chair, 2019)
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- College of The State Bar of Texas
- Cotton Bowl Athletic Association (Board of Directors)
- Dallas Bar Association (Tort & Insurance Practice Section Director; Chair, 2019; Chair Elect, 2018; Vice Chair, 2017; Treasurer, 2016)
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation (Life Fellow)
- Defense Research Institute
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Transportation Section Chair, 2019-2020)
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- International Society of Barristers
- J.L. Turner Legal Association
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
- National Bar Association
- National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association
- Salesmanship Club of Dallas
- State Bar of Texas
- The Supreme Court Historical Society
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Transportation Lawyers Association
- Trucking Industry Defense Association
- Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees (May 2016 – Present)
