About Bill
Bill practices in the firm’s commercial litigation section where he focuses on construction, economic development, and torts. He is an A-V rated lawyer and he has also been selected for membership by both the Best’s and the Super Lawyers’ organization.
Bill graduated from Birmingham-Southern College and then served as an Infantry Officer in the US Army involving a number of challenging assignments. His military schooling includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course, as well as Airborne and Ranger School. Bill was honorably discharged from active duty after five years, however he continues to serve in the US Army Reserve. Following his active duty discharge, Bill enrolled in the Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama graduating in 1993. While pursuing his Juris Doctorate degree at Cumberland, he served as the director of several important law school organizations and received numerous honors.
Bill is a member in the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and is active in the Defense Research Institute serving as its Chair of the Construction Law Committee for 3 years. He served as Program Chair for the DRI Construction Law Seminar for several years and is a frequent speaker at construction law seminars on the local, state and national level. He has authored numerous articles on various topics including risk shifting, risk avoidance, and other related areas of interest to contractors, design professionals and owners. Bill practices primarily in the areas of product liability, construction litigation, and complex commercial litigation. A more detailed listing of his activities includes the following:
Chair, DRI Construction Law Committee - 2007
Chair, DRI Construction Law Committee - 2006
Chair, DRI Construction Law Committee - 2005
Speaker - DRI Construction Law Seminar - 2003
Speaker - DRI Construction Law Seminar - 2004
Vice Chair - DRI Construction Law Section 2004
Program Chair - DRI Construction Law Seminar - Scottsdale, Arizona, September, 2004
Bill has served as lead counsel in a number of high-exposure and high profile cases. He is currently completing a three year assignment as the lead construction claim and contract enforcement attorney on a $5 billion industrial facility under construction in south Alabama. This is reported to be the largest privately funded industrial project in US history.
What is your favorite thing about the law?
The analytical process and competitive nature.
What community projects are you involved in?
Chamber of Commerce
What was your first job?
Selling car parts and cutting yards.
What are your hobbies?
Fishing and home remodeling.
What advice would you give to a young student in law school?
Accept the fact that you are an adult and work like one. Push yourself every day.
What is your favorite lawyer joke?
All of them.
How do you define a “good day?”
An unexpected win followed by time with my family.