William D. Wilson

Mr. Wilson heads the firm’s New Jersey office and oversees the Florida office. Currently, he spends most of his time focused on his New Jersey/New York and Florida practices, and also handles matters in Pennsylvania. Mr. Wilson has over thirty years of experience in complex insurance matters, focusing on the handling of first-party and third-party insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes. In addition, he regularly handles commercial contract disputes, as well as products liability, employer liability, premises liability, and general tort claims. He has litigated cases in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. and is a mediator with the Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County, and Mediation Equity Panel.

Mr. Wilson has authored articles and lectured on a number of insurance and general litigation topics. He is a co-author of New Jersey Insurance Coverage Litigation – 2017: A Practitioner’s Guide, which is published by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, a division of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Mr. Wilson is a former Adjunct Professor of Law at Seton Hall University School of Law, where he teaches New York Practice, and is the author of NJInsuranceBlog.com.

Mr. Wilson is a graduate of New Jersey Institute of Technology, magna cum laude, and St. John’s University School of Law, where he served as an editor of the St. John’s Law Review. Mr. Wilson has an undergraduate degree in computer science and worked as a tool and die maker for several years before college.

Memberships

• Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County, Mediation Equity Panel
• American Bar Association
• New Jersey State Bar Association
• Florida Bar Association
• The Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey

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Speaking Engagements

• Chair and Presenter, New Jersey CLE Marathon 2017, Practicing Law Institute, May 2017
• Presenter, “New Jersey Law Practice Management,” New Jersey Bridge-the-Gap CLE Program, New York City Bar Association, December 2016
• Presenter, “New Jersey Law Office Management,” New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2016, Practicing Law Institute, May 2016
• Presenter, “Enforcement & Interpretation of First-Party Insurance Policies,” New Jersey State Bar Association, April 2016
• Presenter, “New Jersey Law Practice Management,” New Jersey Bridge-the-Gap CLE Program, New York City Bar Association, December 2015
• Presenter, Builders Risk Coverage: Navigating Hard and Soft Costs, Delay in Opening Expenses and Construction Delay Measurement, Strafford Webinars, November 2015
• Presenter, “New Jersey Law Office Management,” New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon 2015, Practising Law Institute, May 2015
• Speaker, “New Jersey Law Practice Management,” New Jersey Bridge-the-Gap CLE Program, New York City Bar Association, December 2014
• Speaker, “Coverage for Losses Arising out of Construction Projects: Additional Insureds and Other Insurance Clauses,” a West LegalEdcenter Webinar, December 2014
• Speaker, “Insuring Delay in Opening and Associated Costs,” IRMI Construction Risk Conference, November 2014
• Speaker, “Builder’s Risk Insurance Coverage: A Primer,” a West LegalEdcenter Webinar, April 2014
• Speaker, “Lessons from the Caged Bird: the Impact of Mass Catastrophes on Policy Language and Interpretation,” a Lexis CLE Video Seminar, December 2013
•  Speaker, “Builder’s Risk Insurance Coverage: A Primer,” a West LegalEdcenter Webinar, April 2014
• Speaker, “New Jersey Civil Trial Preparation,” a West LegalEdcenter Webinar, November 2013
• Speaker, “New Jersey Civil Trial Preparation,” New Jersey Bridge-the-Gap, New York City Bar Association, September 2013
• Speaker, “Common Coverage Issues Arising Out of Catastrophic Claims: An Overview,” CEU Institute, February 20, 2009
• Speaker, “Complexities of Business Interruption Losses,” PCS Catastrophe Conference, April 2006
• Speaker, “Establishing Coverage Limitations and Determining Loss on Business Interruption and Contingent Business Interruption Claims,” ACI Catastrophic Event Insurance Claims Conference, March 2006

Civic Activities

• President, Jersey Gators Swim Team Parents Association, 2011–2015
• USA Swimming/New Jersey Swimming Certified Swim Official, 2008–Present
• Aquatics Official, Special Olympics 2014 USA Games–June 2014