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 and Texas. 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
Newsroom
Media Coverage
- Quoted, “New York Insurance Law Firm Expands in Fort Lauderdale to Meet Coverage, Malpractice Demand,” Daily Business Review, October 15, 2021
Bylined Articles
- “Why The Corrosion Exclusion Remains Strong: Part 1 and 2,” co-authored with Philip Silverberg and Andrew Rice, Law360, June 22, 2017
- “N.J. Supreme Court Clarifies the Mode-of-Operation Rule,” co-authored with Frank DeAngelis, New Jersey Law Journal, March 29, 2016
- “Finding Coverage in the Absence of Actual Damage: The Continuing Erosion of the Physical Loss of Damage Requirement under First-Party Insurance Policies,” DRI Covered Events Newsletter, Issue 2, March 2015
- “The CDC Opens Pandora’s Box: Federal Policy Change Could Unleash Lead Paint Poisoning Litigation,” For The Defense, November 2012
- “Property Insurance Appraisals: May Appraisers Consider Causation?,” 25 The John Liner Rev. 2, 63, Summer 2011
- “The Tab For Litigating Results: The Enforceability of Contractual Indemnity Clauses,” New Jersey Law Journal, June 8, 2009
- “Off-Premises Defense Washed Up?,” PropertyCasualty360, May 29, 2005
BOOKS
- New Jersey Insurance Coverage Litigation – 2021: A Practitioner’s Guide, co-authored with Frank DeAngelis 1st-3rd ed., N.J. Inst. for Continuing Legal Educ., A Div. of the N.J. St. Bar Ass’n
Client Alerts
- When Will It End: Anti-Assignment Clause No Bar to Post-Loss Claim Assignment
- Victory in Florida Collapse Coverage Case
- Made in America: Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Insured Falsely Advertising Origin of its Products
- Behind the Wall: Court Holds Domestic Violence Is Particularly Reprehensible
- I Feel the Earth Move: Subsidence Exclusion Bars Coverage
- Hurricane Irma & Causation: The (Un)Settled Matter of Florida Insurance Law
- Debris: New Jersey High Court Rejects Stacking of Sublimits
Press Releases
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,” 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,” West LegalEdcenter Webinar, April 2014
- Speaker, “Builder’s Risk Insurance Coverage: A Primer,” West LegalEdcenter Webinar, April 2014
- Speaker, “Lessons from the Caged Bird: the Impact of Mass Catastrophes on Policy Language and Interpretation,” Lexis CLE Video Seminar, December 2013
- Speaker, “New Jersey Civil Trial Preparation,” 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
Admissions
Texas, 2022
Pennsylvania, 2013
Florida, 2009
New York, 1992
New Jersey, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2018
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2016
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2015
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, 2010
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2005
U.S. Supreme Court, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Armed Forces, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1996
U.S. District Court for the Northern and Western Districts of New York, 1993
U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1992
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1991
Education
J.D., St. John’s University School of Law, 1991
B.S., magna cum laude, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1988