William D. Chapman - an Irvine, Texas Appeals Lawyer

Irvine Appeals Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Appeals
Arbitrations
Business Fraud
Business, General Civil and Contract Litigation
Finance Lenders Law
Mediations
Personal Injury
Professional and Product Liability
Real Estate Disputes
Trials
Unfair Business Practices
Unfair Competition
Writs

Attorney Information

Overview

WILLIAM D. CHAPMAN is a trial lawyer and Of Counsel with Cadden & Fuller LLP. Mr. Chapman has defended and recovered multimillion dollar jury verdicts and settlements for clients in state and federal courts in California and nationwide. Every year since 2009, Mr. Chapman has been selected to the California Super Lawyers® List. He has received the designation of "Fellow," by the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers who are selected by invitation only, based upon excellence, accomplishment, and superior ethical reputation at the trial and appellate levels.

Mr. Chapman was born and raised in Southern California. Mr. Chapman has tried cases before judges or juries in numerous California State and Federal Courts and the Federal Court in the Southern District of New York. Mr. Chapman has appeared before the California Courts of Appeal, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Ninth Circuit and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has represented a wide range of businesses of all sizes and entity types, in industries including real estate, business finance, nutraceuticals, computer software, building insulation products, self-insurance groups, automobile dealerships, distributorships, raw materials suppliers, etc. His clients have included Fortune 500 companies as well as startup businesses. He has represented individuals who have suffered injuries from accidents involving automobiles, boats, gym equipment, insurance bad faith, etc. His clients range from very local to as far away as Brazil, Italy and Russia.

Awards and Honors

Honors

Named to Super Lawyers, 2009-2012
Top Attorneys in Southern California, Los Angeles Magazine, 2011-2012

Education

Legal Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 1981
  J.D.
  Honors: Dean’s Honor List
  Honors: Philip C. Jessop International Law Moot Court Competition
Non Legal Education
- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1978
  B.S.
  Major: Business Management / Finance

Current Employment Position(s)

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Of Counsel
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Past Positions

Smith, Chapman & Campbell, Founding partner, 2001 - 2010
Chapman, Fuller & Bollard, Founding partner, 1997 - 2001
Julander, Brown & Bollard, Partner

References

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James Park
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Dave Johnson
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Michael Krushner
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Larry Howard
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Languages

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English
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Spanish
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Classes and Seminars

W. Lowell Benson Lifetime Service Award, BYU Management Society, Provo, Utah, 2007
Presentation, Renaissance Symposium V, Litigation Counsel of America, Telluride, Colorado, 2012

Pro Bono Activities

Member and former board member of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, 1990 - 1993
Member and former chair of the worldwide BYU Management Society, 2003 - 2011
AYSO soccer coach
Scoutmaster
Actively involved in church, community and civic groups in South Orange County

Representative Clients

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Owens Corning
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Alumax, Inc.
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Quest Software, Inc.
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Gnosis, SpA
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Representative Cases

Anguiano v. Allstate
- Citation: 209 F.3d 1167
- Court: US Crt of App.
- Year: 2000
Bostick v. Flex Equipment Co., Inc.
- Citation: 147 Cal.App.4th 80
- Court: CA Crt of App
- Year: 2007

Bar Admissions

California, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1998
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2009
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2012
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2011

Other Affiliations

Litigation Counsel of America, 2011 - 2012 (Fellow)
Orange County Bar Association, 1981 - 2012 (Member)

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Real Estate
By Anonymous on Aug. 02, 2016

Verified Client
Hired Attorney 2016

Recommends this Attorney

I am president of a 325 unit HOA and our board was faced with a difficult homeowner lawsuit. Bill was extremely thorough in his explanations about the issues and kept us up to date as the suit progressed. His personable manner helped us through a difficult period and helped us reach a settlement without the risk of going to a trial.
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Litigation & Appeals
By Anonymous on May. 17, 2013

Verified Client
Hired Attorney 2013

Recommends this Attorney

I asked Bill Chapman to perform legal services for me. He did so efficiently, with little involvement on my part, and quickly. Bill is a very experienced, careful, and diligent lawyer who does his homework and presents the facts and argument in a hard-hitting fashion, but conscious of the many nuances and pitfalls in the law. He is very reasonable to work with and catches on quickly to the specifics of the industry of the client he is working for. If I have litigation in the future, I would like to have Bill on my side representing me and my business.
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Business & Commercial
By Anonymous on Apr. 27, 2013

Verified Client
Hired Attorney 2011

Recommends this Attorney

William D. Chapman was tireless in assisting me through a highly emotional and tricky business matter. I was impressed with his strategic council and overall knowledge of case law & precedent without having researched the matter beforehand. In addition to the unparalleled legal representation I received, Mr. Chapman was very sensitive to the emotional toll the matter was taking on me and handled this with a personal touch you wont find anywhere else. Perhaps his greatest attribute is his undeviating personal and professional integrity.

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Irvine, CA

2050 Main Street
Suite 260
Irvine, CA 92614

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