Enter legal issue and location
William T. Webb - San Francisco, CA
580 California StreetSuite 1200 San Francisco, CA 94104
Webb Legal Group
San Francisco Business and Commercial Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Mr. Webb has developed a commercial practice, having represented plaintiffs and defendants in trials and arbitrations involving commercial, construction, environmental, securities, professional malpractice, insurance coverage, insurance defense, products liability, probate litigation, labor and employment, uninsured motorist coverage and personal injury. In addition, he has represented clients involved in disputes concerning labor relations and other commercial disputes that were resolved short of trial. He has also represented clients in both state and federal courts of appeal, in cases including lender liability, intellectual property, municipal liability, real estate and construction issues, to name a few.
In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Webb also advises businesses in transactional matters, including contracts, entity formation, intellectual property, real estate, commercial lending, web site development, and the like.
Mr. Webb has taught trial advocacy to law students and practicing attorneys through the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. In addition, from 2005 - 2009, he lectured on the Uniform Commercial Code at the San Francisco Law School.
About William T. Webb
Practice Areas
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Transactional matters
Current Employment Position(s)
- Founder and Principal Attorney
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Colorado
- California
- Illinois, 1991
- Indiana, 1992
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1991
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1992
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1992
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Business Litigation Committee, 2016 - Present (Advisor)
- State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Executive Committee, 2012 - 2015 (Member)
- State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Executive Committee, 2015 - 2016 (Advisor)
- State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Executive Committee, 2013 - 2015 (Treasurer)
- State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee, 2007 - 2012 (Member)
- State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee, 2011 - 2012 (Chair)
- State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee, Programming, 2010 - 2011 (Vice-Chair)
- State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee, 2008 - 2010 (Secretary)
- State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee, Legislation and Publications, 2009 - 2010 (Vice-Chair)
- San Francisco Bank Attorneys Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
Education
- Notre Dame Law School, Indiana, 1991
Juris Doctor
Honors: Beta Tau Sigma
Law Journal: Journal of Legislation, Administrative Editor - University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1988
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: English
Major: Government and International Relations
Fraternities and Sororities
- Sigma Tau Delta
Classes and Seminars
- Moderator, Mortgage Lending and Consumer Financial Services Update, Jill Kovar, Julia Greenfield, Ryan Louvar, Lowell Haky and Luke Fenstermacher, California State Bar Association, Annual Meeting Seminar, October 13, 2012
- Moderator, What’s New on the Horizon: Hot Topics in Consumer Law, Julia Greenfield, Jill Kovar, Rita Lin and Martha King, California State Bar Association, Business Law Section, March 23, 2011
- Moderator and panelist: Recent Developments in Arbitration in Consumer Contracts, William Stern and Charles Marshall, California State Bar Association, Business Law Section Cyberinstitute, January 19, 2011
- Overview of Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, California State Bar Association, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee Teleseminar, September 24, 2009
- Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Building Skills: Western Trial Program, San Francisco, CA, 2010 - 2013
- Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Utah Child Advocacy Expert Witness, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013
- Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Western Deposition Skills, San Francisco, CA, 2006 - 2008
- Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Rocky Mountain Child Advocate Training Institute, Boulder, CO, 2001 - 2011
- Presenter, Notice, Take and Defend Entity (aka “PMK”) Depositions, State Bar of California, Business Law Section Webinar, December 14, 2017
- Presenter, Effective Use of Headnotes in Openings, Closings and Witness Examinations, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Studio 71 Webcast, June 28, 2016
- Presenter, Notice, Take and Defend Entity (aka “PMK”) Depositions, State Bar of California, Business Law Section Webinar, January 14, 2016
- Panelist, Judicial Reference: An ADR Alternative in Business Litigation, State Bar of California, Business Law Section Webinar, May 7, 2015
- Panelist, New Developments in the Enforcement of Consumer Arbitration Clauses, State Bar of California Annual Meeting Seminar, September 14, 2014
- Instructor, Trial Advocacy Training Program, Rutgers Law School, R. Nicholas Gimbel Fund for Legal Excellence, 2016
- Instructor, Intensive Trial Advocacy Training Program, Notre Dame Law School, 2015
- Speaker, Uniform Commercial Code, San Francisco Law School
- Presenter: Notice, Take and Defend Entity (aka “PMK”) Depositions (California Lawyers Association, Business Law Section and Solo and Small Firm Section, October 18, 2018)
- Panelist: Litigating Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Regarding Closely Held Entities (Strafford Webinar, June 13, 2019)
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About William T. Webb
Included on the 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Office Information
Address
580 California StreetSuite 1200 San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone
Fax
- (415) 277-7210
Publication
Articles
- Litigating and Adjudicating Business Entity Governance Disputes in California Lexis-Nexis (“Professional Business Entities: Special Considerations” Chapter Author, and Editor, with others); expected publication date July 2019
- Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Legislative Update, Business Law News (with Victoria L.S. Allen), 2011 - 2013
- Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Legislative Update, Business Law News (with Martha King), 2010 — 2011
- Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Legislative Update, Business Law News (with Caryn Becker), 2009 — 2010
- Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Legislative Update, Business Law News, 2007 - 2009
- The International Legal Aspects of the Lithuanian Secession, 17 Journal of Legislation 309
- Casenote: The Jolley Case; Business Law News Issue 2, 2014
Representative Cases
- O’Brien v. Department of Transportation, N.E.3d, WL 994158 (2019)
- Skorup v. Modern Door Corp, 153 F.3d 512 (7th Cir 1998)
- Kantz v. Elkhart County Highway Department, 701 N.E.2d 608 (Ind.Ct.App 1998)
- Hoover v. Hearth & Home Design, 654 N.E.2d 744 (Ind 1995)
- Plummer v. Board of Commissioners of St. Joseph County, 653 N.E.2d 519 (Ind.Ct.App 1995)
- Prange v. Martin, 629 N.E.2d 915 (Ind.Ct.App 1994)
- Weldy v. Kline, 616 N.E.2d 398 (Ind.Ct.App 1993)
When viewing a listing, consider the state advertising restrictions to which lawyers and law firms must adhere, as well as our FindLaw.com Legal Directory disclaimer. Some lawyers publish comparative information regarding the services that they provide which may be subject to specific comparative communications restrictions.
Write Your Review
Fields marked with an * are required
Call us at (415) 277-7200
Firm Address
