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Lewis B. William - West Palm Beach, FL
222 Lakeview Ave.Suite 850 West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Morgan & Morgan
West Palm Beach Arbitration Lawyer
Overview
William Lewis is a partner in the Morgan & Morgan Business Trial Group and manages the firm's West Palm Beach office. His practice is dedicated to complex business litigation and he has successfully represented clients in a wide-variety of industries and disputes.
William litigates business cases on a contingency-fee basis, representing companies and individuals with meritorious claims that have been damaged due to the misconduct of larger, wealthier, or insured parties. He is driven by the philosophy that justice requires cases to be decided on the merits, not by the size of a corporation or insurance company's legal budget.
William is a proven trial lawyer, having won multiple jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations in cases involving contracts, employment, partnerships, real estate, and securities, among others. He regularly litigates in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration forums, throughout Florida.
William has been honored by Florida Trend Magazine as Florida's "Legal Elite" - an award given by lawyers to less than 1.5% of fellow Florida Bar members. He has consistently been named a Florida Super Lawyers "Rising Star," which recognizes the top 2.5% of the state's lawyers under the age of 40. And on multiple occasions, he has been recognized by his peers as one of Palm Beach Illustrated's "Top Lawyers.."
William was appointed to a three-year term on the Florida Bar's Committee on Professionalism, he is currently the chair of the Palm Beach County Bar's Circuit Court Civil Committee, and was previously the chair of the Business Litigation Committee, and he was elected to the Executive Committee of the University of Florida Law Alumni Council. William is a frequent speaker on issues involving business and securities litigation to groups such as the American Bar Association and the Florida Justice Association.
Prior to joining the Business Trial Group, William prosecuted large-scale claims for a well-known securities and antitrust firm claims. He also interned at the U.S. Attorney's Office and the State Attorney's Office, where he first-chaired multiple jury trials. Before becoming an attorney, William received an MBA in finance and securities analysis and worked at a hedge fund.
About Lewis B. William
Practice Areas
- Arbitration
- Business Tort Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Contract Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Professional Malpractice
- Real Estate Litigation
- Securities Litigation
- Shareholder Derivative Actions
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- New York
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
Other Affiliations
- Florida Bar Association
- Palm Beach County Bar Association (Circuit Court Civil Practice Committee, Chair, Business Litigation Continuing Education Committee, Chair, Judicial Relations Committee)
- University of Florida Law Alumni Council (Board of Directors)
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA)
- Forum Club of the Palm Beaches
Education
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
Juris Doctorate
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy - University of Florida Hough Graduate School of Business
M.B.A.
Honors: cum laude - Colgate University
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Office Information
Address
222 Lakeview Ave.Suite 850 West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Publication
Articles
- Business Trial Group Wins $400k FINRA Arbitration Award, April 16 2019.
- Seven Business Trial Group Attorneys Selected for Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List, June 20, 2018
- Business Trial Group Wins $771k Verdict for Florida Family, April 24, 2018.
- Business Trial Group Wins Trial on Behalf of Estate, April 18, 2018.
- Seven Business Trial Group Attorneys Selected as Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, June 21, 2017.
- William B. Lewis Appointed to Florida Bar Professionalism Committee, June 14, 2017.
- Business Trial Group Wins Verdict in Sales Commission Case, September 21, 2016.
- Business Trial Group Attorneys William Lewis, Damien Prosser, and Benjamin Webster Awarded Super Lawyers Distinction, June 23, 2016.
- How Commercial Real Estate Brokers Can Recover Unpaid Commissions, June 13, 2016.
- Law Firm Hourly Rates Hit $2,000: How Can Businesses Afford High-Quality Representation?, June 1, 2016.
- Business Trial Group Helps Small Business Owner Win Jury Verdict Against Safeguard America, May 17, 2016.
- The Plausibility Standard as a Double-edged Sword: The Application of Twombly and Iqbal to Affirmative Defenses, The Florida Bar Journal, June 2010, at 77.
Representative Cases
- Anne C. Grey v. Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. (2019)
- John R. Erbey v. Sims Munson, CPA, et al. (2018)
- de la Paz, et al. v. de la Paz (2018)
- Fusco et al. v. Smith et al. (2017)
- Siscon, Inc. v. C&P Trading and Sales, Inc. (2016)
- Nate Dixon, SAS, GPN v. Security Systems, Inc. and David Roman (2016)
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