William L. Pratt - a Galveston, Texas (TX) Personal Injury Lawyer

Galveston Personal Injury Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury
Commercial Litigation
Medical Malpractice
Property Damage Claims

Attorney Information

Overview

William Pratt has been a practicing attorney in Louisiana, Texas and Georgia for over 36 years in a practice handling cases in both state and federal courts. William has had a wide range of experience including class action, personal injury and commercial litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants.

He has tried both jury and bench trials. Since 2000, William's practice has included first party insurance claims for both homeowners and commercial property owners against their insurers.

William has successfully handled appeals in state appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He has been rated AV in Martindale Hubble since 1995 and is designated Preeminent by that publication.

Awards and Honors

Honors

AV rated in Martindale Hubbell (1995)
Louisiana State Bar Examiner (1999-2005)
Chairman, Orleans Parish Notary Examination Committee (1996-2004)
Elected to the Orleans Parish Republican Committee (2004-2006)
Served on the Orleans Parish New Courthouse Planning Committee (2001-2004)
Testified several times before the Louisiana State Judiciary Committee to advance legislation to change various state notary laws and to change the financing rules for the Office of the Notarial Archives
Certified Louisiana Mediator

Education

Legal Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1985
  B.A.
  Major: History

Current Employment Position(s)

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Managing Attorney
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Classes and Seminars

Personal Injury Law, Preparing and Presenting the Personal Injury Case at Trial; Sterling Education Services, 2015

Representative Cases

Tindall v. H & S Homes L.L.C., 2010 WL 4814371 (M.D. Ga. 2010)
Bergquist v. FYBX Corp., 2003 WL 223849934 (E.D. La. 2003) ; Affirmed, 108 F. Appx. 903 (5th Cir. 2004)
Mortgage Now v. Stone, 2009 WL 838707, (N.D. Fla. 2009)
Gallagher v. Fiderion, 685 S.E.2d 387 (Ga. Ct. App., 2009)
John Paul Pratt M.D. v. Himel Marine, 823 So2d 394 (La. 1st Cir. 2002)
Claborne v. Housing Authority of New Orleans, 116 So.3d 983 (La. 4th Cir. 2013)
Claborne v. Housing Authority of New Orleans, 165 So.3d 268 (La. 4th Cir. 2015) La. S. Ct. writ denied
Griffin v. Home Depot, 168 F.R.D. 187 (E.D. La. 1996)
BERGQUIST v. FYBX CORP et al. 2003 WL 22081368 (E.D. La. 2003)

Bar Admissions

Louisiana, 1988
Texas, 1997
District of Columbia, 2004
Georgia, 2007
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
United States Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

Louisiana Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Georgia
Past member of Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Louisiana Association of Justice
New Orleans Bar Association
Louisiana state Bar Examiner (1999-2005)
District of Columbia Bar Admission, 2004 (inactive)

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Galveston, TX

1301 Market Street
Galveston, TX 77550

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