William focuses his practice on complex litigation at the trial and appellate levels. He previously clerked on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He also has represented physician groups, medical device manufacturers, and life sciences companies before the United States Congress.

William received his J.D., with High Honors, from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where the faculty elected him to the Order of the Coif. While in law school, William worked in the Military and Veterans Law Clinic as part of a team that obtained an honorable discharge for a Vietnam War veteran who had wrongfully received a bad conduct discharge. He also served on the North Carolina Law Review as a Contributing Editor and as a staff member, for which he received the Brooks Award, given to the staff member of the year. In addition, the North Carolina Law Review and the University of Illinois Law Review Online have published William’s work.

William earned his undergraduate degrees in Politics, with Honors, and Business Administration from Washington and Lee University, minoring in Environmental Studies. His honors thesis focused on the 2016 elections in North Carolina. While at W&L, he published articles in the Washington and Lee Political Review and worked for Campus Mail Services.

Professional Recognition

• Law Clerk, Hon. A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Law Clerk, Hon. Madeline H. Haikala, United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
• Order of the Coif
• Brooks Award, North Carolina Law Review
• Gressman & Pollitt Oral Advocacy Award, University of North Carolina School of Law
• First Year Research & Citation Award, University of North Carolina School of Law
• Certificates of Merit in Professional Responsibility and Research, Reasoning, Writing, and Advocacy I