Bill Martin has been a member of Peterson Bernard since 1987, and is the managing shareholder of the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office. Mr. Martin practices in the areas of insurance defense, products liability, general and premises liability, commercial litigation, motor vehicle liability, personal injury, construction, and legal malpractice. Mr. Martin has been awarded the prestigious AV® Preeminent™ rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

State/Court Admissions

•  New York Bar, 1979
• Florida Bar, 1980
• District of Columbia Bar, 1980
• U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 1980
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1981
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1981
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1988
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1988
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1992 
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2007

Education/Background

• B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1975
• J.D., State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, 1978

Affiliations/Memberships

• The Florida Bar
• Broward County Bar Association
• The District of Columbia Bar

Reported Cases

 Ryan Inc. Eastern v. Continental Cas. Co., 910 So. 2d 298 (Fla. App. 2nd Dist. 2005); Latite Roofing and Sheet Metal Co., Inc. v. Barker, 886 So. 2d 1064 (Fla. App. 4th Dist. 2004); Clark v. United Services Auto. Ass’n, 818 So. 2d 501 (Fla. L. Weekly S491 2002); Florida Power & Light Co. v. Allis Chambers Corp., 85 F.3rd 1514 (11th Cir. 1996); Florida Power & Light v. Allis Chambers Corp., 752 F. Supp. 434 (S.D. Fla. 1990); U.S. v. Pepper’s Steel and Alloys, Inc., 823 F. Supp. 1574 (S.D. Fla. 1993); U.S. v. Pepper’s Steel and Alloys, Inc., 742 F. Supp. 641 (S.D. Fla. 1990).