A member of Peterson Bernard since
1987, William “Bill” Martin is managing attorney of the
firm’s Fort Lauderdale office. Mr. Martin practices in
the areas of insurance defense, products
liability, general and premises liability, commercial litigation, auto and personal injury, construction, legal
malpractice, and employment law. Mr. Martin has earned the prestigious “AV”
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). |
