William R. Clayton

William R. Clayton

maintains a national civil trial practice, having tried more than 100 cases in state and federal courts, and has won more than $100 million in jury verdicts (for both plaintiff and the defense).

William has been reported in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and in the 2014 South Florida Legal Guide as among "Top Lawyers." He has been named in the 2013 Corporate Counsel edition of Super Lawyers among "Top Attorneys in Business Litigation" in the U.S.; and in "Super Lawyers in Florida" by Super Lawyers (top 5% of Florida lawyers).

Outside of Florida, William was included among top litigation attorneys in New York City based on peer review rating in Avenue magazine's 2010 "Legal Elite" and in the "Top Lawyers in Southern Nevada, 2012 and 2013" by Desert Companion magazine.

William is board certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. In both Florida and Nevada, he is board certified as a Civil Trial Expert. William has been rated AV Preeminent® by the peer review rating publication, Martindale-Hubbell®. He was selected by invitation as a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, which is limited to less than .5% of American lawyers. He is a member of Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization whose membership is limited to trial attorneys who have achieved verdicts of $1 million or more. After winning verdict in a $70 million state court trial, a prominent judge described his legal services at trial as "wow man" and "brilliant."

William focuses his practice on commercial litigation and is frequently retained as lead trial counsel by NYSE and Nasdaq companies (on both plaintiff and defense sides). He is Co-Chair of the firm's Real Estate Litigation Practice.


Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) Class Action Litigation, 2) Commercial Litigation, 3) Construction Law, 4) Employment Litigation, 5) Financial Services Litigation, 6) Insurance Litigation, 7) Intellectual Property Litigation, 8) Litigation, 9) Real Estate Litigation and 10) Real Property & Title Insurance Litig
Law School J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 1978
Admitted Year 1985
Education B.S., with distinction, Northwestern University, 1975
Bar Member / Association State bar of Florida,State bar of Nevada,State bar of New York,State bar South Dakota
Most recent firm Greenberg Traurig LLP
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