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William D. Grand
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Bill concentrates his practice in all phases of complex commercial litigation, including trials. He has litigated a broad range of commercial disputes. His experience encompasses legal malpractice defense, suits alleging the theft of trade secrets and violations of non-competition clauses, major eminent domain proceedings, and cases involving environmental contamination and the breach of real estate and other contracts. Bill has successfully litigated cases in the Chancery and Law Divisions of the state courts, as well as in the federal courts of both New Jersey and New York.

Bill also has over three decades of experience in the area of attorney ethics, loss prevention and legal malpractice defense. He has defended attorneys in legal malpractice cases and in attorney ethics proceedings. He counsels attorneys on how to avoid legal malpractice claims and is available to serve as an expert witness in both ethics and commercial litigation.

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 1972
  • New York, 1978
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1972
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1983
  • U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1987
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1998

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1972
  • University of Rochester, A.B. with honors, 1969

Clerkships

  • Former law clerk to The Honorable Nelson K. Mintz, Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey (1972-1973)

  • John J. Gibbons American Inn of Court for Federal Trial Practice and Intellectual Property (Former Master)
  • Yale Invitational Annual Mock Trial Tournament, Former Judge

Of Interest