William Gillis practices in:
	Business Litigation
	Environmental Practices
	Insurance and Tort Litigation
	Professional Practices
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William D. Gillis, Jr.

Partner

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Experience

William D. Gillis, Jr., Partner in the Professional Practices Group at Donovan Hatem, has over 25 years of civil litigation experience. He represents design professionals involved in professional liability claims and clients in environmental, commercial, and insurance coverage litigation. Bill currently manages the defense of design professionals on a national basis and handles mediations, arbitrations, and trials for architects and engineers.

Bill, formerly the Managing Partner at Massery & Gillis, began his legal career as a Captain in the U.S. Army JAG, 8th Infantry Division, Germany, where he performed trial counsel, administrative law and legal assistance duties. He prosecuted criminal trials and performed a variety of estate and family law work for service members and their dependents stationed overseas.

Admitted to Practice

• Massachusetts
• United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• United States District Court for the District of Vermont
• United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Federal Claims

Business and Professional Associations

• Massachusetts Bar Association

Education

• Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 1984)
• Muskingum College (B.A., 1976, cum laude)

Representative Cases/Matters

• One Wheeler Road Associates v. Foxboro Co., 843 F.Supp. 792 C.D. Mass. (1994)
• Buss v. McElhiney, 43 Mass. App. Ct. 1108 (1997)
• Utica Mutual Ins. Co. v. Weathermark Investments, Inc.; 292 F. 3d 77 (1st Cir. 2002)

Articles and Publications

Contributing Author, Chapter 4: Architect-Engineer Contracting, Federal Government Construction Contracting, Editors: Adrian L. Bastianelli III, Andrew D. Ness, Joseph D. West, published by American Bar Association, 2010.

Co-Author, Sellers Can Transfer Environmental Liability, 25 Mass.L.W. 1591, 1997.

Additional Information

• Reaching the height of professional excellence, Bill has received an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

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