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

Partner

617-406-4533 Direct Telephone
617-406-4501 Facsimile

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
• U.S. District Court of Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court of Vermont
• First Circuit Court of Appeals
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Education

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

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)

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