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William is a trial attorney, with a focus on criminal defense including DUI/DWI, personal injury cases, and family law. William also has criminal and civil appellate experience in several of Ohio’s intermediate courts of appeal and he plans on expanding this area of his practice to the Vermont Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
William joined Langrock Sperry & Wool in August of 2019. Prior to joining the firm, William owned and operated his own firm and was also a partner in one of northeast Ohio’s preeminent criminal defense firms. William has served as lead or co-counsel in multiple criminal jury trials, numerous criminal and civil appeals, and countless pretrial motion hearings, as well as family court bench trials. William is also a graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyer’s College, where he spent a month in Dubois, Wyoming refining and improving his trial lawyer skills.
William is originally from Connecticut and now enjoys living in Vergennes with his wife, after spending the last twelve years residing in northeast Ohio. William enjoys participating in a variety of sports and spending time with his family.
Education
University of Akron School of Law (J.D., 2011); University of Akron College of Business (M.B.A., 2011); Wheaton College, MA (B.A., magna cum laude, 2007)
Bar Admissions
Admitted to state and federal courts in Vermont; state courts in Connecticut; state courts in Ohio and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Memberships
Vermont Bar Association; Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Akron Bar Association