William B. Lewis

Biography Overview

William B. Lewis is the Managing Partner of the firm’s Southeast Florida offices.

William is an experienced trial attorney with an established track record of significant recoveries.  He has won jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations in venues throughout Florida.  

William’s trial experience has earned him membership into the American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”) – a invitation-only group of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation of the right to civil jury trials.

William litigates cases on a contingency-fee basis, which allows his clients to level the playing field against larger, wealthier, or insured opponents. He is driven by the philosophy that justice requires cases to be decided on the merits – not by the size of a corporation’s or insurance company’s legal budget.

William has been recognized by his peers in numerous publications.  He has been selected by U.S. News & World Report as one of The Best Lawyers in America, by Florida Trend Magazine as Florida’s Legal Elite, as a Florida Super Lawyer, and as Palm Beach Illustrated’s Top Lawyers.

William has been elected to serve on the University of Florida Law School LCA Board of Trustees.  He is a Past-President of the University of Florida Law Alumni Council. And he was previously honored by the University of Florida Alumni Association as one of the 40 Gators Under 40.

William has been appointed to three terms on the Florida Bar’s Committee on Professionalism. He has been the chair of both the Palm Beach County Bar’s Circuit Civil Court Committee and its Business Litigation Committee.  In 2020, he was recognized by the South Florida Business Journal as a 40 under 40 honoree.

While in law school, William interned at the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted multiple successful jury trials.

William graduated with honors from Colgate University and the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he was a board member of the Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy. He also received an MBA from the University of Florida Hough School of Business.

Publications & Related Articles

• 90 Minutes of Deliberation: Morgan & Morgan Gest $1.37 Million Verdict, May 24, 2024.
• Morgan & Morgan Wins $840,000 Jury Verdict For Sotheby’s Real Estate Brokerage , August 7, 2023.
• Morgan & Morgan’s South Florida Team Secures $800k Verdict for Non-Fatal Crash, Aug. 12, 2022.
• South Florida Attorneys Rethink Strategy Amid State, Federal Court Litigation Surge, April 20, 2022.
• South Florida Construction Verdict Shows Contract Provisions Can Make or Break a Case, Mar. 16, 2022.
• Our next round of 40 Under 40 honorees for 2020, July 10, 2020
• Contingency Fees Allow Businesses to Effectively Pursue Claims During a Recession, June 11, 2020
• Best Buy Accused Of Sending Woman Directly To Hacker, December 6, 2019.
• Business Trial Group Wins $400k FINRA Arbitration Award, April 16, 2019.
• Seven Business Trial Group Attorneys Selected for Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List, June 20, 2018.
• Business Trial Group Wins $771k Verdict for Florida Family, April 24, 2018.
• Business Trial Group Wins Trial on Behalf of Estate, April 18, 2018.
• Seven Business Trial Group Attorneys Selected as Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, June 21, 2017.
• William B. Lewis Appointed to Florida Bar Professionalism Committee, June 14, 2017.
• Business Trial Group Wins Verdict in Sales Commission Case, September 21, 2016.
• Business Trial Group Attorneys William Lewis, Damien Prosser, and Benjamin Webster Awarded Super Lawyers Distinction, June 23, 2016.
• How Commercial Real Estate Brokers Can Recover Unpaid Commissions, June 13, 2016.
• Law Firm Hourly Rates Hit $2,000: How Can Businesses Afford High-Quality Representation? June 1, 2016.
• Business Trial Group Helps Small Business Owner Win Jury Verdict Against Safeguard America, May 17, 2016.
• The Plausibility Standard as a Double-edged Sword: The Application of Twombly and Iqbal to Affirmative Defenses, The Florida Bar Journal, June 2010, at 77.