William L. Pratt
William Pratt has been a practicing attorney in Louisiana, Texas and Georgia for over 33 years in a practice handling cases in both state and federal courts. William has had a wide range of experience including class action, personal injury and commercial litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants.
He has tried both jury and bench trials. Since 2000, William's practice has included first party insurance claims for both homeowners and commercial property owners against their insurers.
William has successfully handled appeals in state appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He has been rated AV in Martindale Hubble since 1995 and is designated Preeminent by that publication.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Commercial Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
- Property Damage Claims
Education
- J.D. – 1988
- B.A. – 1985
- Major: History
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1988
- Texas, 1997
- Georgia, 2007
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
- District of Columbia, 2004
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
Honors
- AV rated in Martindale Hubbell (1995)
- Louisiana State Bar Examiner (1999-2005)
- Chairman, Orleans Parish Notary Examination Committee (1996-2004)
- Elected to the Orleans Parish Republican Committee (2004-2006)
- Served on the Orleans Parish New Courthouse Planning Committee (2001-2004)
- Testified several times before the Louisiana State Judiciary Committee to advance legislation to change various state notary laws and to change the financing rules for the Office of the Notarial Archives
- Certified Louisiana Mediator
Classes & Seminars
- Personal Injury Law, Preparing and Presenting the Personal Injury Case at Trial; Sterling Education Services, 2015
Representative Cases
- Tindall v. H & S Homes L.L.C., 2010 WL 4814371 (M.D. Ga. 2010)
- Bergquist v. FYBX Corp., 2003 WL 223849934 (E.D. La. 2003) ; Affirmed, 108 F. Appx. 903 (5th Cir. 2004)
- Mortgage Now v. Stone, 2009 WL 838707, (N.D. Fla. 2009)
- Gallagher v. Fiderion, 685 S.E.2d 387 (Ga. Ct. App., 2009)
- John Paul Pratt M.D. v. Himel Marine, 823 So2d 394 (La. 1st Cir. 2002)
- Claborne v. Housing Authority of New Orleans, 116 So.3d 983 (La. 4th Cir. 2013)
- Claborne v. Housing Authority of New Orleans, 165 So.3d 268 (La. 4th Cir. 2015) La. S. Ct. writ denied
- Griffin v. Home Depot, 168 F.R.D. 187 (E.D. La. 1996)
- BERGQUIST v. FYBX CORP et al. 2003 WL 22081368 (E.D. La. 2003)
Professional Associations
- Louisiana Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- State Bar of Georgia
- Past member of Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- Louisiana Association of Justice
- New Orleans Bar Association
- Louisiana state Bar Examiner (1999-2005)
- District of Columbia Bar Admission, 2004 (inactive)
Current Employment Positions
- Managing Attorney