William H. Harkins Jr.
Partner
Experience
William H. Harkins Jr. is a seasoned trial lawyer with complex litigation experience including primary or secondary responsibility for numerous jury trials in both state and federal courts. Will has been practicing law for more than 30 years, and is well versed in the trial and appellate defense of professional liability, product liability, premises liability, toxic tort, medical malpractice, insurance, labor and employment, and personal injury matters. His clients have included hospitals, railroads, trucking companies, barge operations, petrochemical manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, coal companies, and insurance companies. In addition to defending Fortune 500 companies, Will has extensive experience writing and implementing corporate policy and procedure as well as contract drafting, negotiation, and interpretation.
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Honors & Awards
AV Preeminent Peer-Review Rating (Martindale-Hubbell)
Background
Admissions
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Kentucky
- West Virginia
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for West Virginia
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 1996
- Moot Court, 1994-96
- Moot Court Board of Directors, 1995-96
- National Moot Court Team, Candidate, 1995
- Moot Court, 1994-96
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1993
- Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honorary Society, 1993
Professional Affiliations
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Medico-Legal Liaison Committee, 2011-15
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Presenter 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Continuing Legal Education Awards 2003, 2007, 2008
Community Involvement
- University of Virginia Law School, Trial Advocacy Institute, 2003
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