William L Norton III

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Coporate Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation, Receivers, Committees, Trustees and Other Fiduciaries, Healthcare Restructurings, Long Term Care and Senior Housing, Creditors' Rights, Distressed Investing, Financially Distressed Construction

Career

Bill focuses his practice in the business bankruptcy area, dealing in all aspects of bankruptcy cases, creditor rights and insolvency. Over more than 30 years of practice of bankruptcy and insolvency law, Bill has represented just about every kind of client interest you can expect in bankruptcy cases. His main focus now is Chapter 11 business cases – representing debtors, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, committees and trustees.

Bill is the managing editor of Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 3d, and is the co-author of a handbook entitled Norton Creditors’ Rights Handbook. He is an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt Law School and is a frequent speaker at seminars on bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, real property foreclosure and the Uniform Commercial Code.

Bill is past president and a past board member of the American Board of Certification, which certifies attorneys who specialize in the areas of creditor rights and bankruptcy law. He is a leader in the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the Business Section of the ABA and is a past Chair of the Subcommittee on Individual Chapter II and Subcommittee on Documenting Bankruptcy Aspects of Business Transactions. Bill is founder, former president and board member of the Tennessee Turnaround Management Association and is a past president and past board member of the Mid-South Commercial Law Institute.

Professional Memberships

American Bankruptcy Institute; American Board of Certification, Emeritus Board Member; American Bar Association; Tennessee Turnaround Management Association, Founder, Past President and Past Board Member; Mid-South Commercial Law Institute; AAA Commercial Arbitration Panel; Rule 31 Mediator: Commission on ADR for State of Tennessee; Nashville Bar Association; Fellow, Tennessee Bar Association; Downtown Nashville Rotary Club