Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Litigation: Product Liability

Florida

4 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Product Liability: Tobacco

USA - Nationwide

5 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Product Liability & Mass Torts

USA - Nationwide

7 Years Ranked

About

Provided by William P Geraghty

USA

Practice Areas

Class Action and Complex Litigation; Product Liability; Business Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation

Career

Bill’s experience ranges from commercial and business disputes, to product liability, legal malpractice and professional liability claims. He is an accomplished trial lawyer who has tried dozens of jury trials in high-stakes cases involving tens of millions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages. Bill has had tremendous success in the courtroom, winning six straight jury trials over a two-year period. He has won defense verdicts throughout the state of Florida, including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, St. Petersburg and Jacksonville. Based on his courtroom victories, Bill was named by Law360 as a Product Liability MVP and by Miami’s Daily Business Review as a Most Effective Lawyer. BTI Consulting Group named him a Client Service All-Star four times based on interviews with general counsel. Because of his keen understanding of jury trials from voir dire to closing, Bill is a frequent speaker at corporate counsel events on issues such as jury selection, courtroom advocacy and attorney-client privilege.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association; The Florida Bar

Publications

Co-author of a Chambers and Partners Mass Tort Litigation Practice Guide.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Product Liability: Tobacco - USA - Nationwide

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

William Geraghty is highly regarded for his strength in defending mass torts in the medical device and tobacco sectors. He cochairs the firm's product liability practice.


Litigation: Product Liability - Florida

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

William Geraghty is an experienced trial lawyer who regularly handles a wide range of cases across the space, with notable expertise in the tobacco, healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. He cochairs the firm's product liability practice.


Product Liability & Mass Torts - USA - Nationwide

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

William Geraghty is highly regarded for his strength in defending mass torts in the medical device and tobacco sectors. He cochairs the firm's product liability practice.

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