William T. Webb
Founder and Principal Attorney 
Mr. Webb has developed a commercial practice, having represented plaintiffs and defendants in trials and arbitrations involving commercial, construction, environmental, securities, professional malpractice, insurance coverage, insurance defense, products liability, probate litigation, labor and employment, uninsured motorist coverage and personal injury. In addition, he has represented clients involved in disputes concerning labor relations and other commercial disputes that were resolved short of trial. He has also represented clients in both state and federal courts of appeal, in cases including lender liability, intellectual property, municipal liability, real estate and construction issues, to name a few.
In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Webb also advises businesses in transactional matters, including contracts, entity formation, intellectual property, real estate, commercial lending, web site development, and the like.
Mr. Webb has taught trial advocacy to law students and practicing attorneys through the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and at the Notre Dame Law School, among other places. He has also taught trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at the Golden Gate University Law School in San Francisco. In addition, from 2005 – 2009, he lectured on the Uniform Commercial Code at the San Francisco Law School.
Education
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana; Bachelor of Arts (English; Government and International Relations), 1988
Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana; Juris Doctor, 1991
Other Academic Distinctions
Administrative Editor, Journal of Legislation; Sigma Tau Delta; Beta Tau Sigma
Faculty
Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Golden Gate University Law School, 2018
Adjunct Professor, Uniform Commercial Code, San Francisco Law School, 2005 – 2009
Adjunct Professor, Appellate Advocacy, San Francisco Law School, 2008 – 2009
Published Opinions
O’Brien v. Department of Transportation, ____ N.E.3d ___, 2019 WL 994158; Skorup v. Modern Door Corp., 153 F.3d 512 (7th Cir. 1998); Kantz v. Elkhart County Highway Department, 701 N.E.2d 608 (Ind.Ct.App. 1998), trans. den.; Hoover v. Hearth & Home Design, 654 N.E.2d 744 (Ind. 1995); Plummer v. Board of Commissioners of St. Joseph County, 653 N.E.2d 519 (Ind.Ct.App. 1995), trans. den.; Prange v. Martin, 629 N.E.2d 915 (Ind.Ct.App. 1994), reh. den., trans. den.; Weldy v. Kline, 616 N.E.2d 398 (Ind.Ct.App. 1993).
Publications
The International Legal Aspects of the Lithuanian Secession, 17 Journal of Legislation 309
Casenote: The Jolley Case; Business Law News 2014 Issue 2
Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Legislative Update, 2013 – 2014 Business Law News (with Jennifer D. Yu and Kenneth Sayre-Peterson)
Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Legislative Update, 2012 – 2013 Business Law News (with Victoria L.S. Allen)
Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Legislative Update, 2011 – 2012 Business Law News (with Victoria L.S. Allen)
Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Legislative Update, 2010 – 2011 Business Law News (with Martha King)
Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Legislative Update, 2009 – 2010 Business Law News (with Caryn Becker)
Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Legislative Update, 2008 – 2009 Business Law News
Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Legislative Update, 2007 – 2008 Business Law News
Seminars and Webinars
Panelist: Litigating Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Regarding Closely Held Entities (Strafford Webinar, June 13, 2019)
Presenter: Notice, Take and Defend Entity (aka “PMK”) Depositions (California Lawyers Association, Business Law Section and Solo and Small Firm Section, October 18, 2018)
Presenter: Notice, Take and Defend Entity (aka “PMK”) Depositions (State Bar of California, Business Law Section Webinar, December 14, 2017)
Presenter: Notice, Take and Defend Entity (aka “PMK”) Depositions (State Bar of California, Business Law Section Webinar, January 14, 2016)
Panelist: Judicial Reference: An ADR Alternative in Business Litigation (State Bar of California, Business Law Section Webinar, May 7, 2015)
Panelist: New Developments in the Enforcement of Consumer Arbitration Clauses (State Bar of California Annual Meeting Seminar, September 14, 2014)
Moderator: Mortgage Lending and Consumer Financial Services Update (State Bar of California Annual Meeting Seminar, October 13, 2012) (with Jill Kovar, Julia Greenfield, Ryan Louvar, Lowell Haky and Luke Fenstermacher)
Moderator: What’s New on the Horizon: Hot Topics in Consumer Law (State Bar of California, Business Law Section, March 23, 2011) (with Julia Greenfield, Jill Kovar, Rita Lin and Martha King)
Moderator and panelist: Recent Developments in Arbitration in Consumer Contracts (State Bar of California, Business Law Section Cyberinstitute, January 19, 2011) (with William Stern and Charles Marshall)
Overview of Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee Teleseminar, September 24, 2009)
Training Programs
2016: Instructor: Trial Advocacy Training Program (funded by The R. Nicholas Gimbel Fund for Legal Excellence), Rutgers Law School
2015: Instructor: Intensive Trial Advocacy Training Program, Notre Dame Law School
2010 – 2019: Instructor: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Building Skills: Western Trial Program, San Francisco, CA
2013: Instructor: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Utah Child Advocacy Expert Witness, Salt Lake City, UT
2008: Instructor: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Enhancing Outcomes in Dependency Cases through Effective Courtroom Advocacy and Collaborative Skill Building, San Diego, CA
2006 – 2008, 2017: Instructor: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Western Deposition Skills, San Francisco, CA
2001 to 2011: Instructor: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Rocky Mountain Child Advocate Training Institute, Boulder, CO
Professional Affiliations
Advisor, Business Litigation Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, 2016 – present
Member, Executive Committee, Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, 2012 – 2015
– Advisor, 2015 – 2016
– Treasurer, 2013 – 2015
Member, Consumer Financial Services Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, 2007 – 2012
– Chair, 2011 – 2012
– Vice-Chair for Programming, 2010 – 2011
– Secretary, 2008 – 2010
– Vice Chair for Legislation and Publications, 2009 – 2010
Member, San Francisco Bank Attorneys Association, 2007 – present
Recent Accomplishments
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