William H. Pillsbury, Principal
Insurance Recovery And Litigation
| Email: | wpillsbury@offitkurman.com |
| Office Phone: | 267.338.1321 |
| Fax: | 267.338.1335 |
| Mailing Address: | Ten Penn Center 1801 Market Street Suite 2300 Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
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Practice Areas
Awards
Practice Focus
Mr. Pillsbury is a shareholder member of Offit Kurman's Insurance Recovery Group, Real Estate, and Business Litigation Group. He represents businesses in a wide range of litigation issues, including efforts to recover money owed to them from their insurers. His clients include state transportation agencies, hotels, restaurants, nursing homes, bio-tech firms, school district joint insurance funds, and individuals. Mr. Pillsbury has worked with a variety of policyholders in efforts to recover insurance of all types, including property insurance, business interruption coverage, and commercial general liability, boilers and machinery, and life insurance. Mr. Pillsbury has also been involved in several cases stemming from disputes over the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law and Section 1983 claims against state agencies.
Education
- J.D. (magna cum laude), Temple University, James E Beasley School of Law
- B.A., Rutgers University
Bar and Court Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Points of Distinction
Mr. Pillsbury has written numerous articles, including articles on insurance coverage issues, boiler and machinery policies, and data breach claims. He has been quoted or cited in the press on various related topics
Publications/Speeches
- Landlords Should Have Both First-Party and Third-Party Insurance
- Michael Conley and William Pillsbury Recognized as 2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
- "Top Property Insurance Bad Faith Claims," NBI Seminars, Philadelphia, PA (May 15, 2012)
- "Litigating Insurance Coverage Claims: From Stat to Finish," NBI Seminars, Philadelphia,PA (February 29, 2012)
- "Developing a Game Plan to Mitigate Loss From Data Breach"The Legal Intelligencer (January 18, 2012)
Previous Work
Prior to joining Offit Kurman, Mr. Pillsbury was an attorney in Anderson Kill's Philadelphia office. He clerked for United States District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. While attending Temple University Law School, Mr. Pillsbury was the Research Editor of the Temple Law Review and interned with United States Magistrate Judge Jacob P. Hart of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
