Bio

William Hill is a preeminent construction lawyer and Co-Chair of the firm's Construction Practice Group representing clients in courts and arbitration and mediation venues and helps clients avoid litigation when possible. His practice encompasses construction and real estate disputes and transactions as well as commercial and corporate litigation. Will is Fellow in the American College of Construction Lawyers, a highly selective association of construction law practitioners, professors, and judges. As past chair of the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, he has also helped shape issues facing the construction bar. A broad spectrum of clients, including individuals, nonprofit organizations, and publicly traded companies rely on his counsel. He represents and counsels individuals, small businesses, financial institutions, nonprofit institutions, and publicly traded companies. Will is committed to finding efficient and practical solutions for clients by resolving disputes under difficult circumstances. With respect to construction counseling and dispute resolution, he counsels owners, lenders, general contractors, joint ventures, and subcontractors across a variety of private and public sector projects. Will has focused on delivering a variety of projects for clients in an efficient and timely manner using optimal project delivery systems. Will's practice includes appearances before state and federal courts, the American Arbitration Association and other ADR providers, and local boards and commissions. He has been trained to serve as an Arbitrator and Mediator and selected to serve on the panel of construction neutrals of the American Arbitration Association. Will has been a leader in the local and national construction bar for nearly twenty years and is past Chair (2016-17) of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, the world’s largest organization of construction lawyers. Will previously served on the Governing Committee (2011 - 2013) and as Chair of the Marketing Committee of the Forum. Will is a member and past Chair (1998 – 2000) of the Construction Law Committee of the Boston Bar Association. He has spoken, published, and chaired programs and publications for the ABA’s Forum on Construction Law, the BBA, and other trade and industry organizations. He has lectured and published on a variety of topics, including techniques for direct and cross-examination of expert witnesses, electronic discovery, mediation, and numerous subjects concerning construction law. Will has written articles for such publications as the Construction Lawyer, Engineering News Record, the Boston Bar Journal, Boston Business Journal, and the San Diego Transcript. In connection with his nonprofit and community work, Will has authored op-ed pieces and editorials in the Boston Globe and Outdoors Magazine. Will has been active in his community and in nonprofit organizations. He is the Founder and Chair of the Board of Building for Good Inc. (B4G), a national web-based platform linking non-profits and charities with skilled pro bono construction lawyers, which launched in October 2019. He has been a leader in the conservation and outdoor recreation civic and nonprofit community, having served on the Board of Directors and as past Chairman (2005 – 2008) of the Appalachian Mountain Club, a 90,000-member conservation and outdoor recreation organization. In addition, he is past Co-chair (2008 – 2016) of the Board of Advisors of the AMC. In 2018, Will received the AMC's distinguished service award. He has also served as Conservation Commissioner (three years as Chair) and trustee of the local land trust in his home town.