Middlebury Office
(802) 388-6356
wmiller@langrock.com

Bill practiced with a large law firm in his native Philadelphia before joining Langrock Sperry & Wool in 1980. He has developed an active litigation practice involving a wide range of issues, and has been recognized as a leading business litigator in The Best Lawyers in America®. Among his areas of special interest are construction litigation and professional malpractice. He routinely represents LP-gas companies in New England and has served as lead counsel in cases in New York and New Hampshire, as well as Vermont.

During the past ten years, much of Bill’s practice has been devoted to claims of substandard care by the families of elderly residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. These cases have included instances in which residents were fatally injured when they were improperly permitted to wander from the nursing facility and cases in which residents suffered severe injuries resulting from preventable falls, medication errors, or pressure sores.

He has lectured on these issues at continuing education seminars and is a member of numerous organizations advocating enhanced care for the elderly. Bill also regularly trains large non-profit agencies, such as mental health agencies, on risk management.

Another aspect of Bill’s practice involves commercial transactions. He has represented buyers and sellers of businesses throughout Vermont, and routinely provides counsel to manufacturers, construction companies, restaurants, and health care professionals. He has published on Vermont lien laws. He is a contributing author on Vermont construction law, and the Vermont contributing editor for www.lienlawonline.com.

Bills enjoys hiking, kayaking, and snowshoeing. He has been active in the local public schools, and has served on the local school board. Bill and his wife Gail, a paralegal with the firm, own and operate Harmony Acres, a small horse farm in Middlebury. They have five children.