
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, General Litigation, Medical Malpractice; view more
Licensed in Washington since: 2000
Education: Gonzaga University School of Law
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509-385-0405
Gilbert Law Firm, P.S.
421 W Riverside AveSuite 353
Spokane, WA 99201 Visit website
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William A. (Bill) Gilbert is a trial lawyer whose practice focus is serious personal injury, wrongful death, professional negligence, product liability, employment law and civil rights litigation. Mr. Gilbert has litigated complex cases across the United States, Canada and Central and South America. His litigation achievements include a $716 million jury verdict in a wrongful death action involving the illegal sale of alcohol to minors.
Bill has a unique prospective of the law, borne out of extensive life experience. Prior to becoming an attorney, Bill served in the military, worked on large cattle ranches in his home state of Montana, guided hunters and fisherman in Montana and Alaska, skied professionally, supervised crews on construction projects and spent four years serving the community as a deputy sheriff. Â Bill has traveled the world extensively following his dreams and passion, exploring, socializing, fishing, hunting and trekking in some of the most remote places on the planet. Â Bill has experienced the joy of parenthood and high of personal and professional success, as well as the daunting lows of personal tragedy and emotional and financial hardship. Â His diverse background and wealth of life experience give him a unique prospective on the law and its application to clients' problems. Â This diversity has proven to be invaluable to the lawyers he works with and the clients he represents.
In addition to being nominated by his peers as a Super Lawyer and listed as one of Top Attorneys in Washington through "Seattle Met," Bill has been selected by his peers as one of the Top Lawyers in Spokane, and named as a Top 100 Lawyer in America. Bill has also earned the distinction of being lead counsel in a verdict award recognized as one of the Nations Top 100 Verdicts through The National Law Journal.  Additionally, in recognition of his professional excellence and commitment to his clients, Bill has been inducted into the Worldwide Registry. Bill is also a faculty member of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College where he teaches trial skills to fellow trial lawyers.
Mr. Gilbert provides legal services to clients needing representation in serious personal injury and wrongful death cases, motor vehicle accidents, plane crash injuries, injuries and damages related to defective products, medical negligence, civil rights and employment law. Â For more information about William Gilbert, you may contact him directly at 509-321-0750, email: [email protected], or visit http://wagilbert.com.
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Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, General Litigation, Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff, Civil Rights, Employment & Labor: Employee, Employment Litigation: PlaintiffFocus areas
Americans with Disabilities Act, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Dental Malpractice, Disability, Discrimination, Dram Shop Laws, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Police Misconduct, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Race Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination
- 30% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 20% General Litigation
- 20% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff
- 10% Civil Rights
- 10% Employment & Labor: Employee
- 10% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2000, Washington
Professional Webpage: https://wagilbert.com/bill-gilbert
- Wrongful death dram shop case. Hillsborough County, FL. Jury verdict $716,000,000.00, 2012
- Member, Washington State Association for Justice
- Member, Brain Injury Association of Washington
- Washington Employment Lawyers Association
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington
- Trial Lawyers College, F Warrior / Faculty
- Member, American Association for Justice
- American Bar Association
- Grant County Bar AssociationÂ
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- Member, Washington State Bar Association
- Spokane County Bar Association
- Tribal Court, Rocky Boy Indian Reservation
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
Office location for William A. Gilbert
421 W Riverside Ave
Suite 353
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: 509-385-0405
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2023