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William D. Chapman

William D. Chapman

  • Of Counsel

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Biography

WILLIAM D. CHAPMAN is a trial lawyer and Of Counsel with Cadden & Fuller LLP. Mr. Chapman has defended and recovered multimillion dollar jury verdicts and settlements for clients in state and federal courts in California and nationwide. Every year since 2009, Mr. Chapman has been selected to the California Super Lawyers® List.  He has received the designation of "Fellow," by the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers who are selected by invitation only, based upon excellence, accomplishment, and superior ethical reputation at the trial and appellate levels.

Mr. Chapman was born and raised in Southern California.  Mr. Chapman has tried cases before judges or juries in numerous California State and Federal Courts and the Federal Court in the Southern District of New York. Mr. Chapman has appeared before the California Courts of Appeal, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Ninth Circuit and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has represented a wide range of businesses of all sizes and entity types, in industries including real estate, business finance, nutraceuticals, computer software, building insulation products, self-insurance groups, automobile dealerships, distributorships, raw materials suppliers, etc. His clients have included Fortune 500 companies as well as startup businesses. He has represented individuals who have suffered injuries from accidents involving automobiles, boats, gym equipment, insurance bad faith, etc. His clients range from very local to as far away as Brazil, Italy and Russia.

Education

  • Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
    • J.D. - 1981
    • Honors: Dean’s Honor List
    • Honors: Philip C. Jessop International Law Moot Court Competition
  • Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
    • B.S. - 1978
    • Major: Business Management/Finance

Representative Cases

  • Anguiano v. Allstate, 209 F.3d 1167, 2000, US Crt of App.
  • Bostick v. Flex Equipment Co., Inc., 147 Cal.App.4th 80, 2007, CA Crt of App

Professional Associations

  • Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow, 2011 to 2012
  • Orange County Bar Association, Member, 1981 to 2012

Past Positions

  • Smith, Chapman & Campbell, Founding partner, 2001 to 2010
  • Chapman, Fuller & Bollard, Founding partner, 1997 to 2001
  • Julander, Brown & Bollard, Partner

Practice Areas

  • Appeals
  • Arbitrations
  • Business Fraud
  • Business, General Civil and Contract Litigation
  • Finance Lenders Law
  • Mediations
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional and Product Liability
  • Real Estate Disputes
  • Trials
  • Unfair Business Practices
  • Unfair Competition
  • Writs

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1981
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1998
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2009
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2012
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2011

Honors

  • Named to Super Lawyers, 2009-2012
  • Top Attorneys in Southern California, Los Angeles Magazine, 2011-2012

Representative Clients

  • Owens Corning
  • Alumax, Inc.
  • Quest Software, Inc.
  • Gnosis, SpA

References

  • James Park
  • Dave Johnson
  • Michael Krushner
  • Larry Howard

Classes / Seminars

  • W. Lowell Benson Lifetime Service Award, BYU Management Society, Provo, Utah, 2007
  • Presentation, Renaissance Symposium V, Litigation Counsel of America, Telluride, Colorado, 2012

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Member and former board member of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, 1990 to 1993
  • Member and former chair of the worldwide BYU Management Society, 2003 to 2011
  • AYSO soccer coach
  • Scoutmaster
  • Actively involved in church, community and civic groups in South Orange County

Current Employment Position

  • Of Counsel

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish