About William Smith

William is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including catastrophic personal injury and mass torts involving consumer products and sexual assault. William plays vital roles in several multidistrict litigations, working to advance the interests of plaintiffs nationwide. For example, a federal judge appointed William to serve as a member of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee for the multidistrict litigation regarding Toxic Heavy Metals in commercial Baby Food. William also plays a role on subcommittees to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the multidistrict litigation regarding Uber drivers sexually assaulting passengers.

William's work on behalf of his clients has not gone unnoticed. The National Trial Lawyers recognize William's fierce advocacy as one of their Top 40 under 40 lawyers for plaintiffs. Earlier in William's career, he was an associate at Kirkland and Ellis, LLP, where he litigated high-stakes cases for plaintiffs and corporate defendants.

In his time at Kirkland, William served as trial counsel for defendants in multiple products liability trials. In 2018, William was a key member of a trial team that secured a favorable verdict in what Law 360 described as a "Top Product Liability Case of 2018." The following year, William's trial team won what Courtroom View Network called one of the "Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts" of 2019.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$8.5 millionVerdictTop 10 in Arizona · #7

A 19-year-old woman from Oklahoma said her Uber driver raped her during a late-night ride in Arizona in November 2023. On February 5, 2026, a nine-person federal jury in Phoenix found Uber liable under an apparent-agency theory and awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages. It was the first trial among more than 3,000 consolidated rideshare assault cases. The jury declined punitive damages and rejected the negligence and defective-design claims.

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, Phoenix (Judge Charles Breyer, Uber MDL) · 2026Sexual AbuseRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Harvard Law School
J.D.
Yale University
Undergraduate

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