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William Sykes

Partner - Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers
Las Vegas, NV20 years experienceAdmitted 2005

About William Sykes

William Sykes is a founding Partner and Trial Lawyer at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, specializing in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. He has secured multiple seven- and eight-figure settlements throughout his career.

Sykes earned his Juris Doctor from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law in 2005 and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration cum laude with University Honors from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2002. He is admitted to the State Bar of Nevada, the District of Columbia Bar, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

Following two years as a judicial law clerk after law school, Sykes joined Claggett & Associates in 2008 and later co-founded Claggett & Sykes. His honors include AV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell, 2013), Mountain States Super Lawyers (2019-2021), the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers, and the NJA Badger Award (2021). He serves on the Nevada Justice Association Board of Governors and founded its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee.

Practice areas

Education

University of Nevada Las Vegas
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Nevada, admitted 2005
State Bar of District of Columbia
State Bar of U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
Nevada Justice Association - Board of Governors
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
Citizens for Justice - Board of Governors
Clark County Bar Association - Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Las Vegas National Bar Association
Latino Bar Association

Awards & recognition

AV Preeminent (Martindale-Hubbell, 2013)
AVVO 10.0 Rating
National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers
Mountain States Super Lawyers (2019-2021)
Mountain States Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2015-2016)
NJA Badger Award (2021)

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