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William W. Merrell

Attorney at The Higgins Firm
Nashville, TNAdmitted 1974

About William W. Merrell

William W. Merrell is an attorney at The Higgins Firm in Nashville, Tennessee, with a primarily retired role serving as a court and deposition interpreter. Bilingual in English and Spanish, he is known in the Hispanic community as 'El Abogado del Pueblo' and brings extensive background in workers' compensation, auto liability, and criminal law representation.

Merrell earned his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in Houston in 1974 and his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1964. He also studied at La Universidad de las Americas in Mexico City and the University of Madrid in Spain.

Merrell is admitted to practice in Tennessee and Texas.

Practice areas

Education

South Texas College of Law Houston
B.A. (UT Austin); also studied at Universidad de las Americas (Mexico City) and University of Madrid (Spain), 1974
University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate, 1964

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Tennessee
State Bar of Texas, admitted 1974

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