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WILLIAM P. HEPNER
William P. Hepner joined WRS as a trial lawyer in 1998 and has tried and litigated numerous significant automobile, premises, medical malpractice and construction accident cases. Bill graduated magna cum laude in 1983 from the State University of New York at Albany, and received his J.D. degree in 1991 from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was Editor-In-Chief of Cardozo's International Law Journal, the Cardozo New Europe Law Review. Bill attended Cardozo, after a career which included corporate sales, restaurant management, as well as professional singing. His diverse experience prior to his almost 20 years of practicing law, gives him an added insight into the make-up of juries and those he represents. Bill's calm and unflappable demeanor in court gives him credibility with jurors, and allows him to withstand the rigors of trial without losing focus.
In addition to his responsibilities as one of the firm's trial lawyers, Bill is a member of the American Judges Association and is an Arbitrator in the Small Claims Court in Manhattan. He decides disputes between parties who desire an expeditious resolution to their cases and agree to have their matters decided by an arbitrator. Bill is charged with fairly and judiciously resolving these disputes and his decisions are final.
Bill resides on Long Island, near his daughter, Jennifer.
Hepner In the News
Videos
- Hepner on CBS News
- Shares his views on the risks of selling recalled products at yard sales.
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Bill Hepner's Verdicts & Settlements Include:
- On The Job Accident:
Forklift Operator Injured
$1.95 Million Decision
> read more - Premises Accident:
Elevator Accident
$1.5 Million Recovery
> read more - Roadway Design:
Bicycle Accident
$1.325 Million Recovery
> read more - Premises Liability:
Fall Injury
$1,050,000 Recovery
> read more - Premises Liability
Gas Station Accident
$750,000 Settlement
> read more - Construction Accident:
Home Construction Site Injury
$637,000 Recovery
> read more - Bicycle Accident:
Intersection Accident
$600,000 Verdict
> read more - Pedestrian Accident:
Hit Outside Disabled Car
$530,000 Recovery
> read more - Pedestrian Accident:
Pedestrian Struck by Van
$475,000 Recovery
> read more - Premises Liability:
Slip and Fall in Supermarket
$400,000.00 Recovery
> read more - Insurance Bad Faith:
Allstate Failed to Pay Verdict
$325,000 Settlement
> read more - Premises Liability:
Slip on Stairs led to RSD
$310,000 Recovery
> read more - Premises Liability:
Rape Victim
$300,000 Settlement
> read more - Premises Liability:
Woman Tripped on Stairs
$275,000 Settlement
> read more - Automobile Accident:
Young Girl Struck by Car
$225,000 Arbitration Award
> read more - Police Brutality:
Police Excessive Force
$199,000 Settlement
> read more - Dog Bite:
Dog Jumped 4 Foot High Fence
$175,000 Recovery
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