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William H. Prout, Jr.

Wiggin and Dana LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2007
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
    Litigation - Construction...
  • Law School:
    Boston University School of Law
  • Website:
    https://www.wiggin.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    (203) 498.4400
  • Location:
    One Century Tower
    265 Church Street
    New Haven, CT 06510
Bill Prout is a Partner in the firm's Litigation Department and chairs the Professional Liability Defense and Probate Litigation Practice Groups. His practice includes complex litigation matters in the areas of professional liability, complex probate litigation, business, securities, unfair trade practice, and construction law. Representative engagements include major law firms in professional liability matters; a worldwide accounting firm in the Colonial Realty class action securities litigation and related governmental proceedings; the State of Connecticut, Department of Economic & Community Development and Office of Policy Management in the Long Wharf Mall litigation; the owner/developer of a controversial cable transmission project across Long Island Sound; an insurance company in class action unfair trade practice litigation; an international environmental engineering firm in protracted federal court construction litigation; and the project owner in the L'Ambiance Plaza building collapse litigation. In addition to client matters, he is the firm's Loss Prevention Counsel and heads the firm's Professional Ethics Group.
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Bill Prout is a Partner in the firm's Litigation Department and chairs the Professional Liability Defense and Probate Litigation Practice Groups. His practice includes complex litigation matters in the areas of professional liability, complex probate litigation, business, securities, unfair trade practice, and construction law. Representative engagements include major law firms in professional liability matters; a worldwide accounting firm in the Colonial Realty class action securities litigation and related governmental proceedings; the State of Connecticut, Department of Economic & Community Development and Office of Policy Management in the Long Wharf Mall litigation; the owner/developer of a controversial cable transmission project across Long Island Sound; an insurance company in class action unfair trade practice litigation; an international environmental engineering firm in protracted federal court construction litigation; and the project owner in the L'Ambiance Plaza building collapse litigation. In addition to client matters, he is the firm's Loss Prevention Counsel and heads the firm's Professional Ethics Group.
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Education:

  • Boston University School of Law , J.D., graduated 1973
  • Yale University, B.A., graduated 1967

Bar Admissions:

  • Connecticut, Connecticut, Connecticut State Bar
 

Court Admissions:

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Affiliations:

  • American Bar Association - Antitrust Section
  • American Bar Association - Committee on Ethics and Professionalism, Section of Litigation
  • American Bar Association - Forum on the Construction Industry
  • American Bar Association - Litigation Section
  • American Bar Association - Member, House of Delegates (2005-2009)
  • Connecticut Bar Association - Committee on Fair and Impartial Courts, Complex Litigation Committee, Leadership Academy Committee, Mentoring Program Committee
  • Connecticut Bar Association - Construction Law Section, Federal Practice Section, Litigation Section,
  • Connecticut Bar Association - Past President (2007-2008)
  • Connecticut Bar Association - Public Service and Trust Commission, Rule of Law Conference Committee, Standing Committee on Professionalism
  • Connecticut Bar Association - Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, Task Forces on Veterans' Legal Services, Attorney Trust Accounts and Independence of the Judiciary
  • Federal Grievance Committee Counsel - Member (2004-2008)
  • New England Bar Association - Past President (2009-2010)
  • New Haven County Bar Association - Past President (2003-2004)
  • New Haven Inn of Court - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
 

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Wiggin and Dana LLP
https://www.wiggin.com
 
Headquarters
One Century Tower
265 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 498.4400
9 Office Locations
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United States

Connecticut

Connecticut

Greenwich, CT

30 Milbank Avenue

Greenwich, CT 06830

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(203) 363.7600

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Hartford, CT

20 Church Street, 16th Floor

Hartford, CT 06103

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(860) 297.3700

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Stamford, CT

Two Stamford Plaza

281 Tresser Boulevard

Stamford, CT 06901

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Westport, CT

60 Church Lane

Westport, CT 06680

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(203) 363.7680

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District of Columbia

District of Columbia

Washington, DC

1350 I Street NW, Suite 825

Washington, DC 20005

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(202) 800.2470

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Florida

Florida

Palm Beach, FL

231 Bradley Place, Suite 202

Palm Beach, FL 33480

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(561) 701.8700

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New York

New York

New York, NY

437 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor

New York, NY 10022-7001

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(212) 490.1700

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Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Two Liberty Place, Suite 2925

50 South 16th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19102

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(215) 988.8310

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