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William S. Spiegel is a partner in Rawle & Henderson’s  New York City office. He represents healthcare providers in virtually all medical specialty fields. He is a former Assistant Corporation Counsel to the City of New York – Medical Malpractice Division.

William is a trial attorney with multiple verdicts in medical and dental malpractice, nursing home negligence and general liability actions. He has obtained defendants’ verdicts in high-exposure trials in Bronx County, Kings County, Queens County, Richmond County and New York County. He also represents physicians before the Office of Professional Medical Conduct and dentists before the Office of Professional Discipline.

William has additional experience defending nurses, chiropractors, podiatrists, optometrists, psychiatrists, speech therapists, physical therapists, audiologists, massage therapists and medical clinics. He has also successfully argued several appeals before the First and Second Departments.

William was honored to be appointed by Alex Azar, II, Secretary of Health & Human Services, to serve as a member of the United States’ Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) of the Health Resources and Services Administration for 2020 – 2023.

William regularly lectures to dental students at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and the New York University College of Dentistry.  Every year, William presents a mock trial to the NYU Dental School.

He also practices in the areas of premises liability, product liability, business and contract law and municipal liability.

William is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, and also the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

He has been selected as a New York Super Lawyer every year since 2013. Only 5% of attorneys in New York State receive this honor. He was recently voted as one of New York’s Top 100 medical malpractice defense litigators and the national Top 100 Civil Defense Attorneys. William consistently achieves the highest possible peer review rating of AV Preeminent from Martindale-Hubbell.

William earned his J.D. from New York School of Law, where he was the recipient of a Dean’s Scholarship. He earned his B.A., cum laude, from the University of San Diego.

Prior to joining Rawle & Henderson LLP, William was a founding partner for a New York City-based firm focusing on medical and dental malpractice defense and the defense of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.