Honors and Awards:

• Leading Lawyers Illinois 2003-2011

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Bill is admitted to practice in Illinois, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois, the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and the Eastern District of Wisconsin..  He has been a member of the Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois since 1987.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Organization, ABA Military Pro Bono Project, John Marshall Law School Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic, Board of Directors, Elmhurst Art Museum

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• W.A. Chittenden III, E.Doolin, Recent Developments in Health, Life and Disability Insurance, 46 Tort, Trial and Ins. L. J. 403 (2011) W.A. Chittenden III, J. Hasman and E. Doolin, Recent Developments in Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance Law, 44 Tort Trial & Ins. L.J. 501 (2009) W.A. Chittenden III, J. Hasman and E. Doolin, Recent Developments in Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance Law, 43 Tort Trial & Ins. L.J. 473 (2008) W.A. Chittenden III, J. Hasman and E. Doolin, Recent Developments in Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance Law, 42 Tort Trial & Ins. L.J. 511 (2007) W.A. Chittenden III, J. Hasman and E. Doolin, Recent Developments in Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance Law, 41 Tort Trial & Ins. L.J. 469 (2006) W.A. Chittenden III, J. Hasman and E. Doolin, Recent Developments in Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance Law, 40 Tort Trial & Ins. L.J. 485 (2005) W.A. Chittenden III, J. Hasman and E. Doolin, Recent Developments in Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance Case Law, 39 Tort Trial & Ins. L.J. 453 (2004)   Complications in Beneficiary Determinations – Show Me The Money!, presented at 2004 Midwest Claims Conference, Oak Brook, Illinois, May, 2004. W. A. Chittenden III, J. Hasman and E. Doolin, Recent Developments in Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance Law, 38 Tort & Ins. Practice L.J. 405 (2003). W. A. Chittenden III, J. Hasman and E. Doolin, Recent Developments in Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance Law, 37 Tort & Ins. L.J. 471 (2002). W. A. Chittenden III and J. Hasman, Recent Developments in Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance Law, 36 Tort & Ins. L.J. 359 (2001). W. A. Chittenden III and J. Hasman, Recent Developments in Health Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability Insurance Law, 35 Tort & Ins. L.J. 369 (2000). W. A. Chittenden III and S. R. Dandelles, Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Alternative To Litigation, International Legal Strategy, Vol. VIII-8, 51 (August, 1999). W. A. Chittenden III and J. Hasman, Recent Developments in Health Insurance and Life Insurance Law, 34 Tort & Ins. L.J. 443 (1999). W. A. Chittenden III and J. Hasman, Recent Developments in Health Insurance and Life Insurance Law, 33 Tort & Ins. L.J. 489 (1998). W. A. Chittenden III & D. Varga, Liability of Managed Health Care Organizations, Ch. XVB in Medical Malpractice (Matthew-Bender 1995) W. A. Chittenden III, Malpractice Liability and Managed Health Care: History and Prognosis, 26 Tort & Ins. L.J. 451 (1991) W. A. Chittenden III, ERISA Preemption: The Demise of Bad Faith Actions in Group Insurance Cases, 12 S.Ill.U.L.J.517 (1988), reprinted in 4 Nat’l Ins. L. Rev. 71 (1990); received 1988 Lincoln Award   The Impact of Title III of the ADA on Insurance Underwriting, presented at Chicago Home Office Life and Health Underwriters Association (CHOLUA) Annual Meeting, Schaumburg, Illinois, March 9, 2000.   Suit Happens: Elements of the Litigation Process, presented at AEGON, USA, Inc. Management Conference, Tampa, Florida, January 26, 2000.   What’s New?  Recent Life, Health & Disability Cases, presented at Defense Research Institute - Life, Health & Disability/ERISA Litigation Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September 24-25, 1998. Jury Research - Advantages In The Courtroom, Counsel Connect Online Seminar Panelist, presented August 24 - September 4, 1998   Pitfalls in Class Action Litigation, presented at AEGON USA, Inc. Lawyers Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, May 8, 1998.   Using Trial Science To Win Your Case, Counsel Connect Online Seminar Panelist, presented July 9 - 29, 1997   Attorney-Client Privilege - Keep that Privilege!, presented at Defense Research Institute - Life, Health & Disability/ERISA Litigation Conference, Chicago, Illinois, May, 1997 Employment Practices Liability and Loss Prevention, presented at Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Tokyo, Japan, 1997   Fiduciary Liabilities under ERISA, presented to CNA Insurance Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1995   Liabilities Under ERISA, presented at AUSCO, Chicago, Illinois, 1995 Liabilities of Managed Care Organizations, presented at the BCS Professional Liability Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, 1992.   Malpractice Liability and Managed Health Care: Litigation Update, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, 1990.
• Author, Recent Developments in Health, Life, and Disability Insurance, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, Volume No. 46/Issue No. 2, Winter 2011, ABA TIPS Journal, 2011

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Named "Go To Law Firm" in Litigation, 2009, 2010, 2011