2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

William H. Groner

William Groner

Worby Groner Edelman LLP
11 Martine Avenue, Penthouse
White Plains, NY 10606-1934

White Plains

New York (NY)

Contact Contact William H. Groner
T: 914-686-3700
F: 914-234-7895

Visit: www.wgelaw.com
Practice Areas: Class Action/Mass Torts (80%), Personal Injury Plaintiff: General (20%)

Class Action/Mass Torts

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Profile

Bringing extensive trial experience to the Managing Partner’s role, Bill supervises all firm litigations, trials and settlements.  He has been personally involved in client recoveries in excess of 1 billion dollars.  In addition to supervising the firm’s general negligence, medical malpractice and product liability litigations, Bill is also co-managing the firm’s pending mass tort lawsuit involving over 10,000 rescue and recovery workers who are ill from their exposure to toxins at Ground Zero, in which he was a principal negotiator and which was recently settled for over 800 Million Dollars.

Bill is a frequent statewide lecturer on all aspects of personal injury practice and law and has made numerous radio and TV appearances including ABC’s 20-20, CNN (Worldwide), Good Day NY, Fox 5, CBS and NBC.  He is founder and President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association Westchester/Lower Hudson Chapter, and often the annual Author/Lecturer for the “Premises Liability” Chapter of the Trial Lawyers’ Decisions book and program.

Selected To

New York Super Lawyers 2011 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2010 - Metro
New York Super Lawyers 2009 - Metro

Press Releases

William H. Groner named to Super Lawyers (PDF - 2/12/2010)

About William Groner

Admitted: 1981, New York

Professional Webpage: www.wgelaw.com/html/meet-our-attorneys.html#groner

Honors and Awards:

  • Awarded based upon competition, Student Commencement Speaker, Boston University School of law, 1980
  • Given to the graduate who contribute most to the life at the school of law, Sylvia Beinecke Robinson Award, Boston University School of Law, 1980
  • Lawyers Association award, Top 100 Trial Lawyer- New York, American Trial Lawyers Association, 2009

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Westchester County Bar Association- Executive Committee (2005-2008); Board of Directors (2004-2009); Co-Chair, Trial Committee- (2003-2010); Chair Membership Committee (2004-2006)
  • New York Sate Trial Lawyers Association- President/Founder of Westchester Chapter (1998-2006); Board of Directors (1990-2006)  

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Pace University Law School- various CLE lectures on Tort law
  • Westchester County Bar Association- various CLE lectures on Tort law
  • New York State Trial Lawyers Association Annual "Decisions" program and book- "Premises Liability" author and lecturer

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • Co-Principal negotiator for Ground Zero mass tort lawsuit, representing over 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers, securing a settlement in excess of $800,000,000.
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