Atty. William C. Burgy
Bill Burgy received a degree in Environmental Science and Resource Management in 1972 from Lehigh University and then attended law school at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. where he received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 1975. He spent several years in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia clerking for the Honorable DeWitt S.
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William C. Burgy is a Partner based in Baltimore, Maryland, practicing at The Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl. They have 48+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1978. Their practice focuses on car accidents, truck accidents, medical malpractice, personal injury, and employment. Admitted to practice in District of Columbia (1978), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1979), U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (1979), and U.S. Supreme Court (1981). Educated at Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1975) and Lehigh University (B.S., 1972). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of District of Columbia Bar American Bar Association The American Association for Justice Maryland Association for Justice. Serands clients in Baltimore, MD and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Bill Burgy received a degree in Environmental Science and Resource Management in 1972 from Lehigh University and then attended law school at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. where he received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 1975
- He spent several years in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia clerking for the Honorable DeWitt S. Hyde in his Civil I Assignment and then working with the Civil Motions Commissioner’s Office
- He joined a large plaintiffs' personal injury firm in 1978 as a litigation attorney in their Washington D.C. office, trying dozens of civil cases involving wrongful death, medical malpractice, plastic surgery, wrongful birth, defective product design, construction accidents, automobile and bus accidents, and asbestos property damage
- He obtained verdicts against such diverse defendants such as the George Washington University Hospital, WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority), Greater Southeast Community Hospital, the George Hyman Construction Company, and the District of Columbia
- He also worked as co-counsel on hundreds of West Virginia tort cases with local counsel in Charleston, W. Va., ranging from asbestos exposure to medical malpractice
- In 1987, Bill moved to Baltimore to work with Pete Nicholl on the firm’s Maryland cases, primarily involving steel mill and shipyard workers exposed to asbestos during the course of their employment
- He and Pete tried many of these cases to verdict in the U.S
- District Court for the District of Maryland
- In 1995, Pete and Bill left their former firm and The Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl in Baltimore was established
- The firm opened another office in Portsmouth, Va. in 1999, in order to serve the many workers in the tidewater area who were exposed to asbestos while working in the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock and the Norfolk Naval Shipyard
- Over the years, the firm has tried many asbestos injury lawsuits in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City and participated in the Asbestos Consolidated Trial, involving thousands of asbestos claims in 1993
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Why local counsel matters in Maryland
Practicing law in Maryland. Legal matters in Maryland are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Baltimore are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Maryland state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Maryland brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Maryland courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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