William W. Taylor, III
Partner
Education
- Yale Law School, J.D., 1969
- University of North Carolina, B.A., 1966
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Morehead Scholarship
Bar admissions
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District of Columbia
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North Carolina
Court admissions
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U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
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U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
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U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
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U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
Clerkships
- Hon. Caleb M. Wright, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
Government service
- Public Defender Service
- District of Columbia
Professional leadership
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Board of Directors, Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
- Board of Trustees, Greater Washington Community Foundation
- Former Visiting Professor, University of North Carolina Law School
- Former Adjunct Faculty Member, Catholic University Law School
- Former Chair, Board of Directors, Fair Trial Initiative
- Former Member, Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence of the U.S. Judicial Conference
- Former Chair, District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Center for Death Penalty Litigation
- Former Chair, Board of Trustees, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
- Former Chair, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association
- Board of Directors, DC Law Students in Court
Representative matters
News
Recognitions
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2022 Lifetime Lawyer, Washingtonian
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Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations (District of Columbia)
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2021 Top Criminal Defense-White Collar Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine
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2021 Global Recommended Lawyer: Investigations, Who’s Who Legal
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2020 Top Lawyers, Washingtonian
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2020 Thought Leader: GIR - Business Crime Defense - Corporates & Individuals; Global Recommended Lawyer: Business Crime Defense - Corporates & Individuals, Litigation
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2019 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer of the Year, National Trial Lawyers
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2017 Top Lawyers, Washingtonian
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2015 Top Lawyers, Washingtonian
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2011 Top Lawyers, Washingtonian
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2011 Lawyer of the Year, Commercial Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America
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2009 Top Lawyers, Washingtonian
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2007 Top Lawyers, Washingtonian
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2022 Thought Leader & Global Leader: Business Crime Defense - Corporates & Individuals, Who's Who Legal
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2006 Leading Lawyers: Top Criminal Defense Attorneys, Legal Times
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2004 Top Lawyers, Washingtonian
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AV® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
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Benchmark Litigation, Litigation Star (Washington, DC)
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The Best Lawyers in America, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
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Super Lawyers (Washington, DC)
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Legal 500

William W. Taylor, III
Partner