William Betz

William E. Betz has over 39 years of experience providing a full range of legal services to individuals and small businesses in the New York Metropolitan area. The Law Office of William E. Betz is located in Nassau County. Mr. Betz practices in all of the Long Island courts and in the five Boroughs of New York City. Bill is a 1983 honors graduate of New York Law School, where he was a member of the New York Law School Law Review. He was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award and won first prize in the Nathan Burkan Copyright Competition. While attending law school in the evening division Bill worked as a law clerk with Cravath, Swaine & Moore; following graduation in 1983 he became associated with Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York City. In 1987 he opened his own law office, interrupting his practice to work in the law office of Raoul Felder from 1996 to 1997. From 1999 to 2001 Bill worked as an assistant attorney general in Saipan for the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Please visit williambetz.com for further information on Mr. Betz's background and experience. Please visit yellowpages.com (or yp.com) for client reviews.

New York Law School

J.D. (1983) | Law

1979 - 1983

Honors Graduate, Top 10 Percent of class.

Honors: American Jurisprudence Award, Member of New York Law School Law Review, Recipient First Prize Nathan Burkan Copyright Competition

Activities: Law Review

"For the Retention of Diversity Jurisdiction"

New York State Bar Journal

November, 1983

Nathan Burkan Writing Competition

New York Law School

1982

First place Copyright Writing award.

Law Review, academic selection

New York Law School

1980

Based on his academic performance, Bill was selected to be a member of the New York Law School Law Review in his second year of law school.

New York State Bar  # 1909670

Member

1984 - Current

New York

Since 1984

US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

1999-2001

2nd Circuit

Since 1986

9th Circuit

Since 2000

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1987

• Free Consultation
  Generally I accept retainers for work to be billed on an hourly basis. However, in exceptional circumstances I will accept an assignment, such as an appeal, on a flat-fee basis. For Medical and Legal malpractice cases and matters involving personal injury I will usually accept a contingent fee arrangement with the understanding that the client is responsible for out-of-pocket expenses incurred during the pendency of the matter.
• Contingent Fees
  A usual contingent fee arrangement will limit attorney's fees to one-third of the ultimate recovery, if any. Should the claimant fail to recover a judgment or settlement then no attorney's fees will be due.