Preferred Areas of Practice
Civil and Insurance Litigation
Mediation/arbitration
A principal of Shapiro Hankinson & Knutson Law Corporation, Bill is a highly regarded civil litigator who has conducted many trials and appeals at all levels of British Columbia courts. He has also acted as counsel at administrative hearings, and participated in numerous mediations and arbitrations as either counsel or mediator/arbitrator.
Bill has authored articles for university law journals, continuing legal education publications and trade journals. He is a frequent lecturer and a member of several committees and associations including the Law Society of British Columbia, Canadian Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association and the Vancouver Bar Association. Bill was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2004.
Education
LL.B, University of British Columbia
LL.M., University of London (London School of Economics)
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