William E. Shreve, Jr.
Counsel
William Shreve practices in the areas of appellate advocacy, insurance coverage and civil litigation. He has handled more than 100 appeals and petitions for extraordinary writ in the Alabama Supreme Court, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has represented insurers and insureds in numerous coverage matters, preparing coverage opinions, prosecuting declaratory-judgment actions, defending breach-of-contract/bad-faith cases, and intervening on behalf of insurers in actions against insureds. He has also defended construction accident, products liability, premises liability, outrageous conduct, civil rights, business interference, defamation, and other personal injury and commercial litigation.
Experience
- Successfully appealed $730,000 judgment against workmen’s compensation insurer to Alabama Supreme Court, based on insurer’s having effectively cancelled workmen’s-compensation policy before plaintiff-employee fell from roof.
- Obtained affirmance by Eleventh Circuit of judgment on jury verdict for employer in case under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
- Successfully petitioned Alabama Supreme Court for writ of certiorari reversing Court of Civil Appeals’ decision that riparian owner could maintain pier beyond the point of navigability in front of neighboring riparian owner’s (our client’s) property.
- Obtained affirmance by Alabama Supreme Court of $3.65-million judgment for property owner against vendor for breach of prepayment provision in promissory note resulting in lost sale of property.
- Obtained affirmance by Eleventh Circuit of judgment on jury verdict for transportation company in action for assault and battery by company’s employee.