William Betz
Full-service law office in Garden City, NY, serving Long Island and NY Metro
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.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
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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.
- New York
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- US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
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- 2nd Circuit
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- 9th Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- French: Spoken
- Spanish: Spoken
- New York Law School
- J.D. (1983) | Law
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- 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
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- Nathan Burkan Writing Competition
- New York Law School
- First place Copyright Writing award.
- Law Review, academic selection
- New York Law School
- 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
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- "For the Retention of Diversity Jurisdiction"
- New York State Bar Journal
