William H. Platt II was born in Emmaus, Pennsylvania on October 22, 1973. Bill
is a graduate of Emmaus High School (1991), La Salle University (B.A.
Philosophy/English, 1995) and the Dickinson School of Law (1998).Bill has
represented private and public companies and individuals in
proceedings before both state and federal courts, as well as in
arbitrations. His practice has included contract disputes,
business torts, landlord/tenant disputes, securities actions,
civil RICO actions, unfair competition and professional
malpractice liability claims.
After graduating from law school, Bill was employed by the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania as a law clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Edward
N. Cahn, the Honorable Robert F. Kelly and the Honorable Ronald
L. Buckwalter. After completing his clerkship with Judge
Buckwalter and prior to joining Flamm, Boroff & Bacine, Bill
practiced in the litigation department of a national law firm
based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In 2005, Bill
was named as a Pennsylvania Rising Star-Super Lawyer by Law &
Politics Media in Philadelphia Magazine. Pennsylvania
Rising Stars is a list of the best attorneys who are either 40
or under or who have been practicing 10 or fewer years.
Bill is admitted
to practice before the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the courts of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the
Pennsylvania, Lehigh County and Philadelphia Bar Associations. |