Education

University of Florida College of Law, J.D., cum laude
Washington University in St. Louis, M.A., Philosophy
Lehigh University, B.A., cum laude, Philosophy

Bar Admissions

Florida

Languages

French

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William F. "Bill" Hamilton

Partner
Tampa
t: 813-227-6480
Miami
t: 305-789-7728

William F. Hamilton is Board Certified in Business Litigation and Intellectual Property by The Florida Bar. His work includes complex business litigation in the areas of contract, software, and technology disputes, intellectual property (copyright, trademark, and trade secrets law), e-commerce, data security, telecommunications, trade regulation and unfair trade practices.

Mr. Hamilton currently serves on Holland & Knight's Technology Committee, responsible for the firm's national and international telephony and data communications systems and networks, and was formerly Holland & Knight's Technology Partner. As the firm's Technology Partner, Mr. Hamilton was responsible for the design and launch of the firm's initial Web site, intranet, and client extranet. Mr. Hamilton currently serves as head of the firm's E-Discovery practice and teaches Electronic Discovery as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida's Levin College of Law. Mr. Hamilton is a featured speaker of the Holland & Knight Institute on Electronic Discovery and Litigation.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine
  • Chambers USA – America's Leading Business Lawyers
  • Legal Elite, Tampa Bay Business Journal
  • Board Certified in Business Litigation
  • Holland & Knight Technology Partner
  • ABA Standing Committe on Technology
  • Board Certified in Intellectual Property

Memberships

  • ABA - Intellectual Property Section
  • ABA - Litigation Section
  • Suncoast Earth Force, Board of Directors
  • Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
  • International Trademark Association, Panel Of Neutrals
  • American Arbitration Association, Neutral
  • National Arbitration Forum, Neutral
  • Tampa Bay Inn of Court, Master
  • Florida Bar Business Law Certification Committee
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association
  • Holland & Knight Technology Committee
  • The Sedona Conference, WG1
  • University of Florida College of Law, Adjunct Professor
  • ABA Standing Committee on Technology 2000-2003
  • University of Florida, College of Law, IP Certification, 2000-2005 Advisory Board
  • The Florida Bar Grievance Mediation and Fee Arbitration Program, Arbitrator
  • Florida Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • United Way, Tocqueville Society
  • "Negro Spiritual" Scholarship Foundation, ABA Standing Committee on Technology 2000-2003

Court Admissions

  • All State Courts in Florida
  • 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Appeals Courts, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Appeals Courts, D.C. Circuit

Speaking Engagements

  • E-Discovery Readiness, Seminar, 2007
  • False Advertising Under The Lanham Act, Florida Bar CLE Presentation, 1993
  • Recent Developments in U.S. Intellectual Property Law, WIPO Caribbean Law Conference, 1995
  • Trade and Commerce on the Internet, Florida International University's Americas Internet Seminar, 1966
  • Internet, Intranets, and Extranets, University of Florida Conference on Law and Technology, 1997
  • Advertising Issues in Electronic Commerce and on the Internet, CLE Seminar, 1999
  • Electronic Discovery of Medical Records, CLE Seminar, 2005
  • Cross Examination: Tips and Pitfalls, Hillsborough County Bar Association’s State Court Trial Seminar, 2004
  • Practical Pointers for Practitioners: Counseling Clients While Proving Your Case, 3rd National in-House Counsel Conference on Defending and Managing Complex Litigation, 2004
  • Technology Clients and Ethical Pitfalls – Traps to Avoid, University of Florida College of Law First Annual Law & Technology Institute, 2002
  • Electronic Data and the Archeology of Discovery, BlueCross and BlueShield Association's 40th Annual Lawyers' Conference, 2006
  • E-Discovery Storm: Tsunami or Safe Sailing?, Jacksonville Bar Association's Annual Raymond Ehrlich Seminar , 2007
  • From ESI to Evidence: How to Translate Data to Admissible Evidence, Georgia Bar Association Electronic Discovery Seminar, 2008