Education

University of Florida Levin 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, patent and trade secrets law), e-commerce, data security, telecommunications, trade regulation and unfair trade practices, and commercial real estate.

Mr. Hamilton currently serves as co-chair of Holland & Knight's national E-Discovery practice and teaches Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida's Levin College of Law. Mr. Hamilton is a featured speaker and writer on business litigation, electronic discovery and evidence. Mr. Hamilton is also a neutral, arbitrator and mediator for the World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Trademark Association, and the American Arbitration Association. Prior to his position as co-chair of the firm's e-discovery practice Mr. Hamilton served as Holland & Knight's Technology Partner responsible for the design and launch of the firm's web site, intranet, and client extranets.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • The Best Lawyers in America guide, Commercial Litigation, 2006-2010
  • The Best Lawyers in America guide, Intellectual Property Law, 2005-2010
  • Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2008-2009
  • Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, Litigation: General Commercial, 2008-2009
  • Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, 2005-2009
  • Corporate Counsel Edition, Super Lawyers magazine, March 2009
  • Board Certified in Business Litigation
  • Legal Elite, Tampa Bay Business Journal
  • Board Certified in Intellectual Property

Memberships

  • ABA - Intellectual Property Section
  • ABA - Litigation Section
  • Suncoast Earth Force, Board of Directors
  • Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Legal Counsel and Executive Committee, ex officio member
  • 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
  • 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

Court Admissions

  • All State Courts in Florida
  • 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 Court, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

Speaking Engagements

  • The E-Discovery Vortex: Client Confidences and Zealous Advocacy in an Era of Increasing Transparency and Dialogue, University of Florida Law Centennial Celebration, Gainesville, Florida, April 24-26, 2009
  • Applying E-Discovery's Proportionality Doctrine: The Tools and Methods to Fit E-Discovery to Your Case, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, February 2009
  • Symposium on Ethics and Professionalism in the Digital Age, Participant and Panelist, Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, October 2008
  • From ESI to Evidence: How to Translate Data to Admissible Evidence, Georgia Bar Association Electronic Discovery Seminar, 2008
  • The Relationship of Competence and Zealous Advocacy for the E-Discovery Practitioner, Ethics and Professionalism in the Digital Age, Mercer University Law School Symposium, 2008
  • Electronic Evidence: How to Get It and How to Get It In, 2008 Federal Civil Seminar, Federal Bar Association Tampa Bay Chapter, 2008
  • What's New at WIPO's Mediation and Arbitration Center, Hillsborough County Bar Association Intellectual Property Section Seminar, 2008
  • Data Management to Evidence, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the Association of Records Managers and Administrators Monthly Meeting, 2008
  • E-Discovery Storm: Tsunami or Safe Sailing?, Jacksonville Bar Association's Annual Raymond Ehrlich Seminar, 2007
  • E-Discovery Readiness, Seminar, 2007
  • Electronic Data and the Archeology of Discovery, BlueCross and BlueShield Association's 40th Annual Lawyers' Conference, 2006
  • Electronic Discovery of Medical Records, CLE Seminar, 2005
  • Practical Pointers for Practitioners: Counseling Clients While Proving Your Case, 3rd National in-House Counsel Conference on Defending and Managing Complex Litigation, 2004
  • Cross Examination: Tips and Pitfalls, Hillsborough County Bar Association’s State Court Trial Seminar, 2004
  • Technology Clients and Ethical Pitfalls – Traps to Avoid, University of Florida College of Law First Annual Law & Technology Institute, 2002
  • Advertising Issues in Electronic Commerce and on the Internet, CLE Seminar, 1999
  • Internet, Intranets, and Extranets, University of Florida Conference on Law and Technology, 1997
  • Trade and Commerce on the Internet, Florida International University's Americas Internet Seminar, 1996
  • Recent Developments in U.S. Intellectual Property Law, WIPO Caribbean Law Conference, 1995
  • False Advertising Under The Lanham Act, Florida Bar CLE Presentation, 1993

Published Articles & Books