William K. McVisk Selected as 2024 Lawyer of the Year for Chicago: Litigation – Insurance by Best Lawyers
Tressler LLP is proud to announce that William K. McVisk has been selected as the 2024 Lawyer of the Year for Chicago: Litigation - Insurance by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers®.
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2024 "Lawyer of Year" recognitions are awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location by Best Lawyers. Bill McVisk received the highest overall peer feedback for Insurance Litigation in Chicago, Illinois for 2024.
"I am honored to receive this recognition," said Bill McVisk, partner at Tressler LLP. "This is also a testament to the amazing attorneys and staff here at Tressler. We are known for our collaboration and creativity, and this award highlights our success as a team. We continue to grow our Insurance and Litigation Practice Groups by providing high-quality, responsive legal support to our clients throughout the country."
Bill has been a litigator and trial lawyer for more than 30 years. He focuses his practice on complex insurance coverage litigation, hospital law and medical liability. He has handled all areas of coverage and bad faith litigation, especially third-party bad faith and coverage litigation involving commercial general liability, professional liability coverages as well as personal lines coverages such as auto and homeowners coverages. He has also acted as general counsel for the American Board of Medical Specialties, the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He has tried numerous serious cases, including insurance bad faith cases and personal injury cases with injuries as severe as brain damage and death.
Bill has been selected to Illinois Super Lawyers® and Illinois Leading Lawyers® lists since 2019. He was selected by his peers in the 27th Edition (2021), 29th Edition (2023) and 30th Edition (2024) of The Best Lawyers in America© for Insurance Law and Insurance Litigation. Click here to view Bill's full biography.
Congratulations, Bill McVisk!
About Best Lawyers®
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About U.S. News & World Report
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About Tressler LLP
Headquartered in Chicago, with eight offices located in five states, Tressler LLP is a national law firm comprised primarily of attorneys who devote their practice to the representation of the insurance industry in coverage analysis and resolution, litigation, underwriting consultation, product development, claims management and reinsurance.
In addition, Tressler has one of the most experienced and multi-faceted government law practices in Illinois, and has attorneys who represent clients in commercial litigation, defense litigation, corporate transactions, employment law and litigation, intellectual property and condominium and common interest community association law.
For more information, please visit www.tresslerllp.com.
