William T. Corbett

Partner

(973) 631-6005
350 Mount Kemble Avenue
P.O. Box 1917
Morristown, NJ 07962
Direct (973) 631-6005
Fax (973) 267-6442
350 Mount Kemble Avenue
P.O. Box 1917
Morristown, NJ 07962

William Corbett is a Partner in the Firm’s Insurance and Reinsurance Services Group.

With nearly 35 years of experience, Mr. Corbett represents insurer clients in coverage and extra-contractual liability litigation and counseling in all property/casualty and professional insurance lines. He has handled and argued appeals on behalf of insurers in state courts across the country, as well as in most of the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal. In addition, Bill serves on occasion as an expert witness on issues of insurance coverage and claims handling practices.

In 2016, Bill was accepted as a Fellow of the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel and was also nominated for membership in the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel.

Bill credits his ten years spent as counsel in the corporate law department of Travelers Insurance Companies in Hartford, Connecticut, as developing his unique understanding and appreciation of underwriting and claims handling principles and procedures, as well as the needs of insurance industry clients.

Publications and Presentations

Co-Author, “A Regrettable Insurance Decision From The 9th Circ.” Law360 (March 2019)

Awards and Honors

New Jersey Super Lawyers, (2020-2021). (This list is published by Super Lawyers.  Their selection methodology is available here.  No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.)

Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America©(2021-2025). Their selection methodology is available here.  No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.)

Fellow, American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel (2016)

Memberships

American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Section)

News

350 Mount Kemble Avenue
P.O. Box 1917
Morristown, NJ 07962
Direct (973) 631-6005
Fax (973) 267-6442
Services
Education
  • University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1985)
  • Wake Forest University (B.A., 1982)
Professional Admissions
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (2001)
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2011)
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1997)
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1998)
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1996)
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1997)
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1998)
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2010)
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (1998)
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2001)
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1997)
  • United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1997)
  • United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (1988)
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2011)
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2008)
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan (1996)
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2000)
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (2001)
  • State of New Jersey (1997)
  • State of Connecticut (1985)