William “Bill” T. Reid, IV, senior founding partner of Reid Collins & Tsai LLP, is among the nation’s leading commercial trial lawyers. A former federal prosecutor, Bill has successfully prosecuted precedent-setting cases and recovered billions of dollars over three decades. He excels in complex commercial litigation. Benchmark Litigation’s U.S. Plaintiff Litigator of the Year in 2020 and 2023, he has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America® each year since 2016 and one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America since 2018.
Join YPLSA for a conversation about his new book, "Fighting Bullies: The Case for a Career in Plaintiffs' Law." Everything you've been told about being a lawyer is wrong. Many young lawyers believe they have only two career paths: a high-paying BigLaw job or a public interest job with meaningful work and limited pay. Bill Reid chose a third path, which is hardly mentioned let alone encouraged in law school—combining purpose and prosperity. That path is a career as a plaintiffs’ lawyer.