William J. McPartland

Will is a member of a firm wide, multidisciplinary group - Marshall Dennehey COVID-19 Task Force - created to address and support your real-time legal and business concerns in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Will is a member of the Professional Liability Department and handles matters on behalf of both insured and self-insured clients. He concentrates his practice in areas involving special education due process, civil rights, employment matters and claims involving the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act. Will represents both government and private employers in state and federal court in ADEA, ADA, Title VII, FMLA and PA Veterans Preference Act claims. He also handles general liability matters involving automobile accidents, premises liability claims and special investigations matters, which often involve claims of suspected arson and insurance fraud.

Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Will worked for defense firms in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ralph L. DeLuccia, Jr. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Trial Division, in Passaic County.

Will earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Miami in environmental planning, an interdisciplinary degree with an emphasis on science and civil engineering. While at Miami, he was the starting fullback for the Hurricanes and received All Big East Football Academic Honors. He later attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, earning his juris doctor in 2004.

Year joined

2007

Results

Obtained Dismissal of Local Planning Commission Based Upon Application of the Pennsylvania Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act

Public Entity and Civil Rights Litigation
December 1, 2017

Our client, a local planning commission, was sued for allegedly taking too long to approve a zoning permit for the establishment of a restaurant. The plaintiffs filed a single-count complaint, seeking damages for willful and intentional conduct on the part of the commission. Following the close of the pleadings, a motion for judgment on the pleadings was filed. The Lackawanna County judge granted the motion, finding the commission was entitled to judgment as a matter of law because the plaintiffs only asserted intentional conduct, not negligence.

Thought Leadership

Marshall Dennehey Announces COVID-19 Task Force

COVID-19 Task Force 2020
March 23, 2020
Through this very difficult time, and in response to emerging and uncertain legal developments arising from the coronavirus pandemic, Marshall Dennehey has assembled a firmwide, multidisciplinary task force to advise, address and support your lega

Marshall Dennehey Announces New Shareholders, Special Counsel

January 2, 2014
Marshall Dennehey announced today that 16 attorneys, nearly half of them women, were elected shareholders of the firm at the annual shareholders' meeting held December 9 in Philadelphia.

Educating Students During the Coronavirus Pandemic

COVID-19 Task Force 2020
School Leaders Liability
March 30, 2020
This bulletin is in reply to recent questions we have received about educating students during the coronavirus epidemic.