W. William Prochot

W. William Prochot: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Biography

With nearly thirty years of deep experience, Will Prochot focuses on federal regulatory and administrative law litigation before the Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges, Benefits Review Board, various federal circuit courts and Supreme Court. He has broad experience litigating complex medical, insurance, self-insurance, evidentiary and administrative law issues both at trial and on appeal. He has represented numerous coal mine operators, insurance companies and sureties at hundreds of trials and hearings and has advised numerous law firms regarding strategy for defending claims brought under the Black Lung Benefits Act and its implementing regulations. He also has deep experience challenging the validity of agency regulations and actions under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Concentrations

•Agency litigation
•Rulemaking challenges
•Administrative law and procedure
•Black lung benefits
•Insurance coverage disputes
•Self-insurance
•HIPAA/privacy issues
•Attorney's fee litigation
•Medical benefits disputes
•Freedom of Information Act requests
•Medicare Secondary Payer Act actions
•Employment law litigation
•Hart-Scott-Rodino filings
•Unfair trade practices
•Antitrust law

Judicial Clerkships

•Law Clerk, American Civil Liberties Union, Philadelphia, PA, September 1994-May 1996
•Law Clerk, Office of the State’s Attorney, County of Cook, Civil Actions Bureau, Torts Division, Chicago, Illinois, 1994

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Areas of Practice (6)

  • Litigation
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Mining
  • Appeals & Legal Issues
  • Federal Regulatory & Administrative Law
  • Insurance

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Northwestern University, B.A., History and Political Science, 1993; Dean's List; Evans Scholarship; Phi Beta Kappa; Regional Finalist, Jessup International Moot Court
Law School Attended:
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1996
Year of First Admission:
1997
Admission:
District of Columbia; New York; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Member, American Bar Association

•Member, District of Columbia Bar Association

Birth Information:
Oak Lawn, Illinois, February 17, 1971
ISLN:
910256986

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