William Dreher

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Biography

A partner in Keller Rohrbacks nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group, Will focuses his practice on complex environmental, public nuisance, and consumer litigation, with a particular emphasis on trial work.

Since joining the firm in 2024, Will has served as lead or co-lead counsel in jury trials representing a state against an e-cigarette maker and individuals who lost their homes in the largest set of wildfires in Oregons history, with the latter resulting in a $56 million damages verdict. Will has also helped lead the firms artificial intelligence practice group, having been appointed Co-Lead Interim Class Counsel in the copyright infringement class action Hendrix et al. v. Apple, Inc., (N.D. Cal.).

Prior to joining the firm, Will spent over five years prosecuting criminal cases as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Washington. In that role, Will prosecuted local violent crime, property crime, and environmental crime, and served as the district’s Criminal Civil Rights Coordinator, overseeing the investigation and prosecution of all hate crimes and unlawful uses of force by law enforcement officers. For three years, he was detailed to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, prosecuting felony cases arising out of the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol building.

Before moving to Seattle, Will litigated clean energy, environmental, and commercial matters at Jenner & Block LLP. He clerked for Judge Brett Kavanaugh at the U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit and then for the Justice Elena Kagan at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Articles & Presentations

•Affiliate Instructor, University of Washington, U.S. Supreme Court Seminar, 2021, 2022

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Areas of Practice (5)

  • Appeals
  • Class Action & Complex Litigation
  • Environmental Litigation
  • Litigation On Behalf Of State & Local Governments
  • Wildfire Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Georgetown School of Foreign Service, B.S.F.S., magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Sigma Nu, 2009
Law School Attended:
Harvard Law School, J.D., summa cum laude; Fay Diploma, 2013; Sears Prizes, 2010-2012; Notes Editor, Harvard Law Review; Technical Editor, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 2013
Year of First Admission:
2013
Admission:
2013, Maryland [inactive]; 2014, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 2016, District of Columbia; 2016, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; 2017, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 2017, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; 2018, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 2018, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; 2024, Washington; 2013, Maryland
Memberships:

Professional & Civic Involvement

• American Association for Justice, Member

• King County Bar Association, Member

• Washington State Bar Association, Member

• District of Columbia Bar, Member

• Federal Bar Association - WDWA, Co-Chair, Criminal Law Committee

ISLN:
1000317888

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971-396-5701  Phone

206-623-3384  Fax

www.kellerrohrback.com/attorney/william-dreher

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