About
For four decades, Bill Parler has represented businesses and individuals in circuit and appellate courts in Maryland and Washington D.C. His lengthy record of engagements includes the expeditious resolution of toxic tort claims against large corporate clients, numerous insurance defense matters, and the representation of individual plaintiffs in complex civil litigation. At ease in front of judges and juries in the courtroom as well as in mediation, Bill is committed to asserting his clients’ rights at every stage of a dispute. He lives in Baltimore County and serves as vice president of the local chapter of Sons of the American Revolution.
Representative Cases
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Savage v Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2021. Bill successfully represented the FHLMC (“Freddie Mac”) in an action originally filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City and subsequently removed to the U.S. District Court for Maryland, which granted Freddie Mac’s motion for summary judgment.
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Maryland Department of the Environment v. WAZ Investments, 2021: The judge in this case granted Bill’s motion for judgment, and all counts of the MDE complaint were dismissed.
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City Homes, Inc. v. Hazlewood, 2013: In this case, Bill had a large verdict against his client City Homes reversed on the grounds that the trial judge had abused her discretion by permitting plaintiff’s counsel to present testimony from a medical expert who was not qualified to offer opinions on the sources or effects of lead.
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Angstadt v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, 1997. This oft-cited Virginia Supreme Court decision supports the premise that insureds have a duty to cooperate with their insurers. Bill’s client Atlantic Mutual was relieved of any duty to indemnify Angstadt or his company due to the failure of its CEO to appear in Utah for a court-ordered deposition.
Practice Areas
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Appellate Litigation
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Commercial Litigation
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Construction Law
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Insurance Coverage and Defense
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Insurance Fraud Investigation
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Premises Liability
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Subrogation
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Toxic Tort Defense
Admissions
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Maryland
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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
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U.S. Supreme Court
Education
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University of San Diego, J.D.
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University of Southern California, B.A.
Affiliations
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American Bar Association
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Baltimore City Bar Association
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Baltimore County Bar Association
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District of Columbia Bar Association
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Maryland State Bar Association
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Property Owners Association of Greater Baltimore, Inc.