William Allred has over 24 years of experience as a trial lawyer in cases involving Commercial Litigation, Construction, Extra-Contractual Claims, Insurance Coverage, Insurer Regulation, Personal Injury, Products Liability, and Water Rights. Bill is AV®Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. In addition, he is a registered neutral with the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution and helped to found BAY Mediation & Arbitration Services, LLC in 2002. Bill has completed advanced ADR training at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University and at The University of Vermont. He is a recognized member of The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and The Georgia Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators.

Areas of Expertise

• Commercial Litigation
• Construction
• Extra-Contractual Claims
• Insurance Coverage
• Insurer Regulation
• Personal Injury
• Products Liability
• Water Rights

ADR Training

• Resolution Resources Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia, 2003
• Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution, Registered Neutral
• Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law,
  Malibu, California, Intermediate, 2003
• Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, University of Vermont, School of Law,
  Advanced, 2007, 2009, 2010

Education

• J.D., Western New England College, School of Law, 1986
  Western New England College Law Review, an editor
• M.A., College of William & Mary, 1989
• B.A., University of Georgia, 1982

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Georgia

• Georgia Court of Appeals
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit

Legal Employment

• Barrickman, Allred & Young, Atlanta, Georgia (Partner, 1999 - present)
• Bovis, Kyle & Burch, Atlanta, Georgia (Partner, 1996 - 1998; Assoc., 1992 - 1998)
• Downey & Cleveland, Marietta, Georgia (1988 - 1992)
• Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, Worchester, Massachusetts (1987 - 1988)
• Ruggeri & Ruggeri, Greenfield, Massachusetts (1986 - 1987)

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Georgia
• American Bar Association (ABA)
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Georgia Defense Lawyers Association (GDLA)
• The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
• The Georgia Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators

Other Professional Accomplishments

• AV®Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

¹ AV®Preeminent™ is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings Fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.