William (Bill) Lewis

Join us in congratulating Partner Bill Lewis for being selected as a Fellow in the American College of Coverage Counsel. The ACCC is composed of preeminent coverage and extra-contractual counsel in the United States and Canada, representing the interests of both insurers and policyholders. The organization facilitates and encourages the association of outstanding lawyers who are distinguished for...

Butler is proud to spotlight one of its long standing Partners, Bill Lewis. Having built a successful career as a lawyer with the firm for almost 30 years, Bill’s experiences have opened up opportunities to work alongside leading partners within the firm, prestigious legal organizations and top insurance companies in the industry.  In our interview Bill candidly shares his journey in becoming a...

Please join us in congratulating our Partners for being recognized on "The Best Lawyers in America" list for 2021. Recognition in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, their publications have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most ...

Recent Developments In Property Insurance Law...

It all started in 2003 for Partner Bill Lewis. His church was heading to Haiti for a mission trip, and Bill volunteered to go. He packed his bags, flew to Haiti and landed on a puddle jumper airplane whose landing strip was a compilation of dirt and grass. The goal was to build as many cisterns as possible so that the people of Haiti could have a better system for water. Reflecting on his experien...

This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or downloaded or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association. I. Business Interruption/Civil Authority In National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania v. Trans-Canada Energy USA, Inc.,1 the insurers s...

Bill Lewis presented a Continuing Education Credit presentation to AXIS on May 6, 2016. Bill's topic is "Property Insurance Case Law Update."...

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Bill Lewis spoke at the FDCC Conference on February 28 — March 4, 2016 in San Diego, CA. Bill's topic was, “Analysis of Property Insurance Coverage Issues that arise out of Extreme Weather Events.”...

Bill Lewis spoke at the 2016 Windstorm Conference on February 1—4, 2016 in Orlando, FL. Bill's topic was, “Preexisting Damages v. Damages from a Covered Peril.”...

Bill Lewis spoke with Phil Ambrose from Engle Martin and Paul McCullough from S-E-A, Ltd. at the Lloyd's Library in London, England on March 11, 2015.  The topic of the presentation was, "Everything You Need to Know About Collapse/Rot Claims in Florida."...

Butler is pleased to announce that seven of its Partners were listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2015, a highly regarded directory of attorneys, where inclusion is entirely peer-based and extremely selective. Fewer than 4% of the nation's attorneys are included. Jerry Albrecht, Paul Butler, Doug Berry, Bill Lewis, Kathy Maus, and John Weihmuller were selected for Insurance Law. Lewis Collins w...

Bill spoke at WINDSTORM 2012. The topic was, "Adjustment Techniques Never Stay the Same: How Recent Statutory and Legal Changes Impact the Adjustments of Windstorm Claims in Florida."...

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I. Introduction The idea of "ensuing loss" sounds so simple. It is a loss that ensues from an earlier loss. In first party property insurance contracts, the "ensuing loss" concept comes into play when the initial loss is excluded, such as in the case of mold, water damage, or when a defective design causes the loss. When another loss ensues from the first excluded cause of loss, the intent of "en...

I.  Introduction Assuming that a loss falls with the terms and conditions of the insurance policy and is a covered loss, the next question to be addressed is the quantum of the loss. The quantum of the loss is generally resolved by valuation principles based on “Actual Cash Value” calculations or “Replacement Cost” calculations contained within the particular policy of insurance. The con...

This is one of a series of articles under the by line “Butler on Bad Faith” originally published in Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, Vol. 15, #24, p. 25 (April 17, 2002). © Copyright Butler 2002. The Seventh Circuit recently addressed the question of whether an independent insurance broker, who provided clients to the insured, was their intermediary, thus barring coverage and...