William G. Wright
Shareholder
Business and Commercial Litigation Groups. Concentrates his practice in commercial bankruptcy and general commercial litigation. He has represented banks and other financial institutions for over twenty-five years. In that time, he has prosecuted and defended, among other bankruptcy matters, fraudulent conveyances, preferences, objections to claims, plan confirmations, cash collateral orders, motions for relief from stay and lease assumptions and rejections. He has appeared in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania including arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Areas of Practice
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Creditor Bankruptcy Law
- Litigation
- Bankruptcy Law
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1980
- Pennsylvania, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1980
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law
- Honors: With Honors
- University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Bachelor of Arts - 1977
Published Works
- How Are Attorney’s Fees Awarded in A Contract Dispute?, Litigation Quarterly, December, 2009
Honors and Awards
- Recognized as one of South Jersey's "Top Attorneys" as published by SJ Magazine
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- American Inns of Court, Member
- Camden County Bar Association, Member
- Camden County Mock Trial Program, Judge, 2000 - Present
- New Jersey Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Master
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
