William A. LeMire Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Shareholder Member, Board of Directors Chair, Insurance Coverage Practice Group | |
| phone | 612 375-5993 (Direct Dial) 866 435-5752 (Toll-free) |
| fax | 612 339-7655 |
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William LeMire's litigation and trial practice includes Catastrophic Property Losses, Fire and Explosion Losses, Product Liability Defense, Professional Liability Defense and Insurance Coverage. He has extensive experience in civil litigation, trials, and arbitrations.
His practice includes investigating and litigating large property and business losses involving fires, explosions, floods, and any manner of industrial catastrophe. Bill's product liability defense practice has included roles as national defense counsel for recreational and industrial product manufacturers. He has tried or litigated multimillion-dollar cases around the country. He has obtained numerous summary judgments and nominal settlement resolutions for product manufacturers.
Bill has been a guest speaker on several litigation topics including fire cause and origin investigations, NFPA 921, Daubert/expert testimony exclusion, and the unconditional need for honor and civility in the adversarial process. He is General Counsel for the International Association of Arson Investigators. In that capacity, he provides advice and counsel to the IAAI, an association consisting of approximately 7500 of the best fire-explosion investigation professionals in the world. He is also an instructor on courtroom testimony for the Fire Origin and Cause investigator training course taught by the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia.
- Areas of Practice:
- Product Liability Defense
- Professional Liability Defense
- Insurance Coverage Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Minnesota, 1989
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1989
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1990
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1995
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1999
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2007
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
- Education:
- William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota,
1989
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude - University of St. Thomas,
1985
B.A.











