Will is a preeminent construction lawyer and Co-Chair of the firm's Construction Practice Group representing clients in courts and arbitration and mediation venues and helps clients avoid litigation when possible. His practice encompasses construction and real estate disputes and transactions as well as commercial and corporate litigation. Will is Fellow in the American College of Construction Lawyers, a highly selective association of construction law practitioners, professors, and judges. As past chair of the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, he has also helped shape issues facing the construction bar. A broad spectrum of clients, including individuals, nonprofit organizations, and publicly traded companies rely on his counsel.
He represents and counsels individuals, small businesses, financial institutions, nonprofit institutions, and publicly traded companies. Will is committed to finding efficient and practical solutions for clients by resolving disputes under difficult circumstances. With respect to construction counseling and dispute resolution, he counsels owners, lenders, general contractors, joint ventures, and subcontractors across a variety of private and public sector projects. Will has focused on delivering a variety of projects for clients in an efficient and timely manner using optimal project delivery systems.
Will's practice includes appearances before state and federal courts, the American Arbitration Association and other ADR providers, and local boards and commissions. He has been trained to serve as an Arbitrator and Mediator and selected to serve on the panel of construction neutrals of the American Arbitration Association.
Will has been a leader in the local and national construction bar for nearly twenty years and is past Chair (2016-17) of the ABA Forum on Construction Law, the world’s largest organization of construction lawyers. Will previously served on the Governing Committee (2011 - 2013) and as Chair of the Marketing Committee of the Forum. Will is a member and past Chair (1998 – 2000) of the Construction Law Committee of the Boston Bar Association. He has spoken, published, and chaired programs and publications for the ABA’s Forum on Construction Law, the BBA, and other trade and industry organizations.
He has lectured and published on a variety of topics, including techniques for direct and cross-examination of expert witnesses, electronic discovery, mediation, and numerous subjects concerning construction law. Will has written articles for such publications as the Construction Lawyer, Engineering News Record, the Boston Bar Journal, Boston Business Journal, and the San Diego Transcript. In connection with his nonprofit and community work, Will has authored op-ed pieces and editorials in the Boston Globe and Outdoors Magazine.
Will has been active in his community and in nonprofit organizations. He is the Founder and Chair of the Board of Building for Good Inc. (B4G), a national web-based platform linking non-profits and charities with skilled pro bono construction lawyers, which launched in October 2019. He has been a leader in the conservation and outdoor recreation civic and nonprofit community, having served on the Board of Directors and as past Chairman (2005 – 2008) of the Appalachian Mountain Club, a 90,000-member conservation and outdoor recreation organization. In addition, he is past Co-chair (2008 – 2016) of the Board of Advisors of the AMC. In 2018, Will received the AMC's distinguished service award. He has also served as Conservation Commissioner (three years as Chair) and trustee of the local land trust in his home town.
Will is a preeminent construction lawyer and Co-Chair of the firm's Construction Practice Group representing clients in courts and arbitration and mediation venues and helps clients avoid litigation when possible. His practice encompasses construction and real estate disputes and transactions as well as commercial and corporate litigation. Will is Fellow in the American College of Construction Lawyers, a highly selective association of construction law practitioners, professors, and judges. As past chair of the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, he has also helped shape issues facing the construction bar. A broad spectrum of clients, including individuals, nonprofit organizations, and publicly traded companies rely on his counsel.
Experience
Transactional
- Represent a variety of owners (education, insurance, commercial, medical, and nonprofit) on construction contracts negotiation and as counsel on project delivery systems.
- Represent contractors and major subcontractors on negotiations on a variety of project types and project delivery systems.
- Represented DivcoWest in all matters pertaining to the drafting of construction documents for its 42-acre NorthPoint project in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Represented Drawbridge Realty in expansion and new construction at its 10 acre Airport Technology Park in Salt Lake City, UT.
- Represented General Electric in all phases of construction related to the company's Boston Headquarters.
- Represented General Electric in all phases of environmental remediation and related dredging and construction projects for the Housatonic River area.
- Represented General Electric in the negotiation of construction contracts and resolution of contract disputes for its Hudson River remediation project.
- Negotiated the construction contract for Boston's flagship 115,000-square-foot food distribution facility for the Greater Boston Food Bank.
Disputes & Workouts
- Represented an international theater venue operator in litigation against contractors, design professionals and a steel testing company for defective design and construction of a theater. Action initiated in state court and successfully resolved in mediation more than two years before anticipated trial date.
- Represented an owner in defense of a claim by a commercial tenant that the facility was not SCIF compliant. Successfully resolved in mediation.
- Represented a national hotel chain in a dispute with a terminated contractor. Successfully defeated injunction, dismissed litigation in state court, and negotiated resolution in mediation.
- Represented a national syndicate of bondholders and bondholder representatives in the successful resolution, workout, and sale of troubled privatized military housing construction projects located in Georgia, Arkansas, Florida, and Massachusetts. Representation of this $1.3 billion project included navigating mechanics’ lien, performance and payment bond claims, and the successful defense of an attempted injunction barring sale.
- Represented a joint venture on Boston’s CA/T “Big Dig” project in successfully opposing and defeating a bid protest.
- Represented a national institutional owner of commercial and multifamily properties in litigation against an architect and a contractor for defective design and construction of a 450-unit Texas project in state court. Successfully resolved in mediation.
- Represented a national contractor in the resolution of a construction defect case involving a luxury condominium in Pasadena, California.
News & Press
Mintz is pleased to announce that 31 attorneys have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers and 35 attorneys have been named Massachusetts Rising Stars for 2024.
The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas
August 15, 2024
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz announced today that 42 of its practices and 83 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those included in the guide, 18 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm obtained new listings in three practice areas and 10 of its lawyers were recognized for the first time.
Twenty-Five Mintz Attorneys Named To Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers List
November 21, 2023
BOSTON – Twenty-five Mintz attorneys have been named to Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers list.
Fifty-Nine Attorneys Recognized as 2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 12, 2023
Mintz is pleased to announce that 32 attorneys have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers and 27 attorneys have been named Massachusetts Rising Stars for 2023.
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
BOSTON – Mintz has earned top rankings in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 United States guide. The firm is recognized in 14 practice categories, and 59 individual attorneys are also recognized in the guide, some in more than one category.
Mintz and ML Strategies Receive Environmental Business Council Award For Outstanding Collaboration
June 08, 2023
BOSTON - Mintz and ML Strategies were recognized with the prestigious Nicholas Humber Award for Outstanding Collaboration by the Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) at the 30th Annual EBEE Awards in Boston.
BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.
BOSTON – Mintz is pleased to announce that William Hill, Member and Co-Chair of the firm's Construction Practice Group, was named a 2023 “Go To Construction Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
Twenty-Eight Mintz Attorneys Named To Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers List
November 22, 2022
In its second annual edition, 28 Mintz attorneys were named to Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers list.
35 Mintz attorneys have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyers and 25 Mintz attorneys have been named Massachusetts Rising Stars for 2022.
Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Alternative Procurement Methods and Mediation Strike Common Chords Across Construction Industry
April 25, 2019
Voices of Construction Law
September 10, 2018
Clauses, Claims and Communication
March 12, 2018
Mintz’s William Hill Receives Appalachian Mountain Club’s Distinguished Service Award
February 09, 2018
Mintz Attorneys William M. Hill and Randy K. Jones to Speak at ABA Forum on Construction Law Midwinter Meeting
January 30, 2017
Mintz and ML Strategies Represent GE in Acquisition and Permitting of GE Innovation Point
January 27, 2017
Q&A with William M. Hill, Chair of the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law
November 30, 2016
Eighty-Four Mintz Attorneys Named 2016 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 18, 2016
Conditional Support
October 17, 2016
Events & Speaking
American College of Construction Lawyers' Plenary Seven - Give Back Stories and Opportunities
Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa Carlsbad, California
Dusting Off Your Firm's Diversity and Inclusion Plan: DEI Strategies for Firms
ABA Forum on Construction Law Fall Meeting
Memphis, TN
ABA Forum on Construction Law Annual Meeting 2018
Tackling Crime and Corruption in the Construction Industry
Le Centre Sheraton Montréal Hotel 1201 Boulevard Rene-Levesque West Montréal, Québec, Canada
ABA Forum on Construction Law Annual Meeting 2017
American Bar Association
J.W. Marriott Washington, DC
ABA Forum on Construction Law Midwinter Meeting 2017
American Bar Association
JW Marriott Desert Springs, Palm Desert, CA
Will is a preeminent construction lawyer and Co-Chair of the firm's Construction Practice Group representing clients in courts and arbitration and mediation venues and helps clients avoid litigation when possible. His practice encompasses construction and real estate disputes and transactions as well as commercial and corporate litigation. Will is Fellow in the American College of Construction Lawyers, a highly selective association of construction law practitioners, professors, and judges. As past chair of the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, he has also helped shape issues facing the construction bar. A broad spectrum of clients, including individuals, nonprofit organizations, and publicly traded companies rely on his counsel.
Recognition & Awards
American College of Construction Lawyers, Fellow (2020- present)
Chambers USA: Massachusetts- Construction Law: Band 1 (2020-2024)
National Law Journal: Real Estate/Construction Trailblazer (2020)
Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Construction Litigation (2005 – 2024)
Best Lawyers in America: Litigation – Construction, Construction Law (2012 – 2025)
Boston Magazine Top Lawyers – Construction Litigation (2021 - 2023)
Distinguished Service Award, Appalachian Mountain Club (2018)
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
International Who’s Who of Construction Lawyers (2013 – 2019, 2022)
Who’s Who in America
Who’s Who in American Law
Will is a preeminent construction lawyer and Co-Chair of the firm's Construction Practice Group representing clients in courts and arbitration and mediation venues and helps clients avoid litigation when possible. His practice encompasses construction and real estate disputes and transactions as well as commercial and corporate litigation. Will is Fellow in the American College of Construction Lawyers, a highly selective association of construction law practitioners, professors, and judges. As past chair of the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, he has also helped shape issues facing the construction bar. A broad spectrum of clients, including individuals, nonprofit organizations, and publicly traded companies rely on his counsel.
Involvement
- Founder and Chair of Board, Building for Good, Inc.
- Past Chair, ABA Forum on Construction Law (2016-2017)
- Past Chair, Marketing Committee (2013 – 2015), Former Member, Governing Committee (2011 – 2013), ABA Forum on Construction Law
- Member, Past Chair (1998 – 2000), Boston Bar Association Committee on Construction Law
- Member, Construction Industries of Massachusetts
- Member, Association of General Contractors
- Past chair of the Board of Directors (3 years), Appalachian Mountain Club
- Past Board Member (9 years), Appalachian Mountain Club
- Past Co-chair, AMC Board of Advisors (2008 – 2016)
- Past Commissioner (6 years), past chair (2 years), Acton Conservation Commission
- Past Trustee, Acton Conservation Trust