William B. King
Prior to joining the firm, Bill served for two years as a judicial law clerk to Judge Richard D. Bennett of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He also worked as a legal fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives, both in the office of Congressman C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02) and for the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (since renamed as the Committee on Oversight and Reform). Bill is an active member of several neighborhood improvement organizations throughout the Baltimore region and is founder and past president of Baltimore's City Center Residents Association. He has also served on the boards of directors of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Market Center Merchants Association, Baltimore’s Community Law Center, and the Historic Charles Street Association. Bill is frequently quoted by Baltimore and Washington, DC area news outlets on the topics of urban development, transit, and preservation efforts in those two cities.
Bill maintains close ties to the historic preservation and architectural communities in DC and Baltimore and has published on those topics. He is an active member of Baltimore Heritage, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation, and the Bar Association of Baltimore City's Historical Committee. Bill has received awards from the Maryland Daily Record, the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, and Baltimore’s Community Law Center in connection with his urban renewal work.
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Experience
Representative Matters
- Successfully defended a national solar energy company against numerous consumer complaints brought in Maryland state courts, including first chairing argument on a motion to dismiss
- Served on a trial team that obtained a preliminary injunction against a Maryland county in a high-profile land use and development matter following a week-long hearing in federal court
- Won dismissal of a tort action brought against an individual officer of a defunct corporation in federal court
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Credentials
Education
- J.D. cum laude Georgetown University Law Center 2015
- Dean's List
- CALI Award Winner
- Barristers' Council, Trial Advocacy Division
- Vice president, Student Bar Association
- Editorial staff and contributing author, Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy
- B.A. Psychology and Philosophy with honors Swarthmore College 2012
- Mock Trial Association President
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Clerk Experience
- The Honorable Richard D. Bennett U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Member, Federal Bar Association, Maryland Chapter
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Member, Bar Association of Baltimore City
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2021 – 2025
- The Daily Record; Maryland State Bar Association, Leader in Law – Generation J.D., 2023
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Maryland, 2022 – 2023
- The Daily Record, Very Important Professionals Successful by 40, 2019
- Community Law Center, Outstanding Pro Bono Service, Baltimore, 2015
- Capitol Hill Restoration Society, Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture Prize, Land Planning and Urban Development, Washington, DC, 2015 (Inaugural winner)
Community
Volunteerism
- Board member and past president, City Center Residents Association
- Former member, Board of Directors, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
- Former member, Board of Directors, Market Center Merchants Association
- Former member, Board of Directors, Community Law Center
- Former member, Board of Directors, Historic Charles Street Association