William E. Crabill

William E. Crabill is a Partner at the firm's Miami office and focuses on the defense, litigation and trial of personal injury (including catastrophic injury and wrongful death) matters and premises/products liability cases in the state/territorial and federal courts of Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

In addition to representing self-insured individual and corporate defendants directly, Mr. Crabill and his experienced team of associates are routinely retained by domestic and foreign insurance carriers to defend their insureds against claims brought in a variety of jurisdictions.

Mr. Crabill also has an extensive marine/admiralty background. He has represented cruise lines, marine underwriters, protection and indemnity (P&I) clubs, and recreational/commercial vessel owners and operators in maritime casualty and personal injury claims, including: Jones Act negligence; unseaworthiness; maintenance & cure; LHWCA; and wrongful death cases, brought by passengers, crewmembers, longshoremen and other third parties (swimmers/fishermen/snorkelers/scuba divers). Mr. Crabill has previously held a U.S. Coast Guard master mariner’s license and has experience operating vessels of various tonnages in both coastal and international waters. His practice routinely requires foreign travel and Spanish language proficiency.

Mr. Crabill has lived in South Florida for more than 40 years. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Washington and Lee University in 1989. He was awarded his Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center in 1996. He has spent his entire legal career defending personal injury and wrongful death claims.

Awards & Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America , Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, recognized since 2023