William Lee Buus

William is a trial lawyer who has handled a wide variety of business litigation cases in state and federal court, as well as before various administrative agencies. He has also argued before federal and state courts of appeal. Among others, he has handled cases involving wrongdoing between/among business owners, trademark infringement, patent infringement, copyright infringement, unfair competition, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, fraud and false claims, breach of fiduciary duties, wage and hour violations, wrongful termination, misconduct in the offer of sales and sales of securities, wrongoing by broker-dealers before FINRA (formerly NASD), real estate disputes, and insurance-related disputes. His cases have been the subject of news media reports, including major newspapers and television. He is currently an associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), a prestigious association of jury trial attorneys.Because of his litigation successes, from 2009 to the present, William has been named as a "Super Lawyer" in Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine, having been recognized by his peers as one of the top lawyers in Southern California. He has also received the highest rating of “10” on AVVO since 2009, and has been recognized four times by OC Metro Magazine as one of Orange County’s top lawyers. William has authored several articles on law practice for the Los Angeles Daily Journal, including articles on proving damages as well as getting and keeping the jury's attention. He was also on the staff of Southwestern University School of Law’s law review, and was invited to join Southwestern’s moot court honors program. William has also passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination in 1991.