William P. Harrington

Mr. Harrington is Chairman of the Firm’s Executive Committee and head of the Litigation Practice Group. He is an experienced trial attorney who has represented Fortune 500 companies in criminal, commercial, environmental, civil rights, real estate, gaming, and employment discrimination matters. His clients have included major oil and pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, racetracks/casinos, financial institutions, and significant regional companies in all aspects of complex environmental, toxic tort, and commercial litigation. Mr. Harrington also represents both municipalities and developers in all phases of land use development and related litigation.

From 1982-1983, Mr. Harrington served as a law clerk for Hon. Charles L. Brieant, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. A graduate of Fordham University School of Law, he received his undergraduate degree from The College of William & Mary, where he was an Academic All-American basketball player.

GOVERNMENT SERVICE

•2000-Present, Town of Pound Ridge, NY, Town Attorney
•2001-2006, New York Gubernatorial Review Panel for the Federal Judiciary
•1982-1983, Law Clerk for the Hon. Charles L. Brieant, U.S.D.J., former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Professional Recognition and Community Involvement

•2015-Present, Each One Counts Foundation, Inc., Trustee
•2011-Present, Finance Committee of the Archdiocese of New York, Member
•2010-Present, St. Joseph's Seminary and College, Trustee
•2000-Present, Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, Trustee
•2011-2021, Westchester County Association, Chairman
•2010-2016, CMS Bank Corp., Director and Governance Chair
•1995-2006, Food Bank for Westchester, Chairman Emeritus
•2023, Saint Joseph's Seminary & College, Recipient of the Archbishop Michael A. Corrigan Founder's Medal
•2021, Westchester County Association, Alfred B. DelBello Visionary Award
•2021, Archbishop Stepinac High School, Special Recognition Award
•2021, Andrus Light Up the Night, Leadership and Commitment Award
•2014 VNS Westchester, Community Leadership Award
•2009, Franciscan Friars of the Atonement-Graymoor, Sharing Hope Celebration Award
•2009, Archdiocese of New York, Westchester County Inner City Scholarship Fund Award

Professional Recognition

•2007-Present, New York Super Lawyers
•1996-Present, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review National Rating: Preeminent (5.0 out of 5)
•2018, Legal Services of the Hudson Valley Honoree, Equal Access to Justice Award
•2017, AJC Learned Hand Equal Justice Award
•2016, Charles L. Brieant Center Annual Spring Gala Honoree
•2007, Ellis Island Medal of Honor