William Deveau is a dedicated insurance lawyer focusing his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and insurance coverage law. He counsels and represents insurers, managing general agents and brokers on complex insurance issues in connection with coverage programs including commercial and excess, employment practices, energy and maritime, workers’ compensation, professional liability and environmental.

Mr. Deveau also represents local and regional businesses in corporate, transactional and litigation matters.

Specifically, Mr. Deveau brings a proven track record handling matters involving bad faith, construction, energy production and distribution, bodily injury and property damage claims, personal and advertising injury, fraud and misrepresentation, broker liability, policy limit demands, wrongful acts, workers’ compensation and employers’ liability, and products liability. With both individual and collaborative efforts in handling matters, he achieves successful and efficient results for the clients he serves in state, federal and appellate courts.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Deveau served as a law clerk for the United States Department of Justice in the Environmental & Natural Resources Division, Environmental Enforcement Section in Washington, D.C.

Bar Admissions
• New Jersey
• New York

Court Admissions
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York