Mr. Bill Brewer

Bill Brewer co-founded Bickel & Brewer in 1984. Since that time he has earned a nationwide reputation as one of the most aggressive and successful lawyers in the United States practicing exclusively in the field of complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution.  

Under Mr. Brewer’s direction, Bickel & Brewer has become renowned for its innovative handling of major disputes in the hospitality industry. For the past decade, Bickel & Brewer has represented hotel franchisors, management companies, owners, developers and investors in some of the highest profile litigation in the hospitality industry. 

Mr. Brewer is a noted lecturer and author on legal issues affecting the hospitality industry. Bickel & Brewer has been a featured participant at every New York University Hospitality Industry Investment Conference since 1992. In further support of his commitment to executive education in the hospitality industry, Mr. Brewer serves as an editorial board member of the Hotel Business Review and the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, the flagship publication of the Cornell Hotel School. He is a member of several leading industry associations, including the American Hotel & Motel Association and the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys. 

Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Mr. Brewer received his bachelor of arts degree, cum laude, from St. John’s University in 1974, followed in 1977, by his juris doctor, cum laude, from the Albany Law School of Union University.  Thereafter, Mr. Brewer attended New York University School of Law where he received a Master of Laws in Trade Regulation in 1978. Mr. Brewer is admitted to practice in Texas and New York, as well as numerous federal district courts and the Courts of Appeal for the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Federal Circuits.  

Mr. Brewer is a member of various philanthropic organizations, including the New York City Partnership and the Board of Trustees of Albany Law School. Mr. Brewer is a founding partner of the Bickel & Brewer Latino Institute for Human Rights at the New York University School of Law. He also is co-chairman of the Bickel & Brewer Storefront and the Bickel & Brewer Foundation, a non-profit foundation funded by companies, individuals and the national litigation firm of Bickel & Brewer. The Foundation has achieved widespread recognition for its efforts to create, fund and manage a variety of educational outreach programs. 

Mr. Brewer is continually recognized in Dallas, in New York and throughout the United States as one of the top lawyers in commercial litigation.  

Mr. Brewer can be contacted at 214-653-4811 or wab@bickelbrewer.com