Biography

William J. Clements is Of Counsel in Burns White’s Philadelphia office. With over 25 years of experience as a Philadelphia attorney, Mr. Clements has a multi-focused practice which includes defending doctors and other health care professionals, hospitals and long-term care facilities in medical malpractice and liability matters, as well as in connection with regulatory, licensing and law enforcement investigations.

Mr. Clements also has extensive expertise in complex business and commercial litigation, employment law (including Title IX, trade secret and restrictive covenant matters) and, in particular, in all manners of contract disputes. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Clements was Of Counsel at a mid-sized Philadelphia law firm, where he advised stakeholders in a wide variety of commercial, business, real estate and personal matters.

A seasoned litigator, Mr. Clements has represented businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals in state and federal trial and appellate courts, in industry and private arbitrations, during government investigations and in related administrative hearings. He has regularly been called upon to conduct and report on internal investigations involving highly sensitive matters.

Mr. Clements is an adjunct professor at Marywood University, where he teaches constitutional law and other legal study classes to graduate and undergraduate students. Mr. Clements has authored and taught numerous Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) courses on a variety of topics.

Mr. Clements received a Master of Laws in Trial Advocacy and Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Temple University Beasley School of Law. He received a Certificate of Professional Studies in Accounting from Ursinus College and a Bachelor of Science degree from Penn State (where he is an alumni of the Navy ROTC program).

A veteran, Mr. Clements served on active duty as a Navy officer, deploying to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Middle East, chiefly in support of the Navy’s amphibious operations. His military awards and achievements include the Navy Surface Warfare Officer Badge, three Navy Achievement Medals, the Navy and Marine Corps Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. He was honorably discharged at the rank of Navy Lieutenant (O-3).

Mr. Clements is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.