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William D. Wickard

Of Counsel
Pittsburgh
+1.412.355.8389
Fax +1.412.355.6501

Primary Practice

Education

  • J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2001, (magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Articles Editor and Editorial Board Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review)
  • B.A., Grove City College, 1998

Admissions

  • Bar of Pennsylvania
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • Biography Overview
  • Additional Background
Mr. Wickard is of counsel in the Construction and Engineering Practice Group.  His practice is concentrated in the area of complex commercial litigation with a strong emphasis on construction industry litigation.  Mr. Wickard has been involved with arbitrations and litigations in a number of state and federal courts regarding a wide variety of construction projects such as oil and gas, offshore oil production facilities, power plants, manufacturing plants, railroads and health care.  He has also drafted and negotiated various construction contracts. Mr. Wickard also has represented clients in connection with the procurement of large public contracts and various protest proceedings around the country.  He also has handled numerous appeals in several different state and federal jurisdictions.  

Additional Information

Publications
  • Co-Author, “The False Claims Act in Today’s Construction Industry,” Chapter 4 of 2008 Construction Law Update, published by Aspen Publishers.
  • Co-author, “Consequential Damages in Today’s Construction Industry,” Constructioneer, May 2008.
  • Co-Author, “Waving Good-Bye to Consequential Damages:  Drafting Effective Waivers in Today's Marketplace,” presented at The Construction Superconference, December 12-14, 2007.
  • “Pennsylvania Superior Court Holds that Owner and Contractor’s Subrogation Waiver is Enforceable Against Insurer that had no Notice of the Waiver,”  Construction and Engineering Alert, October 22, 2007.
  • Co-author, “Beyond EPLI: Coverage Issues for Employment-Related Claims,” Mealey’s Litigation Report: Employer Liability Insurance, January 2003  (Also presented at Mealey's Employment Liability Insurance Conference, June 24-25, 2002).
  • “Experts and Daubert Issues in Mold Litigation,” presented at The Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Dealing with Mold Claims, January 29, 2003 and presented at Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems, May 14, 2002.
  • Co-author, “Recovering Construction Contract Damages Using the Total Cost Method, the Modified Total Cost Method, or the Abandonment of Contract/Cardinal Change Doctrines,” presented at The “Contractor’s” Construction Superconference, December 12-13, 2002.
  • Co-author, “Recent Employment Practices Liability Insurance Coverage Litigation,” Mealey’s Litigation Report: Employer Liability Insurance, November 2002.  (Also presented at Mealey's Employment Liability Insurance Conference, June 24-25, 2002).
  • “University of Alabama Board of Trustees v. Garrett:  The ADA’s Eleventh Hour of Eleventh Amendment Abrogation,” Construction Law and Business, November/December 2001.
  • “The New Americans without a Disability Act:  The surprisingly successful plight of the non-disabled plaintiff under the ADA,” The University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Summer 2000.
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