William G. Winget

Biography

William G. Winget co-founded Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP in 1993. His practice primarily focuses on the investigation and adjustment of complex claims under fidelity and surety bonds, directors and officers liability policies, and the spectrum of professional liability and fiduciary liability insurance products. Mr. Winget also concentrates on the defense of insurers in coverage litigation before state and federal courts, the defense of financial services professionals and broker-dealers before arbitration panels and state and federal courts, as well as the prosecution and defense of UCC claims on negotiable instruments. Outside of his core practice areas, Mr. Winget successfully has handled a wide variety of cases and assignments at the request of the firm’s clients, including defamation actions, commercial contract disputes and copyright infringement claims.

Mr. Winget received his B.A. in English from Georgetown University in 1981 and a Masters of Arts degree in history in 1982. He received his J.D. in 1986 from St. John’s University School of Law, where he was named to the Moot Court Senior Board.

Mr. Winget is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in addition to the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Districts of New Jersey and Connecticut. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Practice Section) and the Professional Liability Underwriting Society. Mr. Winget serves on the PLUS Communications Committee, supervising the editorial content of the PLUS Journal as to banking and fidelity/surety matters.

Publications

“A Covered Bridge Too Far: The Second Circuit Weighs-In With An Expansive View of D&O Coverage For Investigation-Related Costs in MBIA v. Federal”, Plus Journal, August 2011“New York Court Decides That Banks and Mortgage Companies May Be Liable to Ponzi Scheme Victims Under Theory of Ordinary Negligence”, WSSLLP website, July 2011“Disappearing Document Dilemma”New York Law Journal,1996“Conflicts of Law Raise Questions of Coverage”New York Law Journal, 1995Seminars

“When the Mega-Client Gets Mad: Liability of Life Insurance Agents Serving High Net Worth Customers,” 2011“Private Equity & Insurance”, 2011.“Options Backdating – Defense Strategies, Investigations and Professional Liability Coverage,” 2007“Truth or Consequences – A Practical Guide to Rescission of Director’s & Officer’s Policies and Selected D&O Claims Handling Issues”, 2007.“D&O Underwriting & Claims In A Difficult Economic Climate”, 2007.

Education

No information available.

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: NY, NJ, CT