William R. Hinchman

Practice Areas
Education

Temple University Beasley School of Law, L.L.M., with Honors (Trial Advocacy) (2001)

Villanova University School of Law, J.D., recipient Wapner Newman and Wigrizer award for excellence in Trial Advocacy (1990)

Juniata College, B.S. (1987)

Admissions

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

New York

U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Memberships

Member,  American Bar Association

Member,  Pennsylvania Bar Association

Member,  National Contract Management Association

Faculty Member,  National Institute of Trial Advocacy

 

William R. Hinchman

Partner
Philadelphia Office
1835 Market Street - Suite 1400
Philadelphia, PA 19103

215.569.2796 phone
215.568.6603 fax
whinchman@klehr.com
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William R. Hinchman is a skilled, experienced litigator concentrating in all facets of commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on complex business disputes, government contracts and insolvency.

Business disputes

  • successfully tried a multi-million dollar severance claim by a former officer of a start-up pharmaceutical company;

  • achieved a defense verdict in a civil rights action claimed against a party seeking possession of real property;

  • successfully tried a broker commission dispute involving the sale of a multi-million dollar commercial office building;

  • settled favorably a $6 million claim by a franchisee that involved claims of lender liability, fraud and civil conspiracy; and

  • successfully tried a construction dispute that resulted in a favorable settlement during jury deliberations.

Government contracts

  • drafted, implemented and monitored a Department of Justice mandated administrative compliance program for a public company with millions of dollars of Department of Defense contracts;
  • successfully defended a public company against a Department of the Navy recommendation for suspension and debarment;
  • prosecuted a multi-million dollar claim on behalf of a public company before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims;
  • negotiated a teaming agreement between two public companies that jointly developed a combat personnel carrier for the Department of Defense;  and
  • drafted a complex end user license agreement for a foreign software manufacturer.

Debtor-Creditor

  • negotiated and resolved numerous claims totaling $12 million by the reorganized debtor in a large telecommunications bankruptcy case;
  • represents regional bank in all aspects of collection and enforcement proceedings; and
  • enforce rights of debtors, creditors, equity security holders and committees in various bankruptcy matters.

Speeches and Publications


Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, New York Law School, Deposition Skills course , November 2012

Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy Program  Temple University

Instructor, Trying a Case in Bankruptcy Court

Instructor, Government Contracting Basics

Instructor, Deposition Skills

Instructor, Building Trial Skills

Author, National Institute of Trial Advocacy Case File, Bio-Solutions, Inc. v. O'Malley

Articles/Seminars

"Government Contractors Face New Compliance Hurdles," by William R. Hinchman