William P. York focuses his practice on civil rights litigation to vindicate the constitutional rights of immigrants, immigration appeals, the protection and defense of immigrant workers’ rights, including victims of human trafficking, advocating for immigrant victims of crime in the workplace, and civil litigation in state and federal courts (representing plaintiffs and small businesses). Mr. York is a 2011 graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor and a Certificate of Concentration in Litigation with Honors. Mr. York is a proud member of the National Lawyers Guild and is a founding member of the NLG’s Nashville chapter, which, to date, has focused its work primarily through public education and policy and legal reform on issues of homelessness, criminalization, and issues related to income disparities. Will is a member of the Guild’s Mass Defense Committee, Housing Committee, and Queer Caucus. He can frequently be found at various protests monitoring for First Amendment abuses on behalf of the National Lawyers Guild.

Prior to law school, Will was a prolific writer and the award-winning managing editor and senior reporter for his college’s student newspaper.