William O. Martin, Jr. (known as Skip) is a Senior Partner in the Product Liability & Tort Litigation Practice Group. His practice is national in scope and focuses on the litigation and trial of product liability actions. He serves as national trial counsel for APV North America, Inc. and its various divisions, having successfully defended the company's products in over 30 states, and has represented other clients on both a regional and national basis. Products in which Mr. Martin has significant experience include, but not limited to: all-terrain vehicles, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, conveyors, pneumatic conveyors, turbo expanders, nitrogen generators, film winders, wire winders, rotary cutters, rotary molders, packaging equipment, mixers, fabric-treating machines, printing presses, gear cutters, saws, locomotive bearings, sporting equipment, automotive parts, plate heat exchangers, valves, freezers, air compressors, construction equipment such as back hoes, front loaders and skid steer loaders, farm equipment, distillation systems, plastic blowmold machines, homogenizers, ovens, and plastic extrusion equipment.Specialties: Product liability, fire cases, serious motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents, railroad crossing collision cases, FELA and Safety Appliance Act cases, asbestos cases and some commercial litigation involving his clients' products.
Listed skills include Arbitration, Automobile Accidents, and Appeals.