William McKinley

Leaders in Law endorses William McKinley as our exclusively recommended Healthcare Law expert in Wisconsin, USA. If you wish to get in touch with William please use the contact information provided above.

William “Will” McKinley is a Shareholder practicing with Menn’s Business Practice Group, of which he is also the chairperson.  Though born and raised in the cornfields of Western Illinois, Will has been proud to call Northeast Wisconsin home for over a decade. Prior to joining the Firm, Will practiced commercial litigation with a well-respected law firm in Green Bay for several years.  As a graduate (with honors) of both Marquette University undergraduate and law school, while the rest of state bleeds red, Will bleeds blue and gold.  During his law school experience, Will served as a judicial intern to the Hon. William C. Griesbach, Federal District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Green Bay); clerked for law firms in Appleton and Green Bay; and served as a judicial intern with the Brown County Court Commissioner’s Office.

Will devotes a large portion of his legal practice towards serving his business and corporate clients, especially those in the medical and dental fields, dealing with contract, real estate, corporate, employment, and sale/acquisition issues.  Will also has significant commercial litigation experience, dealing with a wide variety of cases in small-claims, state circuit, and federal district court, along with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.  Will has also appeared before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Will has routinely served as local counsel for large corporations dealing with litigation in courts throughout Northeast Wisconsin.

Every Friday you can catch Will on the “Lawyer Up!” segment with “Matt, Earl, and the Morning News” on News Radio WTAQ  (97.5 FM / wtaq.com).  To listen to prior segments, click here, and be sure to follow him on Twitter.

In 2016, Will was recognized as a “Future 15” Young Professional by the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce, and has been selected as a Super Lawyer – Rising Star in 2017, 2018, and 2019 in the fields of healthcare law and business litigation. In 2019, Will was also selected as a Wisconsin “Bet the Company Litigator” in business litigation, and is the only lawyer in Wisconsin to be recommended by Premier Health Care Lawyers.

Prior to practicing law, Will served a two-year stint as a corps member with Teach for America, serving as a high school special education teacher in Crownpoint, N.M.  Will, his wife, Gretchen, and their five young children currently reside in Appleton.

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Business Transactions
• Healthcare Law
• Real Estate Transactions
• Dispute Resolution

Admitted to Practice

• State Bar of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court – Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin

Activities/Achievements

• Fox Cities Chamber ” Future 15″ Award Recipient (2016)
• Super Lawyer – Rising Star (2017, 2018 & 2019)
• Past Parish Council Member, St. Bernadette Parish of Appleton
• Treasurer Trustee, St. Bernadette Parish of Appleton
• Past Secretary-Trustee, St. Clare Parish of Wrightstown
• Past President, Wrightstown Lions Club
• General Counsel and Executive Board Member, Bay Lakes Council of Boy Scouts
• Member, Bellin Health Board Committee on System Healthcare Performance
• Past Board Member, Bellin-ThedaCare Healthcare Partners
• Board Member, Bellin Psychiatric Center
• Board Member, Bellin Health Partners
• Past President, Wisconsin Media Check Foundation, Inc.
• Board Member, Free Speech for Campus, Inc.
• Member, Office of Lawyer Regulation District 10 Committee