Bill McGuinn is a Partner at Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP, where he concentrates his work on high-stakes civil and criminal litigation.

A skilled trial lawyer and trusted legal advisor, Bill has extensive experience defending individuals, insurance companies, corporations, property owners and restaurant owners in personal injury claims, underinsured and uninsured motorist claims, liquor liability claims and property damage claims. Bill has obtained numerous favorable jury verdicts and settlements for his clients. He is a frequent presenter on winning trial strategies and how to communicate complex legal and scientific issues to jurors.

In his civil practice, Bill has overseen thousands of litigation files with positive results. Notably, despite the challenges to courts and litigants since the onset of COVID-19, he has conducted hundreds of virtual depositions and participated in virtual mediations and arbitrations, bringing dozens of cases to resolution.

In addition to his civil litigation experience, Bill leads Hoagland Longo’s Criminal Defense Group, where he represents individuals and corporations accused of various crimes and offenses throughout New Jersey. He handles all types of Municipal and Superior Court matters including drug offenses, assault charges, weapons offenses, driving while intoxicated (DWI) charges and other traffic related offenses.

As the Municipal Prosecutor in the Township of Aberdeen, Township of Shrewsbury, Borough of Matawan, Borough of Red Bank, Borough of Sea Bright and Borough of Lake Como, Bill is responsible for handling criminal offenses such as drug charges, assault, theft, shoplifting, domestic violence and other disorderly person and petty disorderly person charges. He also handles the prosecution of all motor vehicle infractions such as moving violations and DWI cases. Bill has gained significant trial experience in these positions, having taken hundreds of cases to verdict.

His extensive direct and cross examination skills led him to serve as an adjunct professor for the Division of Criminal Justice Training Academy in Sea Girt, NJ. Through this academy, Bill has trained police officers and state troopers in cross-examination techniques used by defense attorneys, and how to effectively confront these techniques during suppression hearings and trials.

Bill completed his undergraduate education at the University of Connecticut. He obtained his law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law and his M.B.A. from Quinnipiac University School of Business. He completed a one-year Superior Court Clerkship for the Honorable Phillip H. Mizzone, Jr., J.S.C., in the Criminal Division, Passaic County. Bill is admitted to practice law in New Jersey, New York and the United States District Court – District of New Jersey.

Actively involved in his community, Bill volunteers his time as a coach for the St. Clement’s Youth Basketball Association in Matawan, NJ. He is also an active member of both the Boomer Esiason Foundation in the fight against Cystic Fibrosis and the Catch 25 Foundation, which provides support in the form of counseling, scholarships, financial aid and charitable donations to children dealing with the loss of a parent.

Affiliations

  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
  • New Jersey Defense Association
  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • New Jersey State Municipal Prosecutors’ Association
  • St. Clement’s Youth Basketball Association, Coach
  • Boomer Esiason Foundation
  • Catch 25 Foundation
  • HABcore, Board of Trustees and Advisors

Awards

  • New Jersey Super Lawyers "Rising" Stars list, 2018-Present
  • 10 Best Criminal Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction, The American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, 2016

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