Bill Rothschild began law practice in 1974.  His first bankruptcy case was Braniff I in 1982.  Since then he has represented all major parties in chapter 11 and in chapter 7 cases, including debtors in possession, trustees, creditors’ committees, and avoidance defendants.   Although his practice is centered in Georgia, he has appeared in courts throughout the country, most often representing purchasers of bankruptcy estate assets.

Bill is known for imaginative, business-based solutions, thinking outside the box, and his knowledge of the law.   In the past few years, chapter 7 trustees and others have sought his representation concerning complex bankruptcy or state law issues on appeal in Georgia and federal courts.

Bill is also a mediator.  He is a Registered Neutral with the Supreme Court of Georgia.  His first mediation occurred in 1981, when, as a congregational rabbi, he resolved a slander suit in part by convincing a pre-teen in one family to apologize to the teenager in another family who, it turns out, had not painted the swastika found in front of the younger child’s home!  He will mediate today on a wide range of business issues.  Please see Mediation Information on our website.

Bill provides pro bono counsel to the Central Conference of American Rabbis, sits on its Budget & Finance Committee, and has acted as its Parliamentarian on request.  In Atlanta, he is a member of the Bible Department and permanent guest teacher at the Westminster Schools, a Christian preparatory school, and sits on the board of the Alfred & Adele Davis Academy, a Reform Jewish day school.  He regularly writes and speaks on various bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related topics.

Bill received his B.A. from Yale and his J.D. from Harvard.  He is admitted to practice in Georgia, Ohio, district courts in Georgia and elsewhere, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.  He is a member of the Atlanta Bar, the State Bar of Georgia, and their bankruptcy law sections.  Bill is Martindale Hubbell AV rated.   He is a former member of Leadership Atlanta,  and was named one of Georgia’s Top Lawyers by Georgia Trend Magazine in 2010.

Bill was born in Atlanta.  He and his wife, Brenda, have three grown children.  They enjoy summer travel and winter sports.  After family, law practice, and teaching, Bill’s fourth passion is the snowboard.