William L. Nagle has practiced law for over thirty years. He has served as a full time Special Master and Mediator since 1995, successfully settling over 1,500 cases including high profile matters involving:

• air crashes
• public works
• complex environmental cases
• mold and construction defect cases involving Courthouses, schools, subdivisions, condominiums, commercial high rises, and apartment buildings

Before becoming a Special Master, Mr. Nagle was a partner with Nagle, Vale, McDowall & Cotter in San Mateo and later with Nagle, Krug & Winters in Burlingame. During this time Mr. Nagle:

• Authored the rules for complex litigation (including the use of Special Masters) for San Mateo County in the early 1980's.
• Helped create the first complex litigation unit in California for a major insurance company in 1983.
• Served as President of the San Mateo County Bar Association in 1993.
• Has been instrumental in establishing ADR programs at both the county and state levels, including State Bar Roundtable and the San Mateo County Courts Multi-Option ADR Project.
• Served as a member of the San Mateo County Court Long-Term Strategic Planning Committee.

As an attorney, Mr. Nagle spent more than two decades practicing insurance defense trial law specializing in:

• personal injury
• construction
• environmental
• complex litigation
• insurance coverage
• professional liability
• real estate
• public entity law

In addition, Mr. Nagle has received numerous awards and accolades for his innovative approaches and successful, cost-effective management and settlement of complex cases.