About William
Bill Harbison works primarily in the areas of corporate law and trusts and estates. He also handles litigation in those same practice categories.A cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, Bill received his bachelor’s degree with highest honors in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Bill Harbison works primarily in the areas of corporate law and trusts and estates. He also handles litigation in those same practice categories.A cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, Bill received his bachelor’s degree with highest honors in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Bill Harbison works primarily in the areas of corporate law and trusts and estates. He also handles litigation in those same practice categories.
A cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, Bill received his bachelor’s degree with highest honors in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Nashville (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Nashville (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Elder Law, Nashville (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Nashville (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Nashville (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Nashville (2015)
- Lawyer of the Year: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Nashville (2014)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Nashville (2013)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Nashville (2011)
- Recognized: Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Elder Law
- Recognized: Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Recognized: Trusts and Estates
- Special Focus: Appellate
- Special Focus: Breach of Contract
- Special Focus: Civil Litigation
- Special Focus: Commercial Disputes
- Special Focus: Complex Litigation
- Special Focus: Estate Planning
- Special Focus: Fiduciary Duties
- Special Focus: Litigation
- Special Focus: Trusts and Estates
- ACLU Bill of Rights Award (2015)
- Attorney at Law Magazine “Attorney of the Month” (December 2015)
- Benchmark Litigation “Litigation Star,” Appellate, Commercial, Trusts and Estates (2014 – 2026)
- Business TN Magazine “150 Best Lawyers” (2010)
- Chambers USA, Litigation (2006 – 2025)
- Chambers USA High Net Worth Guide, Private Wealth Law (2022 – 2024)
- Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Estate and Trust Litigation, Business Litigation (2006 – 2024)
- Mid-South Super Lawyers “Top 50: Nashville Super Lawyers” (2012 – 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021- 2024)
- Mid-South Super Lawyers “Top 100: Tennessee Super Lawyers” (2006 – 2014, 2019, 2021 – 2024)
- Nashville Bar Association John C. Tune Public Service Award (2017)
- Nashville Business Journal “Best of The Bar” (2008 – 2009, 2011 – 2015)
- Nashville Scene “Nashvillian of the Year” (2015)
- Nashville School of Law Faculty & Community Service Honoree (2024)
- Tennessee Bar Association Harris Gilbert Pro Bono Attorneys of the Year Award (2012, 2025)
- Tennessee Bar Association Joseph W. Henry Award (1985)
- Tennessee Supreme Court Attorneys for Justice Honor Roll (2015 – 2017, 2020 – 2023)
- The Best Attorneys Network, Commercial/Business Litigation and Wills (2007 – 2008)
- The Best of the U.S. LLC, Trusts and Estates, Tax Law and Commercial Litigation (2006 – 2008)
