William Sykes is a highly respected personal injury attorney and partner at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers in Las Vegas, Nevada. He focuses his practice on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, including those involving defective products, commercial trucking accidents, premises liability, assault and battery, negligent security, and residential treatment center abuse. Since joining the firm in 2008, Will has helped secure numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements for clients, including a $38.8 million jury verdict in a trucking wrongful death case and a $21 million settlement.
A native of Las Vegas, Will graduated cum laude with University Honors from the Honors College at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 2002, earning a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. He went on to earn his J.D. from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law in 2005. During law school, Will was a member of the Society of Advocates and competed nationally on the Jessup International Moot Court Team. He also interned for a judge on the Eighth Judicial District Court and for Nevada Supreme Court Justice Michael L. Douglas, later serving as his judicial law clerk.
William Sykes has achieved an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell and maintains a perfect 10.0 AVVO rating. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Mountain States Rising Star and later as a Super Lawyer (2019–2021), and is a member of both the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums. He is also an active speaker and writer on legal topics, with numerous CLE presentations and published articles to his credit.
