William A. Barton

William A. Barton
Residence	Newport, Oregon
Nationality	United States American
Education	Pacific University Willamette Law
Occupation	attorney, author

William (Bill) A. Barton is an American attorney in the state of Oregon. A personal injury lawyer and author, he successfully argued to allow litigation to proceed against the Vatican in the priest sex scandal, despite sovereign immunity that is normally applicable to foreign governments. This is the first time courts in the United States have allowed the Vatican to be sued.

Bill's son, Brent Barton, was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in November 2008.

Bill Barton graduated from Pacific University, in Forest Grove, Oregon, with a Bachelor of Science in 1969. He went on to law school in Salem, Oregon at Willamette University College of Law, graduating with a JD in 1972.

Barton is a member of the Oregon Law Institute's faculty. The OLI, at Lewis & Clark College’s law school in Portland, is a continuing legal education (CLE) center. Barton also teaches several legal courses for The Professional Education Group including, The Art of the Courtroom, Advanced Jury Selection, and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

With his law firm's office in Newport, Oregon, Barton is listed in three categories of the Best Lawyers in America: Medical Malpractice Law, Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, and Personal Injury Litigation. William Barton is a past president of the Oregon Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, past governor of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), a fellow in the International Society of Barristers, former president of the Oregon Trial Lawyers, fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and a past president of the Western Trial Lawyers.

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