William H. Whitaker

Will’s practice is primarily focused on health care litigation and medical malpractice defense, with over fifteen years of experience across numerous venues and jurisdictions. His representation has included providers in the Texas Medical Center, premier health science universities, and providers serving rural communities in Texas and New Mexico. Will has also secured millions of dollars for clients in a variety of commercial disputes, including managed care reimbursement disputes, prompt pay violations, and breach of contract. Will has also successfully defended military contractors from toxic exposure claims arising out of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

After obtaining his Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University in 2000, Will moved to Houston to manage a business unit of a Dutch maritime company with profit and loss responsibility for vessels operating in Mexico, the Caribbean, and West Africa. Plans to move with the company to Europe were halted to pursue his bride and a law degree. The most important of those objectives was secured in 2004 and his Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law followed in 2006. During a clerkship in 2005, Will was recruited by B.J. Bell and the two have worked together ever since. In fact, they helped build one of the largest medical malpractice defense firms in Texas before becoming founding partners of Steward, PLLC d/b/a Whitaker Bell in 2022.

When not in the office, Will can be found coaching youth athletics or making memories with family and friends outdoors. He is a devoted husband, father of four fantastic kids and active in his local church.