William Ericson

Background

Ericson was born in 1959. His professional address has been recorded at the SGIC Building, 211 Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia.

Career

Ericson built a legal career in South Australia as a solicitor and lawyer associated with Finlaysons, where he was identified as a partner and, in professional programs, as Special Counsel. His documented work includes advising and teaching on solicitor-client costs, retainers, billing, disclosure obligations, Magistrates Court costs, and related legal-practice issues. In 2009, he provided expert evidence concerning legal-cost estimates in Smart Co Pty Ltd v Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd, where he was described as a South Australian solicitor experienced in costs. He chaired the Law Society of South Australia's Costs Committee and presented at the Society's costs symposium in 2014. He continued publishing and speaking on costs-law developments, including amendments to Magistrates Court costs provisions and the effect of the High Court's decision in Bell Lawyers v Pentelow. By 2020, he was presenting for Ericson Legal at Law Society of South Australia civil-rules and costs programs.

Achievements

• William Ericson has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

• He chaired the Law Society of South Australia's Costs Committee and contributed to professional education concerning legal costs and solicitor-client obligations.

Works

• article

  • A solicitor's guide to the retainer and billing

    (Article based on a presentation by Bill Ericson at the La...)

    2014
  • Amendments to Magistrates Court Offers & Costs Provisions

    (Article by Bill Ericson discussing amendments to South Au...)

    2016
  • New cost provisions after the end of the Grandfather Clause

    (Article by Bill Ericson concerning the operation of new S...)

    2015

• book chapter

  • Australia

    (Chapter concerning Australian law, co-authored with John ...)

    1998

Membership

Ericson participated actively in the Law Society of South Australia, serving as chair of its Costs Committee and contributing to the Society's professional education and policy work on legal costs, retainers, billing, and related regulatory matters.

• Chair of the Costs Committee and contributor to professional education and policy work concerning legal costs, retainers, billing, and related regulation.

  Law Society of South Australia , Australia

  2014 - 2018

References

• Australian Pro Bono Centre Target Signatories Lists William Ericson as an individual solicitor from South Australia who signed the Centre's target-signatory register.
  2024
• Smart Co Pty Ltd v Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd Judicial case report identifying William Ericson as a South Australian solicitor experienced in costs who provided evidence on legal-cost estimates.
  2009
• Law Society of South Australia Annual Report 2017–2018 Documents Bill Ericson as chair of the Law Society of South Australia's Costs Committee.
  2018
• High Court Decision - Bell and Pentelow Law Society of South Australia event listing identifying Bill Ericson of Ericson Legal as presenter on the legal-cost implications of Bell Lawyers v Pentelow.
  2020