William A. Barton

William A. "Bill" Barton is an American attorney from 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.
Education
Barton graduated from Pacific University, in Forest Grove, Oregon, with a Bachelor of Science in 1969. Located 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. Previously, Barton won cases in Oregon against the Children's Farm Home School, and the Oregon Trail Council and the Boy Scouts of America on sex abuse claims. In 1994, he served as mediator in a civil settlement between former Oregon governor Neil Goldschmidt and his sex-abuse victim.
In 2005, the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association named Barton as Distinguished Trial Lawyer. The partner at Barton & Strever, PC in Newport was Barton successfully sued the leaders of the Rajneesh movement.
Barton is the author of Recovering for Psychological Injuries, (1985, ).
Personal life
Bill's son, Brent Barton, was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in November 2008.

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