About L. William Porter
L. William Porter III builds on decades of study and courtroom work. He combines academic training in political science and Spanish with a law degree earned in the late 1990s. Colleagues describe him as steady and pragmatic in litigation settings.
Porter earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Spanish from Florida State University in 1992. He later completed his Juris Doctor at Florida State University College of Law in 1997. Those academic years shaped an interest in the intersection of federal procedure and financial regulation.
His career includes time as a trial lawyer at the U.S. Department of Justice in the Office of the U.S. Trustee. He has also practiced at Bogin, Munns & Munns, P.A., and at Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. In private practice he handled contested matters that often required prepared courtroom presentations and negotiated settlements.
Outside of firm walls he has taught. In 2011 he served as an adjunct professor at Valencia College, teaching Introduction to Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights. That classroom work reflects a longer-running engagement with bankruptcy law and the networks that accompany it.
Porter is admitted to practice in Florida and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He maintains memberships in professional groups that center on bankruptcy practice, including the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association, and the Orange County Bar Association. Those memberships provide regular access to case law updates and peer discussion rather than public leadership roles.
His practice has ranged from administrative work at the U.S. Trustee’s office to private litigation and creditor-side matters. He has handled filings, objections and procedural disputes typical of bankruptcy dockets. Peers note an attention to procedural detail and courtroom readiness in his approach.
As of 2026 he remains engaged in bankruptcy and creditor rights work, combining trial experience, classroom teaching, and practice in Florida and the Eleventh Circuit. His current practice focuses on bankruptcy and creditor rights matters.
