“A must-read for those in search of positive direction in the law!”

- Shanin Specter, Trial Attorney & Law Professor

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Everything you’ve been told about being a lawyer is wrong.

Many young lawyers think they must choose between BigLaw with prestige and pay—or public interest with meaning but limited income.

Fighting Bullies challenges this false choice and shows there’s another path: plaintiffs’ law.

  • In Fighting Bullies, Bill Reid makes the case for combining purpose with prosperity. Plaintiffs’ lawyers have the unique opportunity to fight for justice, hold powerful interests accountable, and still build thriving, profitable careers.

  • Part memoir, part manifesto, the book is a straight-talk guide to:

    • A framework for thinking critically about your future in law

    • The realities of law firm economics

    • How to build a meaningful, high-impact legal career

    • Aspiring Lawyers & Law Students weighing their options

    • Early-Career Attorneys looking for more than a paycheck

    • Any Lawyer seeking a more meaningful career path

The law can be a weapon—or a shield.

Bill Reid shows how plaintiffs’ law is where you can find purpose and prosperity. It’s where you get to choose your battles, work on cases that matter, and build a career you want.

Upcoming events

  • September 18, 2025

    University of Texas Law School
    11:50 AM CT

  • September 23, 2025

    The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
    12:00 PM ET

  • September 23, 2025

    NYU School of Law
    6:00 PM ET

  • September 24, 2025

    Columbia Law School
    4:30 PM ET

  • October 1, 2025

    UC Law San Francisco
    12:00 PM PT

  • October 1, 2025

    Stanford Law School
    5:30 PM PT

  • October 6, 2025

    Georgetown Law School
    4:00 PM ET

  • October 7, 2025

    Yale Law School
    12:00 PM ET

  • October 7, 2025

    Harvard Law School
    TBD

  • “Fighting Bullies is a compelling and timely call to service through the practice of law. This book will serve as an essential guide that offers powerful reasons to pursue the path of a plaintiffs’ lawyer. Drawing on a distinguished career and a deep well of personal experience, Reid shows how this work not only leads to professional success but also provides the opportunity to make a lasting difference—by standing up for individuals, and protecting their rights.”

    Ben Barnes, Former Lieutenant Governor of Texas


  • “If Hunter S. Thompson ever wrote a book on law, this would be that book.”

    Anonymous Yale Law Professor


  • “Fighting Bullies is a rich read and its message is profound: The most important career decision for any lawyer, young or old, is to find what you love and do it with all your heart. This book is a testament to a lawyer who refused to take the traditional road and, because of it, is a singular force for good in the modern world."

    William Taylor, III, Founding Partner of Zuckerman Spaeder and One of the Country’s Foremost Litigators

  • “I love this book. I wish I could give a powerful testimonial because it’s all true, but it would be career suicide…I’m going to give it to all my friends.”

    Anonymous BigLaw Partner

  • “Fighting Bullies is a tour de force. Reid shows how the courtroom can be a battleground for justice, and how the right kind of lawyer can change not only lives, but the face of the world. For anyone considering law school—or wondering what kind of lawyer they want to be—this is a must-read."

    Wayne Reaud, Nationally Recognized Icon of the Plaintiffs’ Bar and Founding Partner of Reaud, Morgan & Quinn


About the Author

William “Bill” T. Reid, IV, senior founding partner of Reid Collins & Tsai LLP, is among the nation’s leading commercial trial lawyers. A former federal prosecutor, Bill has successfully prosecuted precedent-setting cases and recovered billions of dollars over three decades.

He excels in complex commercial litigation. Benchmark Litigation’s U.S. Plaintiff Litigator of the Year in 2020 and 2023, he has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America® each year since 2016 and one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America since 2018. Bill is an adjunct professor at the University of Texas Law School, teaching Complex Financial Litigation.