Bill Carmody (lawyer)

William Christopher Carmody is an American lawyer and partner at Susman Godfrey LLP, a commercial litigation boutique. He is a member of the firm’s executive committee and is the senior partner of its New York office. As of 2026, his hourly rate was among the highest of all lawyers in the U.S. at $4000 an hour, though he is primarily paid based on the outcome of his cases. He first received public recognition during the 1990s when ABC’s Nightline featured him conducting a mock trial in connection with the O. J. Simpson trial. His clients have included Louis Bacon, Dan Loeb, Adam Neumann, the City of Baltimore, General Electric, Match Group, Uber, and Yale University. Carmody is known for representing both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes jury trials, often stepping in on the eve of trial.