Attorney William J. Bosch

Background

William J. Bosch is an experienced trial lawyer with 42 years of experience in state, federal, and administrative courts, as well as frequent appearances before numerous other quasi-judicial bodies. He estimates that he has tried approximately 300 cases to final judgment and has a significant record of appellate appearances.

Mr. Bosch attended the University of Florida, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1980. Following graduation, he was awarded a United States Department of Education Fellowship for joint studies in law and public administration. He went on to earn a Master of Arts in Political Science, with a minor in Public and Court Administration, in 1983, followed by his Juris Doctor, with Honors, in 1984. Later that year, he was admitted to The Florida Bar. During his final year of law school, Mr. Bosch participated in nearly 20 criminal trials, the majority of which were jury trials, under the supervision of an Assistant State Attorney.

Legal Experience

Mr. Bosch began his legal career with the Broward County Attorney’s Office, where he joined the Trial and Litigation Division. There, he focused on defending the County in civil rights and employment claims, tort and personal injury defense, and eminent domain and inverse condemnation matters. During his nearly nine years with the County, he participated in numerous jury trials, defended the County in state, federal, and administrative courts, handled multiple class-action lawsuits, and mentored many young trial attorneys.

Based on his success, Mr. Bosch was recruited by the prestigious Miami-based law firm Kubicki Draper to help establish its Government and Commercial Litigation section in Fort Lauderdale. While there, he served as Chief Trial Counsel for the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport Expansion Project, overseeing the condemnation of more than 700 parcels of land. He also represented the Miami-Dade County School Board in school-site acquisitions and the City of Florida City in post-Hurricane Andrew reconstruction matters. During this time, he received an appointment to The Florida Bar’s Eminent Domain Law Committee.

After serving briefly as in-house insurance defense counsel for GEICO, Mr. Bosch accepted the position of Senior Assistant City Attorney for the City of Pompano Beach. His practice included civil litigation, administrative law, and land-use matters. He advised numerous City boards, including the Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Board, and Unsafe Structure Board.

As attorney for the City’s Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), he helped acquire approximately 70 properties through voluntary acquisition and eminent domain for redevelopment in economically distressed neighborhoods. In addition, Mr. Bosch led a significant coalition of South Florida municipalities and counties in a successful legal challenge against the State’s Citrus Canker Eradication Program to protect private property owners from the destruction of healthy citrus trees without due process or compensation. The case proceeded through a Circuit Court, an administrative court, two District Courts of Appeal, and ultimately the Florida Supreme Court, which upheld the ruling in favor of the local governments.

During this period, Mr. Bosch also served part-time as a Special Master for the City of Dania Beach, presiding over vehicular forfeiture cases brought by the Broward Sheriff’s Office involving drug- and prostitution-related offenses.

In 2002, Mr. Bosch relocated to Volusia County to become an Assistant County Attorney in the County Attorney’s litigation section. His practice again focused on defending the County in personal injury, civil rights, ADA, Title VII, and administrative law matters before the Public Service Commission and the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH).

He also defended the County in the statewide NAACP class-action lawsuit arising from the 2000 Presidential Election and drafted settlement language later used by numerous counties throughout Florida to end the challenge while ensuring the continuing integrity and fairness of the election process. He also represented Volusia County and its Medical Examiner before the Florida Supreme Court in the Dale Earnhardt post-mortem lawsuit.

In September 2004, Mr. Bosch joined Chiumento & Associates, P.A. in Flagler County. His practice focused primarily on civil litigation, including real estate disputes, contract litigation, construction matters, landlord-tenant issues, and family law.

In October 2007, Mr. Bosch partnered with Timothy J. Conner to establish Conner Bosch Law, P.A., located in The Hammock of Flagler County. There, he continued practicing civil litigation, land use and zoning, real estate, personal injury, family law, and landlord-tenant law.

In September 2021, Mr. Bosch returned to Chiumento Law as a partner. Today, he serves as Managing Partner of the firm’s Litigation and Family Law Department. He has further expanded his practice to include construction litigation. He also continues to represent numerous property management companies and condominium associations in landlord-tenant and related legal matters.

Admissions and Professional Service

Throughout his lengthy legal career, Mr. Bosch has been admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, including its Regular and Trial Bars; the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

He graduated from Leadership Flagler XIII in 2005 and has served in numerous community and municipal roles, including as a member of the City of Bunnell’s CRA Advisory Board and Charter Review Commission, a Hearing Officer for the City of Orlando, and a Special Magistrate for Code Enforcement for the City of Flagler Beach.

Mr. Bosch joined the Flagler County Bar Association in 2004, became Vice President in 2007, and was elected President in 2009 before serving a second term beginning in 2011. He continues to serve on the Association’s Board of Directors, providing more than two decades of leadership and continuity.

Community Involvement

Since 2022, Mr. Bosch has proudly served on the Board of Directors for Flagler Habitat for Humanity, providing the Board and its executive staff with legal counsel. He has also served as Town Attorney for the Town of Beverly Beach since 2018.

Pro Bono Service

Since 1992, Mr. Bosch has dedicated significant time to providing pro bono legal services to individuals unable to afford legal representation. He was recognized by Mid-Florida Community Legal Services as a “Guardian of Justice” in 2009, 2010, and 2011 and was named a “Champion of Justice” in 2012. That same year, he received the “Pro Bono Attorney of the Year” award.

In 2014, he was honored as “Attorney of the Month” by Mid-Florida Community Legal Services for his continued commitment to pro bono work. He continues to volunteer his time by providing free legal clinics focused on family law and landlord-tenant matters.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Civil Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Family Law
• Landlord Tenant Law
• Contract Disputes