Bill Hadden joined what is now Silver Hadden Silver Wexler + Levine in 1982 and became a partner in 1986. For over a quarter century, Bill has handled primarily the firm's high profile criminal and administrative cases. He successfully defended police officers involved in the Tyisha Miller shooting in Riverside, and most recently teamed with Michael Schwartz in obtaining an acquittal in the case of People v. Ivory Webb, in which a San Bernardino County deputy sheriff was charged with attempted voluntary manslaughter for the on-duty shooting of airman on leave from Iraq. Both cases generated international publicity and intense media scrutiny. Bill has also represented countless public safety members in all phases of litigation, and frequently lectures and writes about prominent legal issues pertaining to them.

Bill Hadden grew up on the east coast and graduated with honors from Boston University. After travelling around the county on his motorcycle, he landed in the friendlier climate of Southern California and worked in the public sector as a union official responsible for the daily grievances of hundreds of employees. He simultaneously attended Loyola Law School, where he focused on criminal and labor law.

Bill is married with two small children and spends his free time coaching baseball and soccer. Most of the other members of the firm do not hold his NY Yankees allegiance against him and his knowledge of baseball trivia is staggering, if not utterly useless.