Bill Marler
America’s leading food safety advocate since 1993.
For 30+ years, Bill has held companies accountable, supported outbreak victims, and helped reshape how food is regulated in the U.S. and abroad.
The media’s go-to expert on food safety
From The New York Times to The Wall Street Journal, reporters rely on Bill for plain-spoken analysis, accountability, and context when outbreaks make headlines.
500+ media mentions
Trusted by reporters.
A resource to government.
Bill's very common refrain to industry is, 'Put me out of business.' He means it.
Denis Stearns
Marler's former legal adversary and partner at Marler Clark
Bill Marler has a significant four-dimensional impact on the global food safety systems. Where food operators fail to ensure the efficacy of their systems to deliver safe products, and this failure causes harm to consumers, Bill Marler and his team of attorneys at the Marler Clark Law Firm have held them accountable in the courts.
Felix Amiri
Food Safety & Quality Assurance Strategist
As a renowned champion of food safety for consumers, Bill Marler has made it his mission to keep a sharp eye on the food industry and expose and incriminate those who endanger consumer safety. In doing so, he helps to keep the industry sharp and vigilant in their food safety efforts and as a result has made food safer for all.
Dr. David Acheson M.D.
Former "Food Safety Czar" FDA
Bill Marler has had a profound positive impact on the way the produce industry has come to view and measure its food safety programs. He has made it better and smarter through his vigilance and advocacy.
Bryan Silbermann
CEO (retired), Produce Marketing Association
For more than 30 years, Bill Marler has dedicated his formidable career to the cause of food safety. He doesn't have hidden agendas but truly cares about the well-being of American consumers, especially children.
Dr. James Marsden
Former FSIS Food Safety
If the US has a government watchdog on food safety, it is asleep at the switch. Fortunately, we have Bill Marler instead.
Michael Pollan
Author of "Omnivore's Dilemma"
Bill Marler’s Fight Inspires “Poisoned”
Bill's landmark work on the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak helped shape Jeff Benedict's book Poisoned, the basis for Netflix's 2023 Emmy-winning documentary "Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food."
Helping more than 10,000+ victims of foodborne illnesses
Bill and his team at law firm Marler Clark have represented families across major U.S. outbreaks and secured accountability from the companies responsible.
Bill Marler and his team demonstrated a clear passion for their work and diligently ran to ground all of the details and nuances surrounding our family's case. The Marler Clark team managed our expectations extremely well, making sure that we were prepared at each step in the process and knew that there would be frustrating times along the way.
Bob & Emily S.
All of the people at Marler and Clark were very attentive to our needs and concerns. We would highly recommend their law firm for any legal advice regarding food safety. They are very transparent and will make contact with you in a timely fashion.
Amy G.
My wife and I can't thank Bill Marler and everyone at Marler Clark enough for how well they looked after us in our time of need. Bill visited us while our son was in the hospital and he, or his staff, were in contact with us every step of the way. Everyone at Marler Clark was caring and compassionate about our situation while working on our behalf.
Dennis K.
Working with government to prevent the next outbreak
Bill advises public-health agencies, submits petitions, testifies, and shares case data to strengthen standards.
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Unfiltered takes on outbreaks, policy, and prevention
Since 2004, Bill Marler has personally funded and written 5,000+ articles for Marler Blog to make outbreak news accessible, accurate, and timely—for journalists, researchers, and families seeking answers.