William Bittman

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William Omar Bittman (August 6, 1931 – March 1, 2001) was an American trial lawyer and federal prosecutor. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and served two years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He attended Marquette University, where he was the football captain, and graduated in 1956. He earned a law degree from DePaul University College of Law in 1959.

Bittman began his career at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago. He is best known for prosecuting Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa in 1964. In 1963, he also prosecuted Robert G. "Bobby" Baker, a Lyndon B. Johnson adviser, on theft, conspiracy and tax evasion charges; Baker was convicted and served 16 months. After leaving prosecution, Bittman joined the law firm Hogan & Hartson as a defense attorney, representing E. Howard Hunt during the Watergate scandal and later former Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan.

He is mentioned in All the President's Men, the book about the Watergate investigation. Bittman died at his home in Potomac, Maryland, on March 1, 2001, from esophageal cancer. He was married to Carole Bittman since 1957 and had seven children.