William H. Kelley
Bill's practice focuses on civil litigation. A member of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, he has tried over 475 civil jury trials in the State of Indiana, in the federal district courts and in counties all over the State.
Bill has tried cases in almost every area of civil trial practice, including insurance defense, plaintiff personal injury, contracts, product liability, and fire losses. He has also served on the faculty of the Indiana Trial Advocacy College.
An accomplished panelist, he has presented for ICLEF on topics including Trial Objections, Closing Argument, Evaluating Damages in Tort Cases, Valuing Cases with Catastrophic Damages, and the Trial Advocacy Skills College (2005 to 2013).
Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell peer rated AV Preeminent, the highest possible rating
- Rated one of the Top Lawyers in Indiana
- Selected Super Lawyer
- Named Indiana Defense Lawyer of the Year (1989)
Practice areas
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Contracts
- Business
Education
- Indiana University, B.A., 1968
- Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, J.D., 1971
Bar admissions
- Indiana, 1971
- Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1971
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Monroe County Bar Association
- Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
- Indiana Trial Advocacy College
