William H. Kelley
wkelley@kelleybelcherlaw.com
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Practice Areas
Civil Litigation
Insurance Defense
Personal Injury
Product Liability
Contracts
Business
Martindale-Hubbell peer rated AV Preeminent - highest possible rating; Rated one of the Top Lawyers in Indiana; Selected Super Lawyer.
Practice Experience
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. In addition to his vast trial experience,
Bill is also an accomplished panelist, having appeared
on "Auto Accidents – Non-Driver Liability"
(ICLEF 1986), "The Nuts and Bolts of an Automobile
Negligence Case" (ICLEF 1987), "Basic Insurance
Law" (ICLEF 1990), "Trial Objections"
(ICLEF 1993), "10 Commandments for Trial Lawyers"
(ICLEF 2003), "Closing Argument" (ICLEF 2006);
"Civil Trial Refresher" (ICLEF 2006); "Evaluating
Damages in Tort Cases" (ICLEF 2010); "How
to be Seriously Ethical and an Effective Lawyer"
(ICLEF 2011); "Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!"
(ICLEF 2011); "Valuing Cases with Catastrophic
Damages" (ICLEF 2012); "Trial Advocacy Skills
College" (ICLEF 2005-2013). Bill has also served
on the faculty of the Indiana Trial Advocacy College
and in 1989 was named Indiana Defense Lawyer of the
Year.
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
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