William N Riley - Indianapolis, IN

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William N Riley Overview

Will is a principal member at the Indianapolis based plaintiffs' litigation firm, Price Waicukauski & Riley, LLC.  His practice focuses on plaintiffs' complex litigation including class actions, pharmaceutical drug litigation, personal injury, medical malpractice, and products liability .

Will graduated from Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington where he held the office of Executive Editor of the Indiana Law Journal.  He was one of the youngest lawyers in Indiana to be awarded the prestigious AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which designates the highest rating for quality and ethics. Will is a member of a number of professional associations, and has been honored twice with a selection to Indiana Super Lawyers (2009-2010).  

Will was a member of the Castano Plaintiffs' Legal Committee that recovered $12.5 billion for the State of California and the litigation group that recovered $3.9 billion for the State of Indiana from the tobacco companies.  He has been appointed as lead counsel in a number of class actions and has been appointed to numerous litigation committees in Federal Court cases.  Recently, Will was appointed one of the allocation counsel in Pfizer Celebrex/Bextra settlement of $89 million.

Practice Areas

• Class Actions
• Personal Injury
• Products Liability
• Medical Malpractice
• Commercial Litigation

Litigation

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Current Employment Position(s)

• Managing Member

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1989
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2007
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1992

Other Affiliations

• Association of Trial Lawyers, 1991 - 2009 (Key Person Committee)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1991 - 2009 (Board of Directors)
• Thomas More Law Center, 2007 - 2009
• International Society of Primerus Law Firms
• Fellowship of Catholic Scholars (Inducted 2010)

Education

• Indiana University at Bloomington School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 1989
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Law Review: Indiana Law Journal, 1987 - 1989

Past Positions

• Baker and Daniels, Associate, 1989 - 1991
• Thomas J. Young & Associates, Associate, 1991 - 1993
• Young & Riley, Partner, 1993 - 1995
• Young, Riley & Dudley, Partner, 1995 - 1997
• Young, Riley, Dudley and DeBrota, Partner, 1997 - 2004
• Riley DeBrota, Partner, 2004

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Address

Hammond Block Building
301 Massachusetts Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phones

317-633-8787
800-905-2856

Faxes

317-633-8797

Emails

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Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Articles

On the Telos of Man and Law, Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 64, No. 4, 1989

Common Truths, ISI Books, 2000