Soft Tissue Injuries and Hard Ball Tactics: Dealing With Soft Tissue Injuires and Insurance Companies
William J. Kelley II (B.J.) grew up in southeastern Indiana. He graduated from Emory University in 1981 and Georgetown University Law School with honors (cum laude) in 1985. During law school, he was accepted into the American Criminal Law Review and was also a member of DC Law Students in Court where he helped local citizens and tried his first cases while still in law school. After graduating from law school, he was admitted into the Attorney General’s Honors Program, which, according to the Department of Justice, is “the most prestigious federal entry-level attorney hiring program of its kind.” During his time as a trial lawyer with the Justice Department, he handled cases and trials in federal courts all across the United States. In 1992, after spending ten years in Washington, DC, B.J. and his wife Lisa (a pediatrician) moved back to the Hoosier state to raise their two children. For over twenty years, B.J. has devoted his legal career to representing injured people. During that time, he helped found the personal injury law firm of Craig, Kelley & Faultless and estimates that he has personally negotiated and resolved more than five thousand personal injury cases. He has also participated in jury trials in various Indiana and Ohio courts and has spoken at legal and medical seminars. B.J. has a special interest in the medical side of the firm’s cases and has worked with numerous doctors and medical specialists over the years to ensure that Craig, Kelley & Faultless can provide insurance companies and juries with the best information possible regarding their clients’ injuries and treatment. B.J. is a Top 100 trial lawyer according to the National Trial Lawyers and a Top 100 litigator According to the American Society of Legal Advocates. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Indiana, and Ohio.