William N. Riley
Practice Areas:
Class Action Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Prescription Drug Litigation, Personal Injury, Business Litigation
Education:
J.D., Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington
Honors and Awards:
Knighted in the Sovereign Military Order of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepluchre of Jerusalem by John Cardinal Foley in Cleveland Ohio September 26, 2010; Indiana Super Lawyers (2009-2011); AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell; Goodrich Lecturer Wabash College; Executive Editor, Indiana Law Journal
Bar Admissions:
Indiana, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1992
U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1989
Memberships & Associations:
American Association of Justice (Key Person Committee)
Fellowship of Catholic Scholars (Inducted 2010)
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors)
International Society of Primerus Law Firms
Thomas More Law Center
National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Published Works:
On the Telos of Man and Law, Indiana Journal, Vol. 64, No. 4 1989
Commons Truths, ISI Books, 2000

Profile:
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).
This summer, Will acted as lead counsel in a six-week jury trial against State Farm, which resulted in a $14,500,000.00 verdict for his client. Recently, Will was appointed one of the allocation counsel in Pfizer Celebrex/Bextra settlement of $89 million. 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.






