William Kelley

Attorney

32 yrs experience
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Bar admitted 1993
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Indianapolis, IN

Bar admissions

Indiana
1993
Ohio
2000
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
1993
U.S. Supreme Court
2000

Education

B.A.: Georgetown University Law Center (cum laude)1985
Undergraduate: Emory University1981

Awards and recognition

01Indiana Super Lawyers (2020-present)
02Best Lawyers in America (2019-2021, 2023, 2025)
03National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Indiana Trial Lawyers (2012-2018)
04National Trial Lawyers Motor Vehicle Top 25 Attorney (2018)
05Georgetown Law cum laude

Memberships

Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice
National Trial Lawyers
American Society of Legal Advocates
National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys

Publications

Soft Tissue Injuries and Hard Ball Tactics (book, Amazon)

Background

William J. "B.J." Kelley II is a Partner and co-founder of Craig, Kelley & Faultless LLC. With more than 20 years in personal injury practice, he has personally negotiated and resolved more than 5,000 cases. He co-founded the firm in 1999 and manages the firm's Batesville office while practicing primarily out of Indianapolis. Kelley earned his Bachelor of Arts from Emory University in 1981 and his Juris Doctor cum laude from Georgetown University Law School in 1985. He is admitted to practice before the Indiana Supreme Court (1993), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (1993), Ohio (2000), and the U.S. Supreme Court (2000). Kelley's professional memberships include the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, National Trial Lawyers, American Society of Legal Advocates, and National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys. His honors include selection to Indiana Super Lawyers (2020-present), Best Lawyers in America (2019-2021, 2023, 2025), the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Indiana Trial Lawyers (2012-2018), and the National Trial Lawyers Motor Vehicle Top 25 Attorney (2018). He is the author of Soft Tissue Injuries and Hard Ball Tactics, available on Amazon.

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