William Ramsey represents clients on appeals, defends medical malpractice and general liability claims, and litigates business and commercial matters, including disputes related to trade secrets, copyright, and trademark rights. He also represents corporate and professional clients with licensing and compliance issues. He has jury trial experience and has appeared before the Indiana Court of Appeals, Indiana Tax Court, Indiana Supreme Court and the Seventh Circuit for oral arguments. 

Legal Assistant: Sandy M. Hyndman

Professional Honors

• Selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® publication since 2018 and recognized in the 2019, 2021 and 2023 Best Lawyers in America® publications as "Lawyer of the Year", Fort Wayne, for medical malpractice law - defendants.
• AV® Preeminent™ rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell based on their peer review ratings.
• Selected for inclusion in the Indiana Super Lawyers© publication from 20014- 2016 as a “Rising Star”, since 2017 on the Super Lawyers© list, and on the 2022 Top 50 list for Indiana.
• Past recipient of a first and second place Harrison Legal Writing Award from the Indiana State Bar Association.
• Named by Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly a Forty Under 40 award recipient. 

Professional and Community Involvement

• Member, Allen County County Bar Association
  • Vice-Chair, Appellate Section
  • Member, Civil Litigation Section Executive Committee
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
  • Past Co-Chair, Written Publications Committee
• Member, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
• Member, PBS 39 (Public Broadcasting Station) Board of Directors
• Member, The Brown Ink Society
• Past Member, Science Central Board of Directors

* AV ^® Preeminent™ is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. The AV rating is a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.

Articles

• "Is it medical malpractice or ordinary negligence?"
• "Executive Orders Providing Exceptions to Licensing Requirements in Indiana"
• "Telemedicine During COVID-19"

Publications and Seminars

• Frequent speaker at state and local associations on litigation related topics.
• Regular contributor to the Barrett McNagny Appellate Law Blog
• Published in:
  • The Appellate Advocate
    • "Keeping the Record Straight: The Rule Against Supplementing The Record on Appeal and Exceptions Thereto"
  • Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
    • "Loss of Change: A Historical Overview and Analysis of the Doctrine's Current State"
  • The Indiana Lawyer
    • "The Right to a Meaningful Medical Review Panel"
    • "The Misadventures of the Traveling Employee"

• Indiana
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
• Northern District of Ohio
• Eastern District of Michigan

• B.A., English, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
• J.D., magna cum laude, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington