William A. Posey

Bill Posey’s practice involves all aspects of litigation with particular emphasis in representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury and product liability litigation; complex and multi-district litigation; and class action litigation defense. He has been admitted pro hac vice to serve as lead trial counsel defending clients in high stakes accident and product liability litigation in more than thirty jurisdictions. Bill has been an Adjunct Professor at Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University, coach for the University of Cincinnati College of Law national trial team, and has lectured on topics relating to accident reconstruction, use of experts, trial skills and strategies, damages, insurance coverage and bad faith issues.

Perhaps the greatest testament to Bill’s abilities is the decision of a publicly traded corporation, the leader in its industry, after Bill obtained a substantial compensatory and punitive damage award against it, to hire Bill for an East Coast product liability case with exposure in excess of $500,000,000. The company’s directive to Bill was to “try to do to the other side what you did to us”. Bill then led a national team of trial lawyers on behalf of the client to a successful negotiation of the case.

In his decades of service to clients at risk of being involved in frequent tragic incidents involving multiple and/or severe injuries or deaths, Bill has developed team of lawyers, investigators, accident reconstructionists, industry experts, and photographers/videographers to be available to quickly arrive on the scene to coordinate the defense. Further, Bill has developed programs and strategies to ensure consistent discovery responses and testimony from client witnesses in litigation over the years.

Given Bill’s length and breadth of trial experience as both plaintiff and defense counsel, he is often asked to participate in trial research exercises by other lawyers, corporations and their insurers. Thus, he has developed a niche practice presenting the opposite side of cases in mock trials, focus groups and other panel exercises. These activities include playing the role of opposing counsel; video, PowerPoint and document presentations; cross examination of lay and expert witnesses; the creation of aggressive claims and damages presentations, and cross examination of the client’s key fact and expert witnesses.

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum®, The Top Trial Lawyers in America®

Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum®, The Top Trial Lawyers in America®

Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow

National Institute of Trial Advocacy Instructor (2006-present)

Master, The Potter Stewart American Inns of Court

Named to The Best Lawyers in America, 2011-2025, in the following categories:  Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Named the "Cincinnati Best Lawyers' Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Law Lawyer of the Year," 2022

Named the "Cincinnati Best Lawyers' Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Law Lawyer of the Year," 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2025

Named the "Cincinnati Best Lawyers' Mass Tort Litigaiton / Class Actions - Plaintiffs Law Lawyer of the Year," 2016, 2025

Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2005-2025, recognized for Personal Injury: Plaintiff; Named to Top 5 Attorneys in Cincinnati list, 2020-2021; 13 times recognized to Top 50 Attorneys in Cincinnati list, and 7 times recognized to Top 100 Attorneys in Ohio list

Named to Ohio Leading Lawyers, 2024

Named to Cincy Leading Lawyers, 2018-2024

"Understanding Your Rights in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death"

"The Plaintiff and Defense Attorney's Guide to Understanding Economic Damages," [authored Chapter 2 titled The Trial Attorney's View on Choosing and Using Economists and Related Experts on Damages], June, 2007