William Kelley

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.