About William Rossick

William G. 'Bill' Rossick is a Partner and trial attorney at The Carlson Law Firm's North Austin office, joining the firm in June 2020. A talented trial lawyer and certified mediator, Bill has worked and tried cases on both sides of the docket since 1994, also appearing in single cases in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California, Colorado and New Mexico. His focus includes wildfire claims, wrongful death, medical malpractice, traumatic brain injury, 18-wheeler collisions, sexual assault victims, and human trafficking. In 2011, Bill became the first lawyer to initiate litigation on behalf of a family whose home was destroyed in the Bastrop County Complex Fire, which grew to be the largest lawsuit ever filed in Bastrop County.

Before law school, he served five years on active duty in the U.S. Army Aviation Branch (1985-1990), attaining the rank of Captain. From 1996 to 1999, he practiced at Shook, Hardy & Bacon defending pharmaceutical cases. In 2010, he co-founded Putonti, Escover and Rossick.

Proven verdicts and settlements at The Carlson Law Firm

These results are credited to The Carlson Law Firm. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A federal court in Washington, D.C. awarded $1.956 billion to 114 survivors and Gold Star family members in Carlson Law Firm's second successful default-judgment lawsuit holding Iran liable for the October 2000 USS Cole bombing.

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge Rudolph Contreras; case 1:21-cv-01187) · 2024Read the full story →

A federal court in Washington, D.C. awarded $807 million to 58 USS Cole bombing survivors and immediate family members after finding that Iran provided material support to the al-Qaeda operatives who carried out the 2000 attack.

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge Rudolph Contreras; case 1:20-cv-01557) · 2023Read the full story →

A San Antonio jury returned the largest sexual assault verdict in U.S. history against a sole assailant, awarding $325 million to a child sexually abused by her grandfather over multiple years.

285th District Court, Bexar County, TX (Judge Nadine Nieto) · 2023Read the full story →
$7.4 millionVerdict

A Travis County jury awarded Ronnie Claxton of Del Valle and his wife about $7.4 million in January 2020 after an oversized load struck a Highway 71 overpass and a heavy steel tie-down ratchet from the load came through his windshield, injuring his neck and spine. On August 31, 2022, the Eighth Court of Appeals reversed in large part, rendering judgment for the owner and on several claims against the company and driver, and remanded the remaining claims for a new trial.

146th District Court, Travis County, Texas · 2020Truck AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

South Texas College of Law Houston
J.D., cum laude (Law); B.S. (Undergraduate), 1993
University of Scranton
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas, admitted 1994
State Bar of Texas
Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association (Past President 2019-2020)

Awards & recognition

Cum laude (J.D.)
Ranked 6th of 94 in law school class
South Texas Law Review Assistant Editor (1992-1993)
U.S. Army Captain

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$52 Million Class Settlement for Texas Policyholders Charged More by Farmers for Being Loyal Customers
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$230 Million Federal Judgment Over Sutherland Springs Church Shooting
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$112.9 million · Austin Jury Awards $112.9 Million in Dram Shop Case Over Crash That Left a Six-Year-Old With a Brain Injury
DJC Law
DJC Law
$4.51 million · Travis County Jury Awards $4.5 Million After Construction Worker Is Struck by Falling Logs at Highway Project
Shaw Cowart
Shaw Cowart
$2 Million Verdict for Injured Motorists on Underinsured Motorist Claim Against State Farm

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.