Bradley L. Williams
Name: Bradley L. Williams
Position: Senior Counsel
Location: Indianapolis Office
Phone: (317) 236-2454
Fax: (317) 592-4795
E-Mail: bradley.williams@icemiller.com
Assistant Name: Jeni Keene
Assistant Phone: (317) 236-2163
Assistant E-Mail: jeni.keene@icemiller.com
Undergraduate School
Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University
Graduated in 1972
Law School
Indiana University School of Law
Graduated in 1975
Admitted to Practice:
Indiana
The Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States District Court - Northern District of Indiana
United States District Court - Southern District of Indiana
United States District Court - Eastern District of Michigan
Professional Experience:
Bradley Williams concentrates his practice in white collar crime, grand jury proceedings, federal taxation, section 1983 litigation, proceedings before federal and state administrative agencies, legal and regulatory compliance, health care, and the False Claims Act (including qui tam litigation).
Williams came to Ice Miller in 1988, following a 10 year career with the United States Department of Justice. He previously served as an assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and as first assistant. He was named acting United States attorney in 1987.
Trial and Appellate Experience-
Williams has participated in numerous jury and non-jury trials, as well as appeals, in federal and state courts, and administrative agencies. Subject areas include qui tam, civil rights/section 1983, quiet title and patent infringement, as well as white-collar crime including environmental crime, mail fraud, money laundering, currency transactions reporting, income tax evasion and export control act violations. Williams has also represented individual and corporate clients in numerous grand jury investigations at the state and federal level.
Examples of Williams' trial and appellate experience include the following:
Williams led the defense team representing a police officer in a heavily-publicized civil rights case arising out of a police action shooting. The jury returned a defense verdict.
Williams defended two individual clients accused of money laundering and currency structuring violations. One client's conviction was reversed on appeal, with instructions to enter a judgment of acquittal; the other client was found not guilty.
Williams represented a government official in the first qui tam action tried to a jury in the state of Indiana. The jury returned a defense verdict.
Williams successfully defended a business owner accused of violating the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
Williams has represented clients in numerous appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits, the Supreme Court of Indiana, and the Indiana Court of Appeals.
As a prosecutor, Williams tried a wide variety of cases, including mail fraud and public corruption, income tax evasion, environmental litigation, employment discrimination, and federal program fraud.
Williams has represented clients before the Provider Reimbursement Review Board.
Williams is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Indiana, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Seventh Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana, and the Eastern District of Michigan.
Professional Associations:
Past President, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, 2008-2009
Past Chair, Subcommittee on Attorney-Client and Constitutional Privileges, Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties, American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
Member, Local Rules Committee, United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Member, Attorney Grievance Committee, Indianapolis Bar Association
Past President, Indiana Chapter, Federal Bar Association
Member, American Health Lawyers Association
Awards and Recognitions:
The Best Lawyers In America, White-Collar Criminal Defense, 2009
Outstanding Healthcare Fraud and Compliance Lawyer, Nightingales Healthcare News
Indiana's Super Lawyers, White-Collar Criminal Defense
Indiana's Best Lawyers, Indiana Business Magazine, January 2009
Top Area Criminal Defense Attorneys, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine
Published In:
"Survey of Recent Developments in Health Law -- Fraud and Abuse," 40 Indiana Law Review 931, 2007
"Survey of Recent Developments in Health Law -- Fraud and Abuse," 39 Indiana Law Review 1063, 2006
Monograph, "A Primer on Privileges in Tax Controversies," 55th Annual Tennessee Federal Tax Institute, Nov. 10, 2004
Monograph, "The Tax Adviser Privilege Under Code Section 7525," American Bar Association Section of Taxation National Teleconference, Jan. 28, 2004
Monograph, "Understanding Civil, Criminal and Administrative Sanctions Against Return Preparers," American Bar Association Section of Taxation, Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties, April 24, 2002
Monograph, "Confidentiality in Tax Practice," American Bar Association Section of Taxation, Committee on Standards of Tax Practice, April 24, 2002
Williams authored numerous other published and unpublished papers on the subjects of environmental crime, currency reporting requirements, tax controversies and privileges.
Speaking Engagements:
Moderated, A Nationwide Teleconference on IRS Return Preparer Penalties, American Bar Association and American Law Institute
Nationwide Teleconference on Privileges in Tax Controversies, American Bar Association
Privileges in Tax Controversies," Tennessee Federal Tax Institute
Williams is a regular speaker at programs sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Taxation, Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties and Committee on Standards of Tax Practice, and other organizations.
Community Involvement:
Past President, Castleton East Civic Association
Founding Member, Board of Directors, Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center
Secretary, Parish Council, St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Reported and Representative Cases:
McKinney v. Duplain, 2007 WL 1128852 (S.D. Ind. 2007) (defense jury verdict)
McKinney v. Duplain, 463 F.3d 679 (7th Cir. 2006)
Nauyokas v. Harvey, No. 05-1448 (6th Cir. 2005)
McKinney v. Duplain, 2005 WL 2044862 (S.D. Ind. 2005)
McKinney v. Duplain, 2005 WL 2077488 (S.D. Ind. 2005)
Banco Del Atlantico, S.A. v. Stauder, 2005 WL 1925830 (S.D. Ind. 2005)
Turner v. City of Evansville, 740 N.E.2d 860 (Ind. 2001)
Snodderly v. R.U.F.F. Drug Enforcement Task Force, 239 F.3d 892 (7th Cir. 2001)
Turner v. City of Evansville, 729 N.E.2d 149 (Ind. App. 2000)
Sullivan v. City of Evansville, 728 N.E.2d 182 (Ind. App. 2000)
Hoosier Environmental Council, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2000 WL 1428664 (S.D. Ind. 2000)
Hoosier Environmental Council, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 105 F.Supp.2d 953 (S.D. Ind. 2000)
U.S. ex rel. Durcholz v. FKW Inc., 189 F.3d 542 (7th Cir. 1999)
Schneider & Co., Inc. v. U.S., 1999 WL 550307 (S.D. Ind. 1999)
U.S. ex rel. Durcholz v. FKW Inc., 997 F. Supp. 1143 (S.D. Ind. 1998)
U.S. ex rel. Durcholz v. FKW Inc., 997 F. Supp. 1159 (S.D. Ind. 1998)
U.S. v. Trigg, 119 F.3d 493 (7th Cir. 1997)
Gigax v. Boone Village Ltd. Partnership, 656 N.E.2d 854 (Ind. App. 1995)
U.S. v. Hollingsworth, 27 F.3d 1196 (7th Cir. 1994)
Wisconsin Power and Light Co. v. Public Service Com'n511 N.W.2d 291, WL 39455 (1994)
Jacobs v. State, 640 N.E.2d 61 (Ind. App. 1994)
U.S. v. Hollingsworth, 9 F.3d 593, (7th Cir. 1993)
U.S. v. Williams, 792 F. Supp. 1120 (S.D. Ind. 1992)
U.S. v. Shetterly, 971 F.2d 67 (7th Cir. 1992)
U.S. v. Pickard, 787 F.Supp.155 (S.D. Ind. 1992)
Flick v. Blevins, 887 F.2d 778 (7th Cir. 1989)
Pollution Control Industries of America, Inc v. Reilly, 715 F. Supp.219 (N.D.Ill. 1989)
Bar Committees:
Past President, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, 2008-2009
Board of Directors, Seventh Circuit Bar Foundation
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Attorney-Client and Constitutional Privileges, American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties
Member, Indianapolis Bar Association Attorney Grievance Committee
Member, United States District Court, Southern District Court of Indiana, Local Rules Committee, 14 Years
Member, Advisory Committee on Circuit Rules, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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