Attorney Profile

William J. Price

William Price

Elk & Elk Co., Ltd.
Elk & Elk Building, 6105 Parkland Boulevard
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124

Mayfield Heights

Ohio (OH)

T: 440-442-6677
F: 440-442-7944

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Selected To

• Ohio Rising Stars 2012
• Ohio Rising Stars 2011
• Ohio Rising Stars 2010

Profile

Attorney William J. Price of Elk & Elk Co., Ltd., focuses his practice on personal injury litigation for those who have been hurt seriously or died while riding their motorcycles and those hurt in a car accidents or while simply walking across the street. At Elk & Elk CO., Ltd., his title is General Tort, Product, and Professional Liability Civil Attorney.  

Attorney Price is a former Summit County prosecutor and published author. His published cases include: "Aggravation of Congenital Defect Claimed Following Car Crash," "Head-On Crash Resolved Through Mediation," and "Pre-Suit Settlement Reached in Dram Shop Matter."  

Attorney William (Bill) Price is a motorcycle rider as well as motorcycle accident injury attorney, and a member of Harley Owners Group Boston Heights Chapter, Women on Wheels (WOW) Associate Member, ABATE of Ohio, the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) and an honorary member of the Lorain County Street Soldiers. His honors and certifications include membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is a member of several bar associations and licensed to practice in federal district and appellate court (Northern District of Ohio).

He received his law degree from Michigan State University, and he was recently named as a Rising Star by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine. He has tried more than 40 cases in multiple civil areas of negligence, product liability and wrongful death. Attorney Price represents clients throughout the 88 Ohio counties, including Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron, Dayton, Canton, Youngstown, Lorain, Hamilton, Elyria, Mentor, Middletown, Cuyahoga Falls, Mansfield, Newark, Warren, Strongsville, Beavercreek, Lima, Findley, Lancaster, Westerville, Marion, Brunswick, Medina, Wooster, Sandusky, Zanesville, Xenia, Centerville, Alliance, Chillicothe, Troy, Athens, Ashland, Piqua, Portsmouth, Norwood, Sidney, Miamisburg, Ashtabula, Sylvania, Steubenville, Marysville, Tiffin, Springboro, Pickerington, Perrysburg, Fremont, Norwalk, Defiance and Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Social/Professional Services


Twitter@elkandelk


About William Price

Law School: Michigan State University College of Law

Admitted: 1999, Ohio

Professional Webpage: www.elkandelk.com/bill.shtml

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Mulit-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocates

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Honorary Member of the Lorain County Street Soldiers
  • Harley Owner's Group
  • Harley Owner's Group, Boston Heights Chapter
  • Women on Wheels (WOW) Associate Member
  • ABATE of Ohio
  • American Motorcycle Association (AMA)
  • Member, Ohio State Bar Association, Litigation, Negligence and Young Lawyers Sections
  • Federal District and Appellate Court: Northern District of Ohio
  • National Board of Trial Advocates
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Ohio State Bar Association: Negligence and Insurance Law Committees
  • Ohio State Bar Association - District 12 Delegate, 1999

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Autism Speaks
  • American Red Cross , Ride for the Red Planning Committee

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • The Ohio Trial Reporter, Pre-Suit Settlement Reached in Dram Shop Matter
  • The Ohio Trial Reporter, Head-On Crash Resolved Through Mediation
  • The Ohio Trial Reporter, Aggravation of Congenital Defect Claimed Following Car Crash
  • Insurance Issues for the Elderly, Various AARP Meetings: 2006
  • How to Avoid Defense Counsel’s Tactics on Cross Examination, Northeast Ohio Chiropractor's Association - Spring 2006
  • How to Use Discovery From a Dismissed Case in Your Re-Filed Case, Ohio Trial, Winter 2009
  • Good Counsel, Trial, June 2008
  • Valentine v. Conrad - Expanding the Role of Gatekeeper, Cleveland Association of Trial Lawyers Newsletter - Fall of 2007
  • A Walk on the Dark Side: Observations from an Insurance Industry Defense Lawyer - Turned Plaintiff's Counsel
  • Preparing Cases for Settlement, Ohio Trial Magazine Vol, 17, No. 2., 2007
  • A summary of how smells, actions, and sounds can play into a jury's decision., Good Counsel , Trial
  • A review of the $249,000.00 verdict in favor of Gary Hanes stemming from a motorcycle accident., "Gary Hanes Day in Court", VBOOST Magazine, National Magazine Supporting V-Max Motorcycle Riders
  • A review of the recent Supreme Court Decision concerning the admissability of specific Expert Testimony., "Valentine v. Conrad" - Expanding the Role of Gatekeeper, Cleveland Association of Trial Lawyers Newsletter-
  • A review of case law concerning an expert's role in attacking a party's credibility., When Experts Dismantle a Party's Credibility, Ohio Trial Magazine

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • $100K – Collision resulting in massive trauma, wrongful death
  • $3M – Personal injury involving third-degree burns to 70 percent of victim’s body
  • $105K – Chronic headaches, neck and back injuries, numbness in both arms resulting from collision
  • $605K – Head-On Crash Resolved Through Mediation
  • $100K – Head, neck, back injuries, right-side pain from underarm to foot resulting from collision
  • $100K – Collision resulting in fractured pelvis, ankles, damaged spleen and respiratory distress
  • $105K – Severe head injury, severed ear, scull and facial fractures resulting from collision
  •  $290K – Collision resulting in fractured arm, surgery, scarring and numbness, lacerated liver and spleen, bruised lungs, head trauma
  • $200K – Wrongful death caused by collapsed trench
  •  $290K – Collision resulting in fractured leg, multiple cuts and bruising
  •  $249K – Collision resulting in neck, lower back, shoulder and leg pain
  •  $200K – fractured rib, multiple bruises, broken arm, fractured pelvis, internal bleeding, blood clots in urine, glass in elbow, punctured lung, lacerated liver and bruised kidney caused by collision
  •  $100K – Collision causing broken knees, femur, pelvis, hip, arm and collar bone, 6 fractured ribs, multiple bruises and scar on forehead
  •  $250K – Three fractured vertebrae, head trauma caused by collision
  • $120K – Slip-and-Fall causing neck, back and ankle injuries, and aggravation of pre-existing bone spurs
  • $200K – Aggravation of Congential Defect Claimed Following Car Crash
  • $400K – Pre-suit Settlement Reached in Dram Shop Matter
  • $33K, Client's scalp was damaged after the negligence of a hair stylist. She incurred a little over $1000.00 in medical bills. Mr. Price was able to convince the insurance company to pay   over $30,000.00 in pain and suffering.
  • $65K, Client was stopped at a red light and was struck from behind and experienced neck and back soft tissue injuries.
  • Fractured Pelvis and Ankles in Failure to Stop Case Settles for $100,000.00

Representative Clients:

  • Mr. Price helps those people who have been hurt seriously or died while riding their motorcycle, in a car or simply walking across the street.

Educational Background:

  • Bowling Green State University, 1995, BSBA - Finance/International Business
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