Bill graduated from Brown with a noted reputation as a highly accomplished student-athlete that then led him to Dickinson School of Law where he earned his J.D. (1966). This became the foundation that launched a distinguished legal career that spanned over five decades. Bill was the founding member of the prestigious law firm Caroselli, Beachler & Coleman. His leadership and intellectual intensity garnered a reputation as one of the most sought after legal minds in Pennsylvania and recognized nationally.
Caroselli has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America for over 30 years. One of the Top 50 Super Lawyers in Pittsburgh since 2004 and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers named him as one of Pennsylvania’s Top 100 Lawyers. Bill served as president of the Allegheny County Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. He was chairman of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Bill impacted the business and cultural community with leadership and vision serving as Chairman of the Board of WQED, and the Easter Seals – Western and Central Pennsylvania and as a distinguished board member of the Pittsburgh Opera. Bill also became a prominent person in Pennsylvania power circles and was noted as one of the most important political figures in the state. Bill’s philanthropy has touched and changed thousands of lives especially his personal commitment to JDRF of Pennsylvania.
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania, 1966
S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1966
S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1966
S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1966
S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1966
Education
Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
D. – 1966
Honors: Member of the Board of Counselors
Brown University
A. – 1963
Published Works
Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Practice and Procedure Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1985
Classes/Seminars
Participant, Continuing Legal Education programs for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, the Allegheny County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Defense Institute
Honors and Awards
Finalist, Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1999
Best Lawyers in America, Bet- The- Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Workers Compensation, 1987 – 2016
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2004-2016
Pennsylvania’s Top 100 Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2004, 2005, 2006
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Best Lawyers’ Pittsburgh Product Liability Lawyer of the Year, 2011
Top 50 Super Lawyers in Pittsburgh, 2004 – 2016
Professional Associations and Memberships
Allegheny County Academy of Trial Lawyers, President, 2007-2008
Allegheny County Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member
Pennsylvania Association for Justice, President, 1985-1986
Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Allegheny County Bar Association, Member
Allegheny County Bar Association Ethics Committee, Member, 1983-1986
Allegheny County Bar Association Judiciary Committee, Chairperson, 1988
Allegheny County Bar Association, Bench Bar Conference, Chairperson, 1970
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Workmens’ Compensation Section, Chairperson, 1986
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member, Special Tort Reform Committee
American Association for Justice, Executive Committee, Member, 2000-2001
American Association for Justice, Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1988
American Association for Justice, State Committeeman, 1978-1980, 1985-1986
Pennsylvania Association for Justice, Trustee LAWPAC, 1980-Present
Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, President, 1983
Bill graduated from Brown with a noted reputation as a highly accomplished student-athlete that then led him to Dickinson School of Law where he earned his J.D. (1966). This became the foundation that launched a distinguished legal career that spanned over five decades. Bill was the founding member of the prestigious law firm Caroselli, Beachler & Coleman. His leadership and intellectual intensity garnered a reputation as one of the most sought after legal minds in Pennsylvania and recognized nationally.
