William H. "Bill" Chamblee
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Bill Chamblee is a founding partner of Chamblee Ryan and has served as the firm’s President and Managing Partner since its inception. For more than 25 years, Bill has focused his practice on civil litigation in a wide variety of areas, including personal injury defense and medical malpractice. Bill’s litigation practice includes nationwide representation of major transportation and retail corporations, as well as Texas-wide representation of insured businesses and individuals practicing in a broad range of industries. Bill has served as lead counsel in 16 states, tried over 150 cases, and obtained over 130 dismissals and jury verdicts in the course of his career.
Bill’s experience covers a wide array of industries such as health care, transportation, and insurance. His clients range from individuals, to small businesses, to large corporations, all of whom rely on him for national trial defense and legal counseling. Today, Bill continues to earn the trust and business of numerous new clients to the firm.
Bill also serves as corporate counsel for numerous businesses that operate nationally and in the State of Texas. Bill frequently presents at legal classes and seminars. He has spoken more than 40 times on topics including trial strategy, personal injury claims, and health care reform. Recently, Bill has been featured in several articles including: D CEO Magazine’s article, “Bill Chamblee Rides High;” “Rainmaker Q&A” published by national online news outlet Law360; and in numerous articles published by the Dallas Business Journal.
Areas of Practice:
- Medical Malpractice
- General Liability / Personal Injury
- Products Liability Premises Liability
- Non-Subscriber
- Commercial Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment
- Business & Corporate Services
- Appellate
- Estate Planning
Overview
- Saint Mary's University, JD, graduated 1985
- Texas Tech University, BBA, Finance, graduated 1982
- Texas, 1985
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Trucking Association - Member
- Dallas Bar Association - Member
- Texas Association of Business - Board of Directors
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- Texas Business Owners’ Council - Charter Member
- Texas Motor Transportation Association - Chairman's Circle
- Texas Motor Transportation Association, Chairman’s Circle - Member
- Transportation Lawyers Association - Member
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Texas, 1985
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Trucking Association - Member
- Dallas Bar Association - Member
- Texas Association of Business - Board of Directors
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel - Member
- Texas Business Owners’ Council - Charter Member
- Texas Motor Transportation Association - Chairman's Circle
- Texas Motor Transportation Association, Chairman’s Circle - Member
- Transportation Lawyers Association - Member
- Saint Mary's University, JD, graduated 1985
- Texas Tech University, BBA, Finance, graduated 1982
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Best Lawyers in America, 2019-2026
Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2022-2026
Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2025
- Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2005-2025
Americas Most Honored Lawyers - Top 10%, 2022
- Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine in areas of Tort, Product, & Medical Liability Litigation (Defense), 2014-2018
- AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
News & Media
Additional Information
- Presentations
- Defending a Claim for Malpractice and Board Actions: Defenses, Damages, and Success, Zurich American Insurance Company, September 2015
- ERISA Lien Resolution and Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C) Liens, December 2013
- Investigating and Assessing Economic Damages in the State of Texas and the New Fast-Track Procedures, April 2013
- Nonsubscriber Liability and Oversight of a Mobile Workforce, TXANS 23rd Annual Nonsubscriber Conference & Exhibition, March 2013
- “The New Healthcare Reform: What You Need to Know,” Hispanic American Medical Association of Houston, Risk Management Seminars, September 2012
- Publications
- Legal Issues in Health Care Facility Management
- Internal Revenue Service-Tax Exemptions, Bob Jones University v. United States, 15 St. Mary’s Law Journal 461, 1984
- Administrative Law Journey Through the Administrative Process and Judicial Review of Administrative Actions, 16 St. Mary’s Law Journal 155, 1984
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