Bill Ronalter’s practice is devoted to representing individuals who have sustained substantial personal injuries and wrongful death cases. He has over 20 years of experience handling personal injury cases in various roles, including plaintiff’s attorney, defense attorney, and as a consultant for an insurance company. Bill managed cases throughout the country involving catastrophic injuries including death, paralysis, traumatic brain injuries, amputations, and burns. Bill has experience in the following types of cases: accidents involving motor vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians (including DUI cases), uninsured and underinsured motorist claims, products and premises liability, construction accidents, drowning, dental and medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, sexual abuse, and wrongful imprisonment cases. He was involved in cases arising out of the 9/11 attacks and the Rhode Island Nightclub fire. He has experience with insurance coverage analysis having been trained by a national insurance carrier. This training and experience assists him in triggering additional insurance coverage for his clients. He has served as an expert witness and testified regarding proper claim handling practices. Bill has also served as a guest lecturer at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Trial Practice Class from 2009 to present.
- Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer®: Personal Injury Plantiff: General; 2011-2012
- Chosen as a member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a voluntary membership organization that admits only attorneys who have won million dollar verdicts or settlements, and of which fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members
- Member, American Trial Lawyers Association, an invitation-only membership organization of civil plaintiff and criminal defense attorneys, limited to no more than 100 lawyers in each state
- American Bar Association
- The National Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association: Board of Governors
- Former volunteer licensed EMT for the Town of Burlington
$1,545,000 VERDICT - Motor Vehicle Accident - Fibromyalgia
Client suffered from fibromyalgia resulting from a motor vehicle accident. The insurance company refused to offer more than $15,000, claiming the injuries were not related to the crash, but the jury disagreed and returned a verdict for $1,545,000.
$850,000 ARBITRATION AWARD - Bicyclist Struck by Motorist - Multiple Orthopedic Injuries
Our client, a former semi-professional bicyclist, was struck by a truck that turned into her path resulting in severe fractures to her thumb and leg that required surgery with hardware to repair. The defendant was operating the truck while his license was under suspension for prior DUI convictions. We assisted our client as a victim to attend the defendant's criminal sentencing. After hearing the compelling story from our client, the Judge changed her mind about the length of time that the defendant should be sentenced -- from two months to one year. After providing assistance to our client through the criminal process, we arbitrated the case before a single arbitrator. After hearing testimony from our client, he awarded damages in the case of $850,000.