Bill Eberhard divides his
practice among the various Eberhard & Gastineau, P.C.
offices. Mr. Eberhard graduated valedictorian from the Prairie
Heights Community School Corporation in 1972. He attended
Indiana State University where he studied as a General Motors
Scholar. He graduated in 1976 Magna cum Laude with a degree
in Business Administration. Mr. Eberhard obtained his Juris
Doctorate from Indiana University School of Law in 1979, graduating
Magna Cum Laude. He procured his MBA with Indiana Wesleyan
in 1990, graduating at the top of his class.
Mr. Eberhard has extensive
legal experience in all phases of Municipal Government, including
not only litigation but also sewer and water matters, ordinance
and contract matters, environmental matters, and bonding issues.
In addition, Mr. Eberhard has represented the smallest units
of local government, towns and townships, through counties,
and even the State of Indiana on various issues. His work
regarding towns and townships has taken him to the Supreme
Court of Indiana for oral argument. He has extensive experience
in all facets of school law. Mr. Eberhard represents a number
of insurance companies as defense counsel in many different
areas of the law.
Mr. Eberhard spends the majority
of his time in the area of personal injury litigation. His
practice includes a variety of litigation matters, including
automotive injury matters, slip and falls, products liability,
malpractice, liquor license issues, commercial motor carrier
accidents, and discrimination matters. His knowledge of metals,
and mechanical matters, when combined with a strong physics
background, gives him a unique insight and understanding of
even the most complex automobile accidents and products related
cases. Mr. Eberhard continues to represent individual plaintiffs,
a large number of governmental entities, sewer boards, school
systems, and his insurance clients.
Mr. Eberhard also has an
extensive trust and estate practice where his business and
mathematics training are utilized for application to probate/tax
matters. Real estate and business entity formation and operation
are final areas within which Mr. Eberhard has special insights
and abilities.