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William E. Osantowski
William E. Osantowski
Partner - Detroit
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248-721-4200

Bar Admissions
  • Illinois
  • Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan

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Bill is a partner in the Detroit office of Foley & Mansfield, and member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He practices in Foley & Mansfield’s Product Liability, Toxic Tort and Mass Tort Litigation groups. Bill has over twenty years experience defending manufacturers and distributors of asbestos products. His clients have included everything from small business owners to Fortune 500 corporations. Bill has also served as national and regional counsel for a number of clients.

In addition to asbestos litigation, Bill has defended a wide range of complex exposure cases, including cases on behalf of manufacturers and distributors of pharmaceutical products, welding rods and industrial chemicals. He has also defended multi-million dollar industrial equipment and playground equipment personal injury cases. Bill has represented premises owners in defense of asbestos, mold, lead paint and other toxic exposure personal injury claims.

Prior to joining the product liability, toxic tort, and mass tort defense bar, Bill gained a tremendous amount of courtroom experience as a criminal defense attorney representing clients in over 100 retained and appointed felony cases.

Bill has achieved the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell rating for the highest level of legal ability and adherence to professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence.

Bill is a member of the Michigan State Bar Association – Negligence Law Section, the Illinois State Bar Association, The Defense Research Institute, and the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. He is an Eagle Scout, a member of the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce, and has served as a baseball and hockey coach for the City of Birmingham, MI.

Case Studies
  • 3,000 Foundry Workers
    • Bill represented a manufacturer of asbestos-containing products in 3,000 foundry worker cases in Michigan.  He devised a resolution strategy that required plaintiffs’ counsel to voluntarily dismiss ev... Read More
 
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Memberships
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
  • Michigan State Bar Association
  • Michigan State Bar Association, Negligence Law Section
 
Education
  • University of Detroit, 1981, JD
  • Michigan State University, 1978, BA
 
Martindale Peer Review Rated
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated

    Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.
 
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