Bill has spent his entire career practicing criminal law. Prior to joining Banks & Brower in February 2019, Bill served as a Deputy Prosecutor in Marion County for nine years. Bill started his career with the Prosecutor’s office in the Juvenile Division, where he handled thousands of cases ranging from misdemeanors to major felonies. Bill next moved to the Municipal Division, where he handled level 6 felonies and tried several bench and jury trials. For the last five years of his tenure with the Prosecutor’s office, Bill served in the Major Felony Division. During this time, Bill tried over 20 murder and attempt murder cases with an extremely high success rate. Bill also worked in the Special Crimes Unit, where he worked with homicide detectives to investigate and file murder charges. Bill concluded his time with the Prosecutor’s office as the Supervisor of Criminal Court 5, where he oversaw the work of three major felony Deputy Prosecutors.
Bill was born and raised in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He completed his undergraduate studies with a B.A in Psychology from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Bill obtained his law degree and a Masters in Sports Administration from Valparaiso University School of Law. He lives in Indianapolis with his fiancé Stephanie and their chocolate lab, Harlow.
“Attorney Bill Federick was great!!! He was so caring and personal. Like he actually wanted to get to know my family not just we be another case. The office staff was great as well. Thank you for everything Mr. Bill!!!”
– VaSha, Google
