William Bock III

Indianapolis, Indiana

Partner

phone: (317) 777-7412
fax: (317) 777-7412
email: Email Me

Mr. Bock represents clients in litigation and arbitration throughout the United States. He concentrates his practice in the areas of Sports Law and Litigation, Arbitration, Complex Litigation, Government and Election Law. He has:

Appeared before panels of the American Arbitration Association and the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)1 headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, in more than two dozen sports eligibility disputes;
Handled cases before the Indiana Supreme Court, the Indiana Court of Appeals, the Sixth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals and State and/or Federal courts in Indiana, Ohio, Florida, Georgia and California; and
Handled election disputes, recounts, and election contests before trial courts, the Indiana Election Commission and the Indiana Recount Commission.

Mr. Bock has substantial experience in athletic drug testing matters and sports eligibility disputes and since September, 2007 has served as General Counsel to the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. USADA is the independent entity charged with the responsibility to investigate and prosecute instances of drug use in Olympic and Paralympic sports by U.S. athletes. Mr. Bock represents USADA in prosecutions of athletes accused of violating sports drug testing rules. Mr. Bock was interviewed for and quoted in the best selling book, Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports. He has been a regular participant and presenter at national conferences on sports law issues.

Additional matters in which Mr. Bock has been involved in the last two years include: representation of businesses and not-for-profits in State and Federal litigation throughout the United States; defense of the City of East Chicago, Indiana, in more than twenty (20) federal lawsuits involving alleged political firing; representation of state legislative officeholders in recounts before the Indiana Recount Commission, and principal responsibility for a number of appeals before the Sixth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeal and the Indiana Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.

Mr. Bock has also developed expertise in the specialized areas of government defense, voting rights and election law. He has defended and advised entities of local government in Voting Rights Act, political firing and constitutional and redistricting cases and has represented clients in recounts, election contests, and election boundary disputes before the Indiana Election Commission and Indiana Recount Commission. He has handled a number of matters involving compliance of voting systems with state and federal law and has represented counties in negotiations with their election services vendors.

During 2004 through 2006 Mr. Bock served as Parliamentarian of the Indiana House of Representatives in which capacity he advised the Speaker of the House on legal and parliamentary issues. Mr. Bock is familiar with the intricate rules applicable to entities of state and local government and has regularly been hired by municipalities, legislative bodies, county election boards, state agencies and other elected officials to provide advice and handle litigation on their behalf.

1CAS is the international arbitral body charged by the International Olympic Committee with adjudicating sporting disputes in the Olympic Movement.

Areas of Practice:: Sports Law and Litigation; Business Litigation and Arbitration; Appellate Practice; Municipal & Election Law and Litigation
Litigation Percentage:: 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:: Indiana, 1989; U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1989; U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1989; U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2008; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1989; U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2007
Education:: The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1989 J.D.; Honors: Cum Laude; Oral Roberts University, 1985 B.A.; Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Sports Lawyers Association, Member; Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Member; Indianapolis Bar Association, Sports and Entertainment Section; Past Chairman; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Indiana State Board of Prison Fellowship, Past Co-Chairman; Indiana State Board of Justice Fellowship, Past Member; Neighborhood Advocacy Corporation, Founding Board Member