William K. McVisk has more than thirty years experience in litigation, trials and claims
handling. He is a shareholder at the Chicago firm of Johnson & Bell, Ltd., where he
focuses on complex insurance coverage and bad faith litigation and medical malpractice
defense. He represents both policyholders and insurers in insurance coverage litigation,
and has experience in all lines of coverage, with an emphasis on third party coverages.
He has tried numerous serious cases, including bad faith cases and cases with injuries as
severe as brain damage and death.
Bill has been a member of the Board of Directors for the Illinois Association of Defense
Trial Counsel (IDC) since 2008 and is currently Secretary Treasurer of the IDC. He is the
Co-Chair of the IDC Insurance Law Committee, previously served as Chair of the IDC
Legislative Committee Insurance Law Committee and was Editor in Chief of the IDC
Quarterly. He is an active member of the DRI Insurance Law Committee. He is also the
past President of the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys.
Bill received his J.D, with honors, from Northwestern University Law School in 1977,
and received his B.A. in History from University of Illinois in 1974. He is admitted to
practice in Illinois and Indiana as well as several federal district and circuit courts. He has
published numerous articles on insurance coverage, bad faith, evidence, tort reform and
other subjects and has given presentations on insurance coverage and bad faith to DRI,
IDC, and several other insurance organizations.