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![Bill Karns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Karns-Bill_c68aadd4ec91d6e6c8205f435440836a.jpg)

# Bill Karns

Bill Karns is a partner at Karns & Karns. He focuses on major personal injury cases. He is on the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) and Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC). In 2014, he was selected as a SuperLawyer. He also received the CAALA Presidential Award of Merit and the New Lawyers Division Chair Award of Merit in 2012 from CAOC.

### Articles written by this author:

## [Experts: Who you need and who you don’t](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-april/experts-who-you-need-and-who-you-don-t "Experts: Who you need and who you don’t")

Going light on experts can cost you at trial; going heavy can cost you, too

[Bill Karns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bill-karns "Bill Karns")

[2014 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-april)

[![The defense radiologist](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Karns-thinkstock-480569009_33f94c5dfcaab9086c4d2b7611658212.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-may/the-defense-radiologist "The defense radiologist")

## [The defense radiologist](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-may/the-defense-radiologist "The defense radiologist")

Undermining the opinions of defense radiologists in spinal-injury cases

[Bill Karns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bill-karns "Bill Karns")
[Mike Karns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mike-karns "Mike Karns")

[2014 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-may)

[![The cast of experts in auto cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Karns-istock-487856603_3af7d42878d924438019de129eeea6be.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-may/the-cast-of-experts-in-auto-cases "The cast of experts in auto cases")

## [The cast of experts in auto cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-may/the-cast-of-experts-in-auto-cases "The cast of experts in auto cases")

An overview of the experts on liability and damages you might need to include in vehicle cases

[Bill Karns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bill-karns "Bill Karns")

[2015 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-may)

## [Privileges and motions to compel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-october/privileges-and-motions-to-compel-2 "Privileges and motions to compel")

A review of the civil civil codes and court decisions that will help you get in discovery what you need to win

[Bill Karns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bill-karns "Bill Karns")

[2015 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-october)

## [Unique injuries: Preparing and proving your case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/unique-injuries-preparing-and-proving-your-case "Unique injuries: Preparing and proving your case")

Before you walk away, determine if that unique injury has substantial value

[Bill Karns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bill-karns "Bill Karns")

[2017 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april)