Heckler and Frabizzio
Insurance Defense Litigation

William D. Rimmer

(In Memoriam)

William D. Rimmer was a partner with the law firm of Heckler & Frabizzio where he has specialized in the defense of Workers’ Compensation matters on behalf of self-insured employers and insurance carriers in the State of Delaware for more than 20 years. Mr. Rimmer served as the Chair of the Delaware State Bar Association’s Section on Workers’ Compensation. He was also a member of the Defense Council of Delaware, the Delaware State and American Bar Associations and was a former member of the Justice Randy Holland Worker’s Compensation Inn of Court. Mr. Rimmer routinely lectured on the subject of Workers’ Compensation, represented the Delaware representative for the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN) and was rated AV “Preeminent” in insurance defense litigation by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Rimmer was a fellow of the College of Worker’s Compensation Lawyers of the American Bar Association.

He received his B.A. degree from Drew University and his J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society.

Mr. Rimmer lived in Wilmington, DE with his wife Mary, and two children Chloe and Zachary. Mr. Rimmer enjoyed coaching soccer and was named competitive boys Coach of the year in 2012 for the State of Delaware and USYSA Region 1. Bill sadly lost his battle to cancer in 2019.