William "Will" Gardner is a fictional character of CBS television series The Good Wife and was portrayed by Josh Charles for the first five seasons of the show's run.

Will generally had a good working relationship with Diane Lockhart, his co-managing partner at the firm, and the two demonstrate a shrewd ability to guide their business, even through difficult times.

Will plays in a regular pick-up basketball game with other attorneys and judges, and has friendships with the players that are eventually scrutinized.

In season five after much planning, Alicia and Cary leave Lockhart & Gardner to start their own firm; Will takes this betrayal personally.

In episode 15 of the fifth season, he is shot and killed in the courtroom by his client Jeffrey Grant[2] (played by Hunter Parrish).