Attorney Profiles

Stephen L Williams
Terre Haute, Indiana

Areas of Practice:: Complex Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Business Litigation; Airplane Crashes

Certification/Specialties:: Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1984

Bar Admissions:: Indiana, 1973; Illinois, 1998; U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1974; U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1974; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1983; U.S. Supreme Court, 2003

Education:: Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1974
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Board of Editors, Indiana Law Review, 1973-1974; Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1971
Bachelor of Science; National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1994; National Institute for Trial Advocacy Advanced Trial Advocacy Skills, Houston, Texas, 1985
Honors: Sigma Pi Alpha

Published Works:: The Current Status of Premises Liability Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, October, 1989; The Law of Expert Testimony Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, March, 1988; Indiana's Medical Malpractice Act Res Gestae, October, 1984

Representative Cases:: Covalt v. Carey-Canada, Inc., 672 F.Supp. 367 (S.D.Ind. 1987); Hayes v. Allstate Ins. Co., 722 F.2d 1332 (C.A.7 (Ind.) 1983); Johnson v. Bender, 369 N.E.2d 936 (Ind.App. 3 Dist. 1977); American Optical Co. v. Weidenhamer, 404 N.E.2d 606 (Ind.App. 4 Dist. 1980); Covalt v. Carey Canada, Inc., 543 N.E.2d 382 (Ind. 1989)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy

Honors and Awards:: Indiana Trial Lawyer of the Year, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1989; Indiana Trial Lawyer of the Year, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2001; The Best Lawyers in America, 1995 - Present; Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1984 - Present; Sagamore of the Wabash, Indiana Governer Evan Bayh, 1990; Recipient, Indiana State University Distinguished Alumni Award, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Indiana State, Trial Lawyers Section, 1985 - 1989; Counsel; Bar Association of the 7th Federal Circuit, 1989 - Present; Indiana Judicial Nominations/Qualifications Committee, 2007 - 2010; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; President Elect - 2007, President - 2008; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1988 - Present; Member, Board of Directors; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 - Present; Executive Committee; American Association for Justice; American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow; American Board of Trial Advocacy State President, 2004 - Present; Advocate; American College of Trial Lawyers; State Chair, Indiana - 2006, State Committee - 2003-2008; Indiana Bar Association; Fellow; National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1986 - Present; Faculty Member; Terre Haute State Bar Association