Stephen L. Williams
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This page is about a member of the Indiana Judicial Nominating and Qualifications Commission. If you are looking for information on the federal judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, please see Stephen F. Williams.
Stephen L. Williams is one of three lawyer members of the Indiana Judicial Nominating and Qualifications Commission an organization charged to select Supreme Court Justices and other judicial vacancies and adminster discipline on judges in the Indiana Judiciary.
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Background
Stephen L. Williams is a personal injury attorney with the Mann Law Firm in Terre Haute. Williams handles cases in Complex Litigation, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation, and Airplane Crashes. Williams is licensed in the Indiana and Illinois State Bar Associations, and is also licensed in the Northern and Southern Indiana Districts of the US District Court, the 7th Circuit of the US Court of Appeals, and the US Supreme Court.
Judicial Qualifications and Nominating Commission
Williams was appointed by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to fill a three year term on the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission effective January 1, 2007 and expiring effective December 31, 2009. Williams replaced James O. McDonald of Terre Haute to fill this vacancy.
Other Professional Memberships
- Bar Association of the 7th Federal Circuit, 1989 - Present
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association President Elect - 2007, President - 2008
- Member, Board of Directors-Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1988 - Present
- Executive Committee-Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 - Present
- American Association for Justice
- Fellow-American College of Trial Lawyers
- Advocate-American Board of Trial Advocacy State President, 2004 - Present
- Terre Haute State Bar Association
- Faculty Member-National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1986 - Present
- Fellow-Indiana Bar Association
- American College of Trial Lawyers-State Chair, Indiana - 2006, State Committee - 2003-2008
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
Personal
Williams recieved his Bachelors Degree from Indiana State University in 1971 and recieved his Juris Doctorate Degree from Indiana University in 1974. Williams served on the Board of Editors for the Indiana Law Review from 1973-1974.
