Kara Cunningham Williams focuses her practice in the areas of complex commercial, banking, and consumer protection disputes, including class action defense.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• Business litigation
• Consumer credit/protection litigation
• Class actions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1999         Steptoe & Johnson
1995-99    Hunton & Williams LLP
1993-94    Judicial Clerk, Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

INDUSTRY/ CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

• Secretary & Board of Directors, YWCA of Charleston
• Chair, Alumni Admission Program & Board of Directors, Charleston WV Chapter, Washington & Lee University Alumni Association
• Leadership West Virginia, Class of 2001

AWARDS / HONORS

• “Generation Next,” The State Journal 2007
• Graduated cum laude, Harvard Law School
• Graduated summa cum laude, Washington & Lee University

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Presenter, “Product Liability & Doing Business in the U.S.,” 4/07, Council of America States in Europe/WV Development Office Seminar, United Kingdom
• CLE Presenter, “Ethics Issues Affecting Corporate Counsel” 10/05, NiSource Legal Department, Charleston, WV
• Author and CLE Speaker, “Hot Topics in Commercial Litigation,” sections on Business Torts, Contribution and Indemnification, and Corporate Governance Disputes 6/02, PESI Seminar, Charleston & Morgantown, WV
• Range, J.J. & Cunningham, K.L., 1997, “Rethinking the Fiduciary Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege – A Postscript,” 11 Benefits Law Journal 69
• Range, J.J. & Cunningham, K.L., 1998, “Rethinking the Fiduciary Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege in Light of Varity Corporation v. Howe,” 10 Benefits Law Journal 25