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Monté L. Williams

Education

  • J.D. West Virginia University
    M.A. West VirginiaUniversity
    B.A. West Virginia University

Bar Admissions

  • West Virginia


Monté L. Williams
Member

Monté L. Williams
Member

Monté Williams devotes his practice to defending civil rights, contract, medical malpractice, first and third party bad faith, personal injury, products liability, and premises liability cases. He has tried cases for both corporate and individual clients. Mr. Williams is a former West Virginia State Trooper, and a member of the firm’s Diversity Committee.

Mr. Williams has also given presentations on topics such as drugs in the community, how community organizations can assist state agencies in addressing issues related to drugs and alcohol within the community, and how parents can keep their children off drugs.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Defended the manufacturer of underground coal equipment against allegations of wrongful death resulting from defective design
  • Defended the world’s leading vegetation maintenance company in case involving multiple defendants and personal injuries exceeding $450,000
  • Jury trial for claims of complete destruction of property resulting from fire to commercial property
  • Defended insurers against claims of unfair trade practices and common law bad faith
  • Assisted insurer in defense of $400,000.00 property damage subrogation claim

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2003
    Steptoe & Johnson
  • 1994-2003
    West Virginia State Police

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

  • CALI Award for Appellate Advocacy
  • Winner of the Baker Cup Competition
  • Selected to the Department of the Justice’s Honors Program
  • Order of the Barristers
  • Super Lawyers® Rising Star
  • Past Member, Board of Governors, West Virginia State Bar
  • Charter Member/Chairperson, West Virginia Black Lawyers Alumni Association
  • Visiting Committee, West Virginia University College of Law
  • Board of Governors, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
  • Former Chair, Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Public Service Subcommittee (2008)
  • Former Chair, Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Diversity Subcommittee (2010)
  • Young Lawyers Liaison, Trial Tactics Committee, Defense Research Institute
  • Former Monongalia/Marion Counties District Representative, Young Lawyers Section, West Virginia State Bar
  • Commissioner, West Virginia Ethics Committee

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

  • Automobile Association of America East Central
  • Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity
  • FBI Citizen’s Academy
  • Leadership Monongalia
  • Leadership West Virginia 2010

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • 2009 – “A-B-C-D-E-discovery,” Annual Meeting, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
  • 2009 – “Liability Issues,” West Virginia Division of Probation
  • 2007 – “How to Depose/Interrogate a Plaintiff/Suspect,” West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel’s Annual Meeting
  • 2006 – “If the Mirror Could Speak,” West Virginia Troopers Association’s Annual Meeting
  • 2006 – “Think Like a Lawyer,” Joint Presentation to Snowshoe Ski Resort’s Security Patrol