Kathleen Williams regularly handles matters involving toxic torts, product liability, construction accidents and defects, premises liability and other general liability issues. While she is licensed and actively practices in the state and federal courts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Kathleen is routinely called on to represent clients in jurisdictions throughout the country. She handles matters from inception through resolution by settlement, dispositive motion or trial and has extensive experience resolving complex matters in which liability is strongly contested through mediation and arbitration.
Working closely with her clients, Kathleen focuses her efforts early on to coordinate the initial fact investigation and develop a litigation and resolution strategy designed to ensure success, as defined by the client. Kathleen understands that clients often prefer quick and cost-effective resolutions over complex and potentially protracted liability cases. To that end, she emphasizes client communication, adherence to client guidelines, proper case staffing, development of a realistic budget and exploration of alternative dispute resolution options from the outset.
Kathleen held a judicial clerkship in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania with U.S. Magistrate Judges Thomas M. Blewitt, J. Andrew Smyser and former U.S. Magistrate Judge Malachy E. Mannion, currently U.S. District Court Judge.
Areas of Focus
Kathleen has substantial experience in construction matters, including defending owners, developers, manufacturers, contractors and design professionals and their insurers in complex multiparty matters involving injured workers. She also represents contractors in various trades in construction defect lawsuits.
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Kathleen represents designers, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors in product liability lawsuits in state and federal courts. She recognizes that these matters often extend beyond legal defense to the business effects on risk management, insurance coverage, brand image, financing, financial reporting, corporate governance, future corporate transactions and communications to shareholders. As such, Kathleen makes it a point to know her clients and their operations and stay abreast of the latest government and industry compliance standards.
TOXIC TORT
Kathleen often is called on to defend designers, manufacturers and distributors of pressroom chemicals involved in trace-benzene litigation in jurisdictions across the country.
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Kathleen also has experience litigating general commercial matters, including breach of contract, consumer fraud and other business torts. Kathleen handles matters in federal and state courts as well as in arbitration proceedings, with substantial experience in all stages of litigation, including trial, appellate practice and alternative dispute resolution.
- Roger Williams University School of Law (J.D., 2004)
- Syracuse University (B.S., 2001)
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- American Bar Association