Marc E. Williams

Marc Williams is the managing partner of the West Virginia office and is a Team Leader and Co-Chair of the firm’s Consumer and Mechanical Products Practice Group. He handles complex cases nationally in an array of areas and has tried more than 100 jury trials and appeals in state and federal courts throughout his career.

Education:

• West Virginia University College of Law, JD (1985)
• Marshall University, BA (1982)

Admissions:

• West Virginia
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Experience:

• First chair responsibility for more than 100 jury trials and appeals in his career in state and federal court
• Lead litigation and trial counsel for large chemical manufacturer in consolidated class actions involving 250,000 class members arising from chemical spill
• Lead litigation and trial counsel for major hospital system in class action alleging data security breach
• Lead litigation counsel for Class I railroad in investigation and trials alleging fraudulent scheme by a law firm and expert pulmonologist in collecting and prosecuting asbestos claims

Professional Activities:

• DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
• The Federalist Society
• West Virginia University College of Law Visiting Committee

Community:

• Board of Directors, Marshall Artists Series
• Past Chair of the St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation
• Past Resource Development Chair, United Way of the River Cities