Stephen L. Williams

• J.D., Indiana University School of Law, 1974
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude Honors: Board of Editors, Indiana Law Review, 1973-1974
• B.S., Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1971
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1994
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy Advanced Trial Advocacy Skills, Houston, Texas, 1985
  Honors: Sigma Pi Alpha
• Illinois State Bar Association and ISBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section - Mediation Training

• Indiana State, Trial Lawyers Section
  Member Since: 1985 - 1989
  Counsel
• Bar Association of the 7th Federal Circuit
  Member Since: 1989 - Present
• Indiana Judicial Nominations/Qualifications Commission & Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications
  Member Since: 2006-2009, 2012-2015, and 2018-2021
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
  President Elect - 2007, President - 2008
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
  Member Since: 1988 - Present
  Member, Board of Directors
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
  Member Since: 1998 - Present
  Executive Committee
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
  Fellow, Indiana College of Fellows
  President, 2011 & 2012
• American Association for Justice
• American College of Trial Lawyers
  Fellow
• American Board of Trial Advocacy State President
  Member Since: 2004 - Present
  Advocate
• American College of Trial Lawyers
  State Chair, Indiana - 2006, State Committee - 2003-2008
• Indiana Bar Association
  Fellow
• National Institute of Trial Advocacy
  Member Since: 1986 - Present
  Faculty Member
• Terre Haute State Bar Association
• Litigation Counsel of America
  Fellow
• The Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  www.MillionDollarAdvocates.com

Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1984

Registered Civil Mediator - Indiana

Trained Mediator - Illinois

• Indiana, 1973
• Illinois, 1998
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1974
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1974
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1983
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2003

• The Current Status of Premises Liability Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, October, 1989
• The Law of Expert Testimony Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, March, 1988
• Indiana's Medical Malpractice Act Res Gestae, October, 1984

Michigan Mutual vs. Sports, Inc., 698 N.E.2d 834 (Ind.App. 1998), 706 N.E.2d 555 (Ind. 1999)

Alexander v. PSB Lending Corp., 800 N.E.2d 984 (Ind.App. 2004)

Martin Rispens v. Hall Farms, Inc., 601 N.E.2d 429 (Ind. App. 1992)

Livingston v. Fast Cash USA, Inc., 753 N.E.2d 572 (Ind. 2001)

Hayes v. Allstate, 722 F.2d 1332 (1983)

Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy

• National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Scout Award from the Crossroads of America Council in 2017
• Indiana Trial Lawyer of the Year, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1989
• Indiana Trial Lawyer of the Year, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2001
• Best Lawyers of America, 1995 to 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

Terre Haute Boys & Girls Club
Board of Directors 1991 – Present
Board President – 1999

United Way of the Wabash Valley
Board of Directors 1992 – 1997
Board President – 1996

Terre Haute Rotary Club
Member 1986 – Present

Big Brother – Big Sister of Vigo County
Board of Directors 1982 – 1999
Board President 1988 - 1989
Big Brother 1997 – 1999

Memorial United Methodist Church
Member 1981 – Present
Finance Committee 2012 – Present

Terre Haute Boys Club
Basketball Coach 1982 – 1987

Vigo County Youth Soccer League
Soccer Coach 1982 – 1984

United Way of Allen County
Board of Directors 1980 – 1981

Martin Luther King Montessori School
Board of Directors 1976 – 1981
Board President 1980 & 1981

Leadership Terre Haute
Alan Rankin Award
1997