Stephen L. Williams

steve@williamsinjurylaw.com
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Phone: (812) 232-0107
Fax: (812) 232-3414

646 Walnut St
Terre Haute, Indiana 47807

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

Covalt v. Carey-Canada, Inc. , 672 F.Supp. 367 (S.D.Ind. 1987)

Hayes v. Allstate Ins. Co. , 722 F.2d 1332 (C.A.7 (Ind.) 1983)

Johnson v. Bender , 369 N.E.2d 936 (Ind.App. 3 Dist. 1977)

American Optical Co. v. Weidenhamer , 404 N.E.2d 606 (Ind.App. 4 Dist. 1980)

Covalt v. Carey Canada, Inc. , 543 N.E.2d 382 (Ind. 1989)

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