Ms. Williams' practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, insurance coverage and intellectual property law. Ms. Williams handles all phases of litigation in state and federal courts. Ms. Williams represents national insurance companies involving coverage claims by policyholders and has experience overseeing large scale e-discovery in federal court. In addition, Ms. Williams has defended corporations against trademark infringement claims and has acted as local patent infringement counsel. Ms. Williams' experience also includes representing corporations in product liability litigation. Before joining Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton, Ms. Williams practiced law at McGuireWoods LLP and has practiced in both Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Ms. Williams is a member of the Allegheny Bar Association including the Public Service Committee, the Executive Council of the Women in the Law Division, and the Legal Technology & E-discovery Committee. She serves as Co-Chair of the Public Service Committee and was recently named a 2012 Allegheny County Bar Foundation Fellow. Moreover, Ms. Williams is a volunteer for Allegheny County's Child Custody Conciliation Program and the Criminal Records Expungement Project. Ms. Williams is also actively involved in DRI, the Voice of the Defense Bar. She is a member of the Commercial Litigation, Insurance, E-Discovery and Women in the Law Committees. She also serves as Vice-Chair of Marketing for DRI's 2013 Women in the Law Seminar.
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
- Tenant v. Apartment Complex Owner and Leasing Agent (Allegheny County, PA) Lead trial counsel, defended property owner and leasing agent in civil suit brought by tenant for negligence in maintaining common area of apartment complex. Case settled before trial.
- Business v. General Contractor (Schuylkill County, PA) Assisted lead trial counsel in defending general contractor in complex multi-party litigation against breach of contract and warranty claims arising from concrete floor. Case settled before trial.
- Restaurant Group v. National Insurance Company Federal District Court (Pittsburgh , Pa.) Assisted with drafting successful motion for summary judgment on behalf of insurer in civil suit brought by insured for insurance coverage for underlying class action based upon the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA).
- Smith v. National Life Insurance Company Federal District Court (Pittsburgh , Pa.) Assisted lead trial counsel with obtaining defense verdict and winning counterclaim, including an award of attorneys' fees, in a jury trial on behalf of insurer. Plaintiff brought a civil suit alleging wrongful denial of life insurance benefits. Defended and countersued on the bases of fraud and breach of contract due to plaintiff's misrepresentations regarding the status of his health. The decision was upheld on appeal.
- ABC Company v. XYZ Company Federal District Court (Pittsburgh , Pa.) Assisted with representation of defendant business in civil suit brought by business competitor for trademark infringement and unfair business competition. Case settled shortly before trial.
- Manufacturer Corp. v. Distributor Corp Federal District Court (Pittsburgh , Pa.) Assisted lead trial counsel in obtaining verdict in favor of company against its former distributor for trademark infringement and unfair competition.
- Widow v. ABC Life Insurance Company Federal District Court (Pittsburgh , Pa.) Obtained summary judgment on behalf of insurance company. Plaintiff filed suit claiming insurer had breached life insurance policy allegedly issued to her decedent husband. Successfully argued that no policy of insurance was ever in force between insurer and decedent husband.
- Jones v. ABC Manufacturing Company Federal District Court (Pittsburgh , Pa.) Assisted lead trial counsel in obtaining verdict for plaintiff injured by defective machinery during the course of his employment.
- Father and Minor Son v. XYZ Manufacturing Company (Allegheny County , Pa.) Assisted in defending equipment manufacturer against strict product liability claims arising from injuries to four-year old child. Case settled before trial.
