Attorney Biographies
Kelly A. Williams 4710 U.S. Steel Tower
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-2702
Communication Center
Phone: (412) 288-4005 (Direct Dial)
Fax: 412-288-2405
E-mail: kwilliams@psmn.com
Web site: http://www.psmn.com
Kelly 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 policy holders 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
Ms. Williams is a member of the Allegheny Bar Association and its Public Service Committee. She serves as the Chair of the Public Service Committee's Volunteer Recognition Event, which honors
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- Areas of Practice:
- Insurance Coverage
- Trademark Infringement
- Unfair Business Competition
- Contract Disputes
- Products Liability
- Personal Injury Defense
- Employment Discrimination
- Bar Admissions:
- Pennsylvania, 1994
- New Jersey, 1994
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1995
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1999
- Education:
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1994
J.D.
Honors: Dean's List
Law Review: Temple International & Comparative Law Journal, 1992 - 1994 - The Ohio State University,
1991
B.A. with Honors
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Political Science
Minor: English
- Published Works:
- "United Nations Peacekeeping Forces in the Balkan Wars and the Changing Role of Peacekeeping Forces in the Post-Cold War World", Temple International and Comparative Law Journal, Volume 8, Number 1, 1994
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Speaker "Taking the Myth Out of E-Discovery and Practical Approaches to the E-Discovery Process", 2009
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Allegheny County Bar Association, 1999 - Present
- Member
- Allegheny County Bar Association, 2005 - Present
- Public Service Committee
- Allegheny County Bar Association, 2008 - Present
- Chair, Volunteer Recognition Event
- Allegheny County Bar Association, 2009 - Present
- Women in the Law Division, Vice Chair, Program Committee
- Allegheny County Bar Association, 2009 - Present
- Women in the Law Division,Vice Chair, Blueprints for Balance Committee
- Defense Research Institute, 2007 - Present
- Member
- Defense Research Institute, 2009 - Present
- Commercial Lit; Third Circuit Law Editor for Business Suit Newsletter
- Defense Research Institute, 2009 - Present
- Electronic Discovery & Insurance Law Committees
- Defense Research Institute, 2010 - Present
- Sharing Success Seminar Steering Committee
- Defense Research Institute, 2010 - Present
- Women in the Courtroom Committee
- Past Employment Positions:
- McGuire Woods LLP (Pittsburgh, PA), Associate, 2001 - 2004
- Sable Pusateri Rosen Gordon & Adams, LLC (Pittsburgh, PA), Associate, 1998 - 2001
- Tannenbaum & Channin (Philadelphia, PA), Associate, 1997 - 1998
- Ellsworth Wiles & Chalphin (Philadelphia, PA), Associate, 1994 - 1997
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Allegheny County Mortgage Foreclosure Conciliation Program
- Allegheny County Child Custody Conciliation Program
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Alpha Delta Pi
- Birth Information:
- 1968, Wilmington, Ohio, United States of America






