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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

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Position	Areas of Practice	Education
Honors	Published Works	Affiliations

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Ms. Williams is a litigator with ten years of experience in commercial and personal injury defense litigation.  Ms. Williams graduated from The Ohio State University in 1991 and obtained her juris doctorate degree from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia in 1994.  Ms. Williams has practiced law in both Philadelphia, PA and Pittsburgh, PA where she has represented businesses and individuals in matters involving product liability, breach of contract, employment discrimination, construction disputes, trademark infringement, insurance coverage and professional liability.  She also has jury and non-jury trial experience in state and federal courts.

Ms. Williams is also a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and is active in the community as a member of the board of directors of Sojourner House, a United Way member agency, which provides shelter and treatment for addicted women and their children.  She has also been active in organizing fundraising events and hiking 34 miles in one day to raise funds and awareness for Sojourner House.

Current Employment Position(s):

Associate

Areas of Practice:

Products Liability

Contract Disputes

Employment Discrimination

Trademark Infringement

Insurance Coverage

Construction

Personal Injury Defense

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. With Honors
Honors: Dean's List
Law Review: Temple International & Comparative Law Journal, 1992 - 1994

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
B.A. With Honors
Honors: Dean's List
Major:  Political Science

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

Honors and Awards:

2003 Outstanding Volunteer Service Award - Sojourner House, Pittsburgh, PA

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Allegheny County Bar Association, 1999 - Present

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Past Employment Positions:

Ellsworth Wiles & Chalphin, Associate, 1994 - 1997

Tannenbaum & Channin, Associate, 1997 - 1998

Sable Pusateri Rosen Gordon & Adams, LLC, Associate, 1998 - 2001

McGuire Woods LLP, Associate, 2001 - 2004

Fraternities/Sororities:

Alpha Delta Pi

Birth Information:

1968, Wilmington, Ohio, United States of America

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