James G. Williams
James G. Williams
Practice Areas:
- Products Liability
- Personal Injury Claims
- Professional Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Municipal Liability
- FELA Liability
Education
- Quinnipiac College School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut
- J.D. - 1986
- Honors: Civil Law Clinic, 1986
- Providence College
- B.A. - 1983
Bar Admission
- Connecticut, 1986
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1988
Representative Cases
- Ann Marie Ciotti v. St. Mary's Hospital, 87-079148, 1991, Superior Ct, Waterbury
- Charles McGuire v. Donald James, 88-0266445, 1990, Superior Ct, New Haven
- Jean Elliott, Administratrix of the Estate of Kevin Elliott vs. City of Waterbury, UWY-CV-93-0117411-S, Superior Court, Waterbury
- Estate of Kristine E. Pire and Mischelle Pire vs. CWPM, LLC and Kenneth W. Clark, NNI-CV-01-0279026-S, Superior Court, New Haven
- Barbara Boczer, Administratrix of the Estate of Paul Boczer vs. John Doe, M.D., FST-CV-03-0197813-S, Superior Court, Stamford/Norwalk
- Kelly McCurdy vs. Christopher Lachmund and System Engineering, NNI-CV-01-0278180-S, Superior Court, New Haven
- Robert Denes vs. Allstate Insurance Company, NNH-CV-98-0418681-S, Superior Court, New Haven
- Joseph Pajor vs. Town of Wallingford, NNH-CV-94-366807-S, Superior Court, New Haven
- Nancy Dembiczak vs. John Doe, M.D., NNH-CV-91-0325659-S, Superior Court, New Haven
- John A. Radziunas vs. Harbor Health Services, Inc., NNH-CV-02-0462946-S, Superior Court, New Haven
- Gertrude Gayton vs. City of East Haven, CV-01-0276090-S, Judicial District, New Haven
- Karl Pepin vs. Christopher Cacchillo, NNH-CV-94-0364290-S
Honors
- American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in the Study of Administrative Law
- American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in the Study of Evidence
- Million Dollar Club for multiple verdicts in excess of $1 million
- Preeminent Rating by Peer Group of Lawyers
Classes & Seminars
- Instructor, Municipal Liability & Loss Control, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
- Guest Lecturer, Personal Injury Litigation Matters, Various Insurance Companies, Claims Associations and Peer Groups
Pro-Bono Activities
- University Civil Law Clinic
Representative Clients
- Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
- Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Association
- Tarragon Management
- First Financial Insurance Company
- Metropolitan Transit Authority
- City of New London
- Town of Stonington
- City of Danbury
- Town of New Canaan
- City of Hamden
- Housing Authority Risk Retention Group
- Carregis Insurance Company
- Engle Martin and Associates
- First Specialty Insurance Company
- Frontier Insurance Company
- Konover Construction Company
- Mettler-Toledo, Inc.
- VFIS Claims Management
- Guilford Specialty Group
- Whiteway Laundry, Inc.
References
- Kathleen Gambrell, Claims Manager, Connecticut Interlock Risk Management Agency
- Thomas Collette, Collette Physical Therapy
- Alfredo L. Axtmayer, M.D.
- William O'Connell, Engle Martin & Associates
- Levitsky & Berney, P.C., Certified Public Accountants
- Spectrum Engineering Group, LLC
- Michael Feltes, M.D., Sound Seniors Geriatrics, LLC
- Michael A. Kolakowski, President, Konover Construction Corporation
- Robert Sullivan, Claims Manager, The Housing Authority Risk Retention Group, Inc.
Past Positions
- Hon. Dennis Harrigan, Bridgeport Superior Court, Law Clerk, 1986
- Cella, McKeon & Williams, P.C., Partner, 1986 to 2002
Professional Associations
- American Association for Justice
- American Bar Association
- Connecticut Bar Association
- New Haven Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute of Connecticut