Steve Williamson

Steve Williamson is the principal attorney at the LAW OFFICE OF STEVE WILLIAMSON, PLLC.  He is a seasoned trial lawyer with an impressive record of getting great results in all types of civil cases.  Mr. Williamson has experience in government and private practice, trying, litigating and negotiating cases from both sides of the courtroom.

Before starting the firm, he was the senior trial attorney for the City of New York in the borough of Brooklyn.  In several years at the Office of the Corporation Counsel, Mr. Williamson defended all the mayoral agencies in a variety of jury trials in State Supreme Court.  Trying dozens of the biggest and most complex cases in the county, he consistently obtained excellent results.  These cases included police excessive force, false arrest, and federal civil rights, wrongful death, labor law, injured municipal worker, negligent school supervision, negligent security, and premises liability.  Prior to the Law Department, Mr. Williamson was the managing trial attorney at one of the city’s largest negligence firms, where he tried cases and litigated a wide range of actions, including labor law, negligent security, premises liability and aviation disaster.

In addition to his work in the negligence field, Mr. Williamson is committed to improving access to special education for children and young adults with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, and other special needs.  He serves on the board of Project Eye to Eye, a national mentoring program for children and young adults with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders.  Additionally, Mr. Williamson is a trustee at The Churchill School & Center, a Manhattan K-12 school that educates children with learning disabilities.  He is a member of COPAA, The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates.  In 2012, Mr. Williamson will serve on the board of directors of the New York City Business Leadership Network, an organization committed to increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

In 2011, Mr. Williamson chaired a Continuing Legal Education course at the New York City Bar entitled, “Anatomy of a Trial: Common Mistakes to Avoid in a Civil Jury Trial.”  He is the CLE chair of the Tort Litigation Committee at the City Bar.  While a government trial lawyer, Mr. Williamson taught a Continuing Legal Education course about the role of state and federal medical privacy laws in litigation and at trial.  Mr. Williamson is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, The Brooklyn Bar Association, Nathan R. Sobel Kings County Inn of Court and The Association of the Bar of the City of New York.  He is admitted to practice law in the courts of the State of New York and in the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

A former democratic political operative and veteran of local campaigns, Mr. Williamson continues to be politically active in his community.  He is a lifelong resident of Brooklyn and a graduate of Hobart College and New York Law School.

Mr. Williamson can be contacted at: steve@nytrialesquire.com