Christian & Small is pleased to announce that Associate Priscilla K. Williams has joined the firm in its Birmingham office as of Dec. 1. She will focus on civil defense litigation in the practice areas of transportation, insurance, premises liability and construction defect matters.
“I am excited to join the Christian & Small team, whose positive reputation in the legal community precedes them,” Williams said. “I am looking forward to expanding my practice area and working with colleagues who are well-versed in litigation throughout the state and region.”
Williams brings more than five years of experience and winning positive outcomes for clients to Christian & Small. Early in her career, she worked as a Staff Attorney and Judicial Assistant to the Honorable James “Jim” H. Roberts Jr. In this role, she managed the civil docket, and, by observation, gained experience in motion practice, oral arguments, presentation of evidence, bench trials, and all aspects of jury trials. She takes pride in building relationships with her clients and knows that zealous advocacy is dependent on understanding not only the law, but also her clients’ expectations and interests.
Williams is a graduate of Washington & Lee University of Law, where she was in one of the first two graduating classes that completed the school’s third-year practicum programming – designed to be a bridge between being a student and a first-year practitioner. As part of this unique curriculum, the majority of her third-year classes were experiential-based, rather than lecture-based, with an emphasis on negotiations, trial advocacy, shareholder derivatives claims, and white-collar crime.
Williams is licensed to practice in all state courts in Alabama and Mississippi, as well as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a member of the Alabama State Bar, the Mississippi Bar, the Birmingham Bar Association, and the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA). She is also a member of the Junior League of Birmingham and is a 2019-2020 Co-Chair of the organization’s Bargain Carousel, which is the League’s largest fundraiser for its community partners.