Lorenzo Williams
Partner

 

221 SE Osceola Street
Stuart, FL 34994

(772) 283-8260
FAX: (772) 220-3343

E-MAIL: lw@williegary.com  

PRACTICE AREAS:   

• Personal Injury

• Wrongful Death

• Product Liability

• Civil Litigation

• Commercial Litigation

• Medical Malpractice        

EXPERIENCE:         

• Joined Firm, 1978

• Staff Counsel, Urban League of Dade County, 1978

EDUCATION:         

• Willamette University School of Law, J.D., 1977

• Shaw University, B.A. with Honors, 1974

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS:       

• Florida Bar, February 1978

• All State Courts of Florida

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

• U.S.  Court of Appeals, Fourth District

• U.S. District Court, District of Maryland

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:   

• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 2005 - Present

• American Bar Association

              State Representative, 1999 - Present

• Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers

              Eagle Member, 1997 - Present

              Board of Directors, 1997 - 2003

              Long Range Planning Committee

              Hospital Lien Task Force

              Candidate Recruitment Task Force

• National Bar Association, Past Director, Region 11

• Association of Trial Lawyers of America

• American Trial Lawyers Association, Minority Caucus

• St. Lucie County Bar Association

              President, 1988 -1989

• Alabama Trial Lawyers Association

• 19th Judicial Circuit Nominating Committee 1999 - Present

               Vice Chairperson, 2000 - Present

• General Counsel, Florida Mortician’s Association, 1998 - Present

BOARD MEMBERSHIP:

• Willamette University College of Law, Salem, Oregon

              Board of Visitors, 2000 - Present

• Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee

              Board of Trustees, 2001 - Present

• Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina

              Board of Trustees, 1994 - Present

              President, Athletic Booster Club, 2000 - Present

              Chairman, Development Committee

              Executive Committee

              Presidential Search Committee

• Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

              Board of Councilors, College of Dental Medicine

• Florida Atlantic University, Port Saint Lucie, Florida

              Treasure Coast Campus Advisory  Board                    

• Black Family Channel

              Board of Directors, 1999 - Present,

• Executive Committee 1999 - Present
• The Gary Foundation

              Board of Directors, 1994 - Present

 

 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: 

• National Public Radio, President’s Council, 2002 - 2005

• Florida Highway Patrol Advisory Committee

• United Way of St. Lucie County, Past Board of Directors

• St. Lucie County Chapter of American Red Cross, Past Board of Directors

• St. Lucie County High Speed Rail Commission, Past Chairman

• Fort Pierce Downtown Redevelopment Board, 1989 - Present

• St. Lucie County Code Enforcement Board, Past Member

• Fort Pierce Investors, Inc., 1998 - Present

• School Board Member for St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Past Member

• Florida Chapter of the National Guardsmen, 1980 - Present

• Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Life Member

• Rainbow Push Coalition/Wall Street Project

              Board of Directors 1999 - Present

• NAACP, Life Membership

• Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church

              Board of Trustees, 1980 - Present

HONORS:

• The Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers, Golden Eagle Award, 1998

• Honorary Doctorate, Dr. of Humane Letters, Shaw University, 1997

• The President’s Career Service Award, Shaw University, 1990

• St. Lucie County NAACP W.I.N., 1996