Marc Williams is the managing partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s West Virginia office.

Experience

• First chair responsibility for more than 100 jury trials and appeals in his career in both state and federal courts
• Practice includes experience in the trial and appellate levels of class actions and other mass torts, as well as commercial litigation, employment disputes, toxic torts, consumer fraud, drug and medical device litigation, intellectual property and trade secrets, and environmental claims
• Experience in the defense of lawsuits alleging psychological injury, brain injury, medical monitoring, insurance coverage and bad faith, and catastrophic injury
• Has appeared pro hac vice in Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, Alabama, and Tennessee

Awards and Honors

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in 11 categories: Appellate Law, Banking & Finance Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Labor & Employment Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, and Railroad Law
• Named the Best Lawyers' 2012 Charleston-WV Litigation – Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year
• Recognized by Chambers USA in Band One (the highest designation) for Commercial Litigation
• Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers

Leadership Positions

• President of DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar (2008-2009), the 23,000-member international organization of lawyers and corporate counsel who defend the interests of businesses and individuals in civil litigation
• Serves as President and on the board of directors of Lawyers for Civil Justice, Inc., an organization of corporations and lawyers working for civil justice reform
• Serves on the board of the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence, an organization that provides training on civil justice issues to state court appellate judges
• Former President of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• Former co-chair of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia Civil Justice Committee, which published in August 2003 a critical review of the West Virginia Civil Justice System

Publications

• When Law and Science Collide: The Scientific Case Against Medical Monitoring, Medical Liability and Health Care Law, In-House Defense Quarterly, Spring 2011
• Doing the “Right Thing”, On The Record, For the Defense, April 2005
• Cultivating Skills for the Next Generation: The Voice of Leadership, On The Record, For The Defense, February 2007
• Independence and Public Confidence: Welcome to the Judicial Silly Season, On The Record, For The Defense, March 2008
• DRI—An Essential Partner: Now, More than Ever, On The Record, For The Defense, November 2008
• Preparing Future Leaders: Our Duty to Educate, On The Record, For The Defense, June 2009
• A Phenomenal Collective Effort: Thriving, Not Surviving, On The Record, For The Defense, October 2009