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Richard Martin Williams

Redwood City, CA

Licensed for 46 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Litigation

Language

English

About

Richard M. Williams, Partner with Gray·Duffy, LLP, has more than 45 years of complex litigation experience including class action matters, and has tried more than 40 cases to verdict in both state and federal courts. His practice covers a breadth of litigation matters including product and premises liability, catastrophic and other personal injury, public entity defense, professional negligence, real estate, intellectual property, employment and unfair business practices.Mr. Williams works closely with clients to analyze the essence of a dispute with the goal of resolving cases in an efficient and cost effective manner. He successfully represents a wide range of clients including insurance companies, business service firms, collection services, higher education organizations, major grocery stores, school districts, contractors, steel manufacturers, crane companies and property management firms.With extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution, Mr. Williams has been involved in more than 1000 cases as an acting judge pro tem, special master, arbitrator or mediator. He has been trained by and mediated cases for the First, Second and Sixth District Courts of Appeal. Mr. Williams sits on mediation panels of the San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara County Superior Courts. His particular mediation experience includes cases involving intellectual property, clergy abuse, personal injury, business litigation, professional liability, real estate and employment disputes.Mr. Williams is on the Neutral Panel for the Santa Clara County Bar Association. He was previously on the Board of Governors of the California Trial Lawyers Association (now the Consumer Attorneys of California) and has led trial advocacy seminars for continuing education courses (CEB, ALI and ADC) as well as instructed classes in law and the court system to local high school students. He has also coached high school football and baseball.Mr. Williams, a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney, obtained his B.A. from Stanford University in 1971 and his J.D. from University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law, where he was a member of the Roger J. Traynor Honor Society, in 1975.

Practices Areas

Litigation

Language

English

Contact

Richard Williams555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 300Redwood City, CA, 94065

Office: N/A

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Reviews

Martin
March 19, 2015

Rick is tenacious and practical. Other lawyers and Judges know and respect him, and as a result, his voice is heard, and this serves his clients quite well. He prepared my case very thoroughly, hired the right expert witnesses, and we obtained a terrific result. I recommend him to anyone, individual or business, as a lawyer or a mediator. He knows how to resolve disputes!

Michael
March 16, 2015

Mr. Williams provided his services to us for free through the Santa Clara County's early settlement conference program. Ours was a small case, but Mr. Williams spent several hours of his time (including follow up phone calls) and the case resolved. I would use him again.

Gregory
March 4, 2015

Rick Williams is a truly superior mediator. He's very smart, and is a highly effective communicator with both attorneys and non-attorney parties, alike. Most of all, Rick works very hard to get the job done to the benefit of the parties that are fortunate enough to engage his services. I would not hesitate to recommend Rick Williams as a mediator in any type of matter.

Reuben
September 6, 2014

I am a fellow attorney, and have gotten to know Rick well. I have retained Him on a number of occasions to serve as mediator on complex cases. He has proven to be extraordinarily capable in helping parties resolve tricky, complex disputes. He is always extremely courteous, knowledgeable, and professional, a true pleasure to work with. I have referred cases to him when I am unable to handle them myself, knowing that in doing so I am referring the client to one of the best, most ethical and competent attorneys. On top of that, Rick is friendly, personable, and a complete pleasure to deal with. I give him the highest possible recommendation.

anderson
September 5, 2014

Rick is the complete package as a trial attorney and mediator. I have known him personally and professionally for twenty plus years, eight as his partner with the defense firm of Ropers, Majeski et al. Rick is an aggressive advocate for his clients yet fair and impartial as a neutral. I have been a plaintiffs personal injury trial attorney for one half of my 36 year career and can state without hesitation that Rick does not allow having business, insurance, professional etc clients as defendants in any way shade his objectivity and fairness either as counsel or mediator. Ten on a scale of Ten.

anonymous
February 2, 2014

Excellent service and result. He charged fair prices, kept me constantly informed, and got my company a summary judgment in a very complex case, which was upheld on appeal. Terrific communication skills.

Martin
March 19, 2015

Rick is tenacious and practical. Other lawyers and Judges know and respect him, and as a result, his voice is heard, and this serves his clients quite well. He prepared my case very thoroughly, hired the right expert witnesses, and we obtained a terrific result. I recommend him to anyone, individual or business, as a lawyer or a mediator. He knows how to resolve disputes!

Michael
March 16, 2015

Mr. Williams provided his services to us for free through the Santa Clara County's early settlement conference program. Ours was a small case, but Mr. Williams spent several hours of his time (including follow up phone calls) and the case resolved. I would use him again.

Gregory
March 4, 2015

Rick Williams is a truly superior mediator. He's very smart, and is a highly effective communicator with both attorneys and non-attorney parties, alike. Most of all, Rick works very hard to get the job done to the benefit of the parties that are fortunate enough to engage his services. I would not hesitate to recommend Rick Williams as a mediator in any type of matter.

Reuben
September 6, 2014

I am a fellow attorney, and have gotten to know Rick well. I have retained Him on a number of occasions to serve as mediator on complex cases. He has proven to be extraordinarily capable in helping parties resolve tricky, complex disputes. He is always extremely courteous, knowledgeable, and professional, a true pleasure to work with. I have referred cases to him when I am unable to handle them myself, knowing that in doing so I am referring the client to one of the best, most ethical and competent attorneys. On top of that, Rick is friendly, personable, and a complete pleasure to deal with. I give him the highest possible recommendation.

anderson
September 5, 2014

Rick is the complete package as a trial attorney and mediator. I have known him personally and professionally for twenty plus years, eight as his partner with the defense firm of Ropers, Majeski et al. Rick is an aggressive advocate for his clients yet fair and impartial as a neutral. I have been a plaintiffs personal injury trial attorney for one half of my 36 year career and can state without hesitation that Rick does not allow having business, insurance, professional etc clients as defendants in any way shade his objectivity and fairness either as counsel or mediator. Ten on a scale of Ten.

anonymous
February 2, 2014

Excellent service and result. He charged fair prices, kept me constantly informed, and got my company a summary judgment in a very complex case, which was upheld on appeal. Terrific communication skills.