Mr. Williams is a Director in the Albuquerque office. He attended Arizona State University where he obtained Bachelors and Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees. He began practice in 1975 with a mid-sized insurance defense firm in Albuquerque followed by two years in general practice in Silver City, New Mexico. Mr. Williams returned to Albuquerque in 1982 to join Miller Stratvert PA and has practiced continuously at the firm for 36 years. He is the firm’s senior litigation attorney. Mr. Williams’ practice has focused primarily on commercial litigation and defense of civil litigation in the areas of products liability, medical and professional malpractice, business and institutional liability, oil field accident litigation and insurance law. Mr. Williams has also been involved in mediation and arbitrations and has been called on to serve as a speaker and presenter at CLE programs. Mr. Williams has exceptionally broad civil jury trial experience, having tried cases in State District Court in most counties in New Mexico as well as Federal Court in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces and Roswell. Mr. Williams has participated in more than 90 civil jury trials, 67 of them as first chair trial counsel, taking the case to verdict. He is admitted to practice in New Mexico and all levels of federal court including the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Williams has been a member by invitation and election of the American Board of Trial Advocates since 1989. He is rated AV Preeminent, its highest rating, by Martindale-Hubbell.
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Firm InformationPositionDirectorFirm NameMiller Stratvert P.A.
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesMaldonado v. Josey, 975 F.2d 727
Serna v. Manzano, 616 F.2d 1165
Marchiondo v. Roper, 90 N.M. 367
Albuquerque Hilton Inn v. Haley, 90 N.M. 510
Deakin v. Putt, 93 N.M. 58
Medina v. Wicked Wick C
le Co., 91 N.M. 522
Reliance Ins. Co. v. Marchiondo, 91 N.M. 276
Turner v. Shop-Rite Foods, 99 N.M. 56
Wylie Corp. v. Mowrer, 104 N.M. 751
Farmers Alliance Mut. Ins. Co. v. Bakke, 619 F.2d 885
B & W Constr. Co. v. N.C. Ribble Co., 105 N.M. 448
C
elaria v. Robinson, 93 N.M. 786
Chavez v. Sundt Corp., 122 N.M. 78
Lane v. Levi Strauss & Co., 92 N.M. 504
Little v. Gill, 134 N.M. 321
RANVILLE v. J.T.S. ENTERPRISES, 101 N.M. 803
Solorzano v. Bristow, 136 N.M. 658
Talbott v. Roswell Hosp. Corp., 144 N.M. 753
Velkovitz v. Penasco Indep. Sch. Dist., 96 N.M. 587. -
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1975, New Mexico
1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Ninth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court
1988, California
1980, Alaska
1993, Texas
MembershipsProfessional Affiliations
•American Board of Trial Advocates
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Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolArizona State University, College of Law, Tempe, Arizona
Class of 1975
J.D.
Other EducationArizona State University
B.A.
History, with distinction
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Personal Details & HistoryAgeBorn in 1950
Detroit, Michigan, January 18, 1950
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500 Marquette Avenue, N.W., Suite 1100P.O. Box 25687Albuquerque, NM 87102U.S.A.
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Is this attorney Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rated?Yes, Stephen M. Williams has a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
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How many attorneys are in this law firm?Miller Stratvert P.A. has 30 attorneys at this location.
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What law school did this attorney attend?Stephen M. Williams attended Arizona State University, College of Law, Tempe, Arizona.
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What year was this attorney's law firm established?Miller Stratvert P.A. was established in 1978.