John R. Williams
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 55 years of experience
Criminal Law, Employment, Legal Malpractice
51 Elm Street, Ste. 409, New Haven, CT 06510
About John R. Williams
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- Employment
- Legal Malpractice
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1967J.D.
- Law Journal: Georgetown Law Journal, Associate Editor
- Harvard College, 1963A.B.
- Honors: cum laude
Representative Cases
- Porter v. Nussle, 534 U.S. 516 (2002)
- Liscio v. Warren, 901 F.2d 274 (2d Cir. 1990)
- Cartier v. Lussier, 955 F.2d 841 (2d Cir. 1992)
- Mozzochi v. Borden, 959 F.2d 1174 (2d Cir. 1992)
- Dobosz v. Walsh, 892 F.2d 1135 (2d Cir. 1989)
- Musso v. Hourigan, 836 F.2d 736 (2d Cir. 1988)
- Reed v. Town of Branford, 949 F. Supp. 87 (D. Conn. 1996)
- Gavlak v. Town of Somers, 267 F. Sup. 2d 214 (D. Conn. 2003)
- In re Alexander V., 223 Conn. 557, 613 A.2d 780 (1992)
- Warren v. Dwyer, 906 F.2d 70 (2d Cir. 1990)
- Gagnon v. Ball, 696 F.2d 17 (2d Cir. 1982)
- Pitchell v. Callan, 13 F.3d 545 (2d Cir. 1994)
- Miller v. Lovett, 879 F.2d 1066 (2d Cir. 1989)
- Dodd v. City of Norwich, 827 F.2d 1 (2d Cir. 1987)
- Pouncey v. Ryan, 396 F. Supp. 126 (D. Conn. 1975)
- O'Neill v. Krzeminski, 839 F.2d 9 (2d Cir. 1988)
- Ruggiero v. Krzeminski, 928 F.2d 558 (2d Cir. 1991)
- State v. Joyce, 229 Conn. 10, 639 A.2d 1007 (1994)
- United States v. Newman, 549 F.2d 240 (2d Cir. 1977)
- Alston v. Manson and Haskins v. Manson, 791 F.2d 255 (2d Cir. 1986)
- State v. Anthony, 172 Conn. 172, 374 A.2d 156 (1976)
- State v. Roberson, 173 Conn. 102, 376 A.2d 1087 (1977)
- Miller v. Angliker, 848 F.2d 1312 (2d Cir. )
- Cert. Denied, 488 U.S. 890 (1988)
- State v. LaPointe, 237 Conn. 694, 678 A.2d 942 (1996)
- State v. DeAngelo, 2000 WL 973104 (Conn. Super. 2000)
- DeLaurentis v. City of New Haven, 220 Conn. 225, 597 A.2d 807 (1991)
- Delahunty v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co., et al., 236 Conn. 582, 674 A.2d 1290 (1996)
- Bell v. Board of Education, 55 Conn. App. 400, 739 A.2d 321 (1999)
- Zavatsky v. Anderson, 130 F. Supp. 2d 349 (D. Conn. 2001)
- Cantoni v. Xerox Corp., 251 Conn. 153, 740 A.2d 796 (1999)
- Davis v. Margolis, 215 Conn. 408, 576 A.2d 489 (1990)
- DeLeo v. Nusbaum, 263 Conn. 588 (2003)
- Drumm v. Brown, 245 Conn. 657, 716 A.2d 50 (1998)
- Doe ex rel. A.N. v. East Haven Board of Education, 430 F. Supp. 2d 54
- Doe ex rel. Doe v. Derby Board of Education, 451 F. Supp. 2d 438
- Riccio v. New Haven Board of Education, F. Supp. 2d
- Jennings v. Town of Stratford, 263 F. Supp. 3d 391 (D. Conn. 2017)
Classes and Seminars
- Police Misconduct Workshop (With Prof. Thomas Emerson & Atty. Michael Avery), Yale Law School, 1971 - 1974
- Trial Practice, Yale Law School, 1980 - 1990
- Annual Section 1983 Litigation Seminar and Handbook, Practising Law Institute, 1984 - Present
- Unreasonable Force Seminar and Handbook, Practising Law Institute, 1992 - 1994
- Unreasonable Force Seminar and Handbook, Practising Law Institute, 1998 - 2001
- Municipal Liability from the Plaintiff's Perspective, Defense Research Institute, 1988 - 1992
- Section 1983 Litigation, Federal Judicial Center, 2000 - Present
- Police Misconduct Litigation, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1982 - Present
- Federal Civil Rights Litigation, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, 1992 - Present
- Civil Liability of Law Enforcement Officers, Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association, 1988 - Present
- Civil Rights Litigation on Behalf of Plaintiffs, New York State Bar Association, 2002 - Present
- Malicious Prosecution Litigation, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2001 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1968
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1968
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1971
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1973
Other Affiliations
- New Haven County Bar Association
- Connecticut Bar Association, Federal Practice Section
- Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Founding Member)
- American Bar Association, Criminal Law, Litigation, Individual Rights and Responsibilities Sections
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Civil Rights Section, 1997 - 1998 (Chair)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Employment Rights Section, 1997 - 1999 (Member, Executive Committee)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member)
Past Positions
- U. S. Senator Milton R. Young (R.N.D.), Legislative Assistant, 1963 - 1967
- Office of General Counsel, Aetna Life & Casualty, Hartford, CT, Attorney (Specialization: Legislative Liaison), 1967 - 1969
- Hill Neighborhood Law Office, New Haven Legal Assistance Association, Chief Criminal Attorney, 1969 - 1971
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
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