Background
Williams, Gerald J. was born on August 21, 1951 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Gerald J. Williams
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Saint Josephs College (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1973). University of Pittsburgh (Master of Arts, 1976). Temple University (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Spoken languages: German.
Career
Merry v. Westinghouse, 684 F.Supp. 852 (Doctor of Medicine Pennsylvania 1988); Merry v. Westinghouse, 697 F.Supp. 180 (Doctor of Medicine Pennsylvania 1988); Merry v. Westinghouse, 684 F.Supp. 847 (Doctor of Medicine Pennsylvania 1988); Lutz v. Chromatex, 718 F.Supp. 413 (Doctor of Medicine Pennsylvania 1989); Lutz v. Chromatex, Lutz v. Chromatex, 725 F.Supp. 258 (Doctor of Medicine Pennsylvania 1989); Lutz v. Chromatex, 730 F.Supp. 1328 (Doctor of Medicine Pennsylvania 1990); Toole v. Gould, Incorporated., 750 F.Supp. 1233 (Doctor of Medicine Pennsylvania 1991); Toole v. Gould, Incorporated., 764 F.Supp. 985 (Doctor of Medicine Pennsylvania 1991); Flick v. Borg-Warner Corporation, 892 F.2d 285 (3d Circuit 1990); Smith v. Holtz, et al., 87 F.3d 108 (3d Circuit 1996); Incollingo v. Radio Corporation of America, et al., United States.D.C. New Jersey, 87-4263; Goodman v. Pearlstein, Philadelphia, CCP, December Term, 1985, Number. 553; Duboff v. Smith-Kline, Philadelphia, CCP, December Term, 1990, Number. 5004; Arbogast v. Owens, United States.D.C., Doctor of Medicine Pennsylvania, Central America Number. 1:CV-91-1403; Tracy v. Aamco, Philadelphia, CCP, October Term, 1990, Number. 4840; Snodgrass v. Mayersfeld, et al., Salem Cty. (New Jersey) Superior Court Number. SLM-L-250-91; Mauger v. Home Shopping Network, Buckinghamshire Cty. (Pennsylvania), Communist Party Number. 91-9698-9614-9611.Worked at Williams & Cuker (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in Environmental Law, Torts, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Products Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Pennsylvania and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
1983, United States.
Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. 1986, United States. Supreme Court. 1987, New Jersey.
Author: Paper, "Pleadings and Discovery: The Basics," Taking the Fear out of the Toxic Tort Case, Trial Advocacy Foundation of Pennsylvania (1987).
"The Pennsylvania Whistleblowers Law: New Remedies for an Old Wrong," Pennsylvania Employment Rights Reporter, Volume I, Number.
2, March 1989. Company-Author: Chapter, "The Pennsylvania Superfund and Private Causes of Action," with James R. Ronca, The New Pennsylvania Toxic Waste Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (1989). "Punitive Damages in Environmental Toxic Tort Cases," with Albert J. Slap, The Barrister, Spring 1989.
Lecturer: "Representation of Multiple Plaintiffs in a Toxic Tort Case," American Bar Association Toxic and Environmental Tort Litigation Committee, San Francisco, April 1986. "Measure of Damages in an Environmental Tort Case," Hazardous Materials Management Conference, Atlantic City, June 1986.
"Corporate Responsible for Environmental Practices," National Safety Council, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1986.
"Environmental Toxic Tort Litigation for the Plaintiffs" Perspective," American Bar Association Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation Committee, Keystone, Colorado, March 1987. "Legal Liability Associated with Hazardous Waste Sites," Annual Technical Conference, Louisiana Water Pollution Control Association, New Orleans, May 1987. "Pleadings and Discovery in Toxic Tort Cases," Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, Philadelphia, October 1987.
"Pennsylvania Superfund and Private Actions," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, February 1989.
"Litigation and Waste Sites: The Plaintiff"s View," Environmental Compliance Reporter, New Orleans, Louisiana., December 19, 1989. "Cost-Shifting in Environmental Toxic Tort Litigation," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, January 1991.
"Private Actions and Citizens Suits, A Legal Perspective," Institute of Business Law, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, September 1992. "Environmental Toxic Torts and Radon: Preventing Lawsuits," Regional Meeting, American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists, Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter, January 29, 1994.
Panel Member, "Toxic Tort Litigation: Basics in Pursuing a Single or Multi-Plaintiff Claim," Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Philadelphia Bar Education Center, August 1, 1996.
Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Section of Natural Resources and Civil Litigation) Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.
Achievements
Membership
Member, "Toxic Tort Litigation: Basics in Pursuing a Single or Multi-Plaintiff Claim," Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Philadelphia Bar Education Center, August 1, 1996. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Section of Natural Resources and Civil Litigation) Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.
