Background
Williams, Michael L. was born on July 30, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas, United States.
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Michael L. Williams
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Wabash College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1969). University of California at Berkeley (Master of Arts, 1974). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1978).
Career
Worked at Williams & Troutwine, P.C. (Portland, OR) specializing in Litigation in Product Liability, Lender Liability, Commercial and Franchise Law, Personal Injury, Toxic Tort Litigation, Professional Negligence and Court-Awarded Attorney Fees. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Oregon and United States. District Court, District of Oregon.
1979, United States. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. 1983, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Environmental Law Review, 1977-1978.
Editor-in-Chief, Oregon Litigation Journal, 1980-1989. Associate Editor, Litigation News, Published by American Bar Association Litigation Section, 1984-1986. Author: Chapter on, "Products Liability," Oregon Law of Torts, 1981 and 1992.
Member, 1982-1986 and Chairperson, 1984-1986, Eugene School Board, District 4J. Member: Oregon State Bar (Chairperson, Procedure and Practice Committee, 1983-1984. Member, Uniform Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 1986-1989. Chair, Toxic Tort Section, 1992-1993).
American Bar Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1993-1994). The firm was founded by Mike Williams and Gayle Troutwine in 1986. Now, with five associates, two registered nurses and ten other full time paralegals, the firm specializes in representing victims of mass torts, defective or toxic products, breast implants and professional negligence.
Mike Williams and Gayle Troutwine have been active at the national level in several pharmaceutical products cases, including the Dalkon Shield and Cu-7 IUD's, Neo-Mull-Soy infant formula, L-Tryptophan, Breast Implant and HIV contaminated blood products. Members of the firm are encouraged to be active in their state bar association and in both the state and national plaintiffs' trial lawyer organizations.
Membership
Member, 1982-1986 and Chairperson, 1984-1986, Eugene School Board, District 4J. Member: Oregon State Bar (Chairperson, Procedure and Practice Committee, 1983-1984. Member, Uniform Civil Jury Instruction Committee, 1986-1989. Chair, Toxic Tort Section, 1992-1993).
American Bar Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.
Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1993-1994).
