Gerald O Williams - Woodbury, MN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1992
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • College of Wooster, Wooster, Minnesota, 1988
    B.A.
    Honors: With Honors
    Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
    Major: Music

Current Employment Position(s)

• Williams Divorce and Family Law

Classes and Seminars

• Interstate Child Custody and Child Support, Family Law Institute
  
• International Child Custody and Hague Convention, Family Law Institute
  
• Spousal Maintenance, Family Law Institute, March 28, 2011

Pro Bono Activities

• Woodbury Baptist Church - Pianist, Youth Choir Director, and Various Other Positions
• Woodbury Community Theatre - Music Director, Performer

Published Works

Articles

• Family Law Report, Minnesota Association for Justice Magazine, Summer, 2011
  
• Family Law Report, Minnesota Association for Justice Magazine, Spring, 2011
  
• Family Law Report, Minnesota Association for Justice Magazine, Winter, 2011
  
• Family Law Report, Minnesota Association for Justice Magazine, Fall, 2010
  
• Family Law Report, Minnesota Association for Justice Magazine, Summer, 2010
  

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1992
• Wisconsin, 2007
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1994
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1994

Other Affiliations

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, MN Chapter, 2003 - Present (Board Member)
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Past Executive Vice President)
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Past Treasurer and Futures Vice President)
• Hennepin County Ethics Committee, 1998 - Present (Investigator)
• Minnesota Association for Justice, 1999 - Present (Recurring Columnist)
• Minnesota Association for Justice
• Formerly Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, Family Law Section (Past Chair)
• Formerly Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, Family Law Section (Past Member, Board of Governors)
• Collaborative Law Institute
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow)
• International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow)