Office:
John R. Williams and Associates, LLC
51 Elm St, New Haven, CT 06510
Specialties:
Criminal Law, Civil Practice, Civil Rights, Appellate Practice, Constitutional Law, Fifth Amendment Law, First Amendment Law, Fourth Amendment Law, Freedom of Information, Freedom of Religion, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Section 1983, Discrimination, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Prisoners Rights, Race Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Women's Rights, Civil Appeals, Assault and Battery, Burglary, Capital Offenses, Civil Forfeiture, Crime Victims Compensation, Criminal Appeals, Criminal Conspiracy, Criminal Defense, Criminal Forfeiture, Criminal Fraud, Death Penalty, Drivers License Suspension, Driving While Intoxicated, DUI/DWI, Electronic Surveillance, Expungements, Extortion, Extradition, Federal Criminal Law, Felonies, Forgery, Grand Jury Practice, Habeas Corpus, Hit and Run, Homicide, Mail Fraud, Malicious Prosecution, Manslaughter, Misdemeanors, Money Laundering, Murder, Parole and Probation, Post-Conviction Remedies, Search and Seizure, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Shoplifting, Stalking, Theft, Traffic Violations, Vehicular Homicide, Victims Rights, Weapons Charges, Wire Fraud, Civil Liability, Wiretapping, Education Law, Academic Employment, School Board Liability, School Desegregation, School District Liability, School Equal Protection, School Tenure, Teachers Credentials, Title IX Discrimination, Labor and Employment, Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination in Employment, Confidentiality Agreements, Covenants Not To Compete, Employee Discipline, Employee Drug Testing, Employee Privacy, Employee Rights, Employer Intentional Torts, Employer Liability, Employment Civil Rights, Employment Breach of Contract, Employment Contracts, Employment Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Litigation, Employment Rights, Employment Termination, Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Fair Employment Practices, Fair Labor Standards, Family and Medical Leave Act, Federal Employment Law, Harassment, Labor Law, National Origin Discrimination, Negligent Hiring, Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation, Public Sector Employment Law, Retaliatory Discharge, Restrictive Covenants, Sexual Harassment, Title VII Discrimination, Whistleblower Litigation, Workplace Violence, Wrongful Termination, Libel, Slander and Defamation, Trial Practice, U.S. Supreme Court Litigation, Federal Litigation, Federal Civil Litigation, Civil Litigation, Litigation, Complex Litigation, Right of Privacy, Privacy Law, Clergy Malpractice, Clergy Sexual Misconduct, Professional Malpractice, Intentional Torts, Torts
Memberships:
New Haven County, Connecticut (Member, Federal Practice Section, 1987—, ) and American Bar Associations, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Past Chair, Civil Rights Section), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member).
Admitted:
1968, Connecticut and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, 1973, U.S. Supreme Court
University:
Harvard University, A.B., cum laude, 1963
Law School:
Georgetown University, J.D., 1967
Reported:
Porter v. Nussle, 534 U.S. 516 (2002); Liscio v. Warren, 901 F.2d 274 (2d Cir. 1990); Dobosz v. Walsh, 892 F.2d 1135 (2d Cir. 1989); Warren v. Dwyer, 906 F.2d 70 (2d Cir. 1990); O'Neill v. Krzeminski, 839 F.2d 9 (2d Cir. 1988); United States v. Newman, 549 F.2d 240 (2d Cir. 1977); Haskins v. Manson, 791 F.2d 255 (2d Cir. 1986); Miller v. Angliker, 848 F.2d 1312 (2d Cir. 1988); Doe ex rel. A.N. v. East Haven Board of Education, 430 F. Supp. 2d 54 (D. Conn.), aff'd 200 Fed. Appx. 46 (2d Cir. 2006); Doe ex rel. Doe v. Derby Board of Education, 451 F. Supp. 2d 438 (D. Conn. 2006); Riccio v. New Haven Board of Education, 467 F. Supp. 2d 219 (D. Conn. 2006); Reed v. Town of Branford, 949 F. Supp. 87 (D. Conn. 1996); Gavlak v. Town of Somers, 267 F. Supp. 2d 214 (D. Conn. 2003); In re Alexander V., 223 Conn. 557, 613 A.2d 780 (1992); State v. Joyce, 229 Conn. 10, 639 A.2d 1007 (1994); State v. Anthony, 172 Conn. 172, 374 A.2d 156 (1976); State v. Roberson, 173 Conn. 102, 376 A.2d 1087 (1977); DeLaurentis v. City of New Haven, 220 Conn. 225, 597 A.2d 807 (1991); Delahunty v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co., 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); Hoyer v. DiCocco, 457 F. Supp. 2d 110 (D. Conn. 2006); 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, 821 A.2d 744 (2003); Drumm v. Brown, 245 Conn. 657, 716 A.2d 50 (1998); Lopes v. Farmer, 286 Conn. 384, 944 A.2d 921 (2008); State v. DeAngelo, 2000 WL 9753104.
Biography:
Associate Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1967. Editor, PLI Unreasonable Force Litigation Handbook, 1992-1994, 1998-2000. Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator M. R. Young, 1963-1967. Author: "The Con...