Background
Jason L. Williams was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. He attended Campion College through 1988, and finished his High School studies at The King's Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Williams credits his drive to succeed and excellent work ethic to his parents. Mr. Williams learned from his Jamaican father and Trinidadian mother, that anything is possible given an opportunity and hard work.
Experience
Attorney Jason L. Williams is an experienced trial lawyer who has earned the respect of his peers in the legal community. He is admitted to practice in all of the Florida State Courts, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. From the start of his career, Mr. Williams has practiced exclusively in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death and labor law. Mr. Williams spent his first twelve years in practice at the Law Offices of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Finney, Lewis, Watson & Sperando in Stuart, Florida. In 2012, Attorney Williams and Attorney Michael Lewis founded the Law Offices of Lewis & Williams in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Mr. Williams' skills as a trial attorney are recognized by his clients as well as his peers. Many attorneys throughout the State of Florida seek him out to handle their most complex cases. Mr. Williams has also been hired by clients and co-counsel to bring justice for the injured in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, New York, Ohio and Kentucky.
Mr. Williams has taken on large corporations and won. He has handled a wide variety of automotive, workplace construction, products liability actions and major employment law issues achieving some of the highest awards for his clients. He is not afraid to challenge the largest corporations with their army of lawyers. His knowledge, expertise and dedication to the pursuit of justice has allowed him to achieve substantial results for victims suffering from life altering injuries and issues.
Mr. Williams is also a Florida Supreme Court Civil Circuit Mediator and also frequently serves as an Arbitrator. He has conducted and attended numerous mediations and arbitrations in his career covering wrongful death, personal injury, discrimination, and labor & employment law matters.
Education
Attorney Jason L. Williams graduated from the University of Florida, College of Liberal and Sciences, in 1996. He graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2000 and was admitted to The Florida Bar the same year. While attending the University of Kentucky College of Law, Mr. Williams was an active member of the Trial Advocacy Board. Mr. Williams received the award of being the "Most Outstanding Trial Advocacy Board Member." Furthermore, Mr. Williams served as the co-coach of the Law School Trial Team as they soared through Regional and National competitions. It was during this time that Mr. Williams realized that this was his life’s calling and that life in the Courtroom fighting for a cause was not for everyone, but most certainly is for him.
Activities, Associations and Awards
Jason L. Williams is a member of the Caribbean Bar Association, National Bar Association, National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Justice Association, F. Malcolm Cunningham Bar Association, Martin County Bar Association and Palm Beach County Bar Association. Mr. Williams is also a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum is a group of attorneys who have achieved career case successes that include multi-million dollar recoveries, settlements and/or verdicts. Florida Super Lawyers named attorney Jason L. Williams as one of the "Florida Rising Stars" in the practice area of general personal injury — plaintiff. He has served as a guest lecturer for several civic organizations in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death and employment law. Mr. Williams routinely attends specialized programs and seminars on the handling of personal injury cases, trial practice, labor & employment law, mediations and arbitrations.