Mark Shelton F. Williams

Mark Shelton F. Williams is a Montana civil litigation attorney with more than 30 years of experience handling disputes throughout the state. His practice includes tort and contract claims, personal injury and wrongful death cases, medical malpractice, products liability, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation. He has served as lead trial counsel in dozens of state and federal court trials and now also works as a mediator and arbitrator in a wide range of civil matters.

Mark graduated from Middlebury College before earning his J.D. with honors from the University of Montana School of Law. During law school, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Montana Law Review and was elected Graduate of the Year by Phi Delta Phi. After graduation, he served as a judicial law clerk for the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, gaining appellate experience that strengthened his research, writing, and litigation skills.

Mark has handled complex civil cases for both defendants and plaintiffs. His work includes injury and death claims, medical malpractice, products liability, insurance disputes, contract cases, and commercial litigation. He has acted as lead counsel in numerous trials in Montana state and federal courts. In 2014, he served as co-lead counsel in a products liability case against an international vehicle manufacturer that resulted in the largest plaintiff’s verdict in Montana State Court history.

Mark Shelton F. Williams also devotes a significant part of his practice to alternative dispute resolution, serving frequently as both a mediator and arbitrator. He has been inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates, International Society of Barristers, American College of Trial Lawyers, and National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. He has taught insurance law as an adjunct professor at the University of Montana School of Law and currently serves on the school’s advisory board. He has also served as Board Chair for Providence St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Williams Law Firm, P.C.
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Member, International Society of Barristers
• Member, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Member, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

Licensed State

• Montana

Education

• University of Montana School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Middlebury College
  Graduated

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