Brian P. Williams has practiced business, employment, real estate, estate planning and trust litigation for over 23 years. He brings a keen understanding of people and organizations to his litigation practice as well as to his economic development work. Brian is an effective advocate for his clients in the court room or at the mediation table, as well as an effective advocate for a new business seeking to locate in this community.

Experience:

• Served as lead attorney assisting development of major economic projects including facilitating real estate options for two major Southwestern Indiana manufacturers.

• Works with the not-for-profit Evansville Industrial Foundation, Inc. in providing assistance to the economic development efforts of the local Chamber of Commerce to develop and make available industrial sites needed for new and expanding industries.

• United States Magistrate for United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

• Law Clerk - U. S. District Court for Southern District of Indiana, Evansville, Indiana

Business & Professional Affiliations:

• Evansville Bar Association (Past President)

• Evansville Bar Association (Board)

• Indiana Bar Association, Federal Judiciary Committee

• American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Litigation Section, Uniform Commercial Code Subcommittee, Subcommittee on Electronic Commercial Practices

• American Judicature Society

Community/Civic Affiliations:

• Vanderburgh County Law Library Foundation (Past President)

• Evansville Industrial Foundation, Inc. (Secretary)

• Historic New Harmony Foundation (Treasurer, Board Member)

• Legal Aid Society (Past President)

• Indiana University Alumni Association (National Secretary)

• Indiana University Maurer School of Law Alumni Board (President)

• Rotary International and Rotary Club of Evansville, Indiana (President)

• Boy Scouts of America, Buffalo Trace Council (Past President, Past Area President, Regional Vice President)

• Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra (Former Director)

Honors & Awards:

• Cliff Dochterman Community Service Award

• Southwestern Indiana Regional Comprehensive Development Committee Delegate to Sister City Trip to Tochigi City, Japan

• Evansville Bar Association, James B. Gresham Freedom Award

• Boy Scouts of America Silver Antelope Award

• Indiana University School of Law Distinguished Service Award

• United Way Volunteer of the Year

• Civitan Club Citizens of the Year

• Indiana University Blue Key and Board of Aeons

Publications & Seminar Presentations:

• "Vote to Balance Indiana Supreme Court Caseloads", (Evansville Courier)

• "Business Technology Advances Force the UCC to be Updated"
  (The Indiana Lawyer)

• Evansville Business Journal (Authored 58 articles)