Valerie K. Williams Background / History
Valerie K. Williams was born and raised in the small town of Millville, New Jersey. As a high school senior in 1991, she was declared ‘Best Speaker in South Jersey’ by the South Jersey Debate League. This led to her pursuit of a career in law. In 1994 she graduated from Stockton State College achieving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice. In 1998 she achieved a Juris Doctor degree from Widener University School of Law.
While in law school she served as the Secretary of the Student Bar Association, an elected position. Since its formation in 2003, Valerie has been the managing partner of Keller, Lisgar & Williams, LLP. During her career she has spent countless hours in the local courts throughout Delaware, Philadelphia, Chester, Bucks and Montgomery Counties, as well as in federal court, litigating both criminal and civil matters.
As a trial attorney today, she focuses most of her practice on personal injury litigation, including but not limited to the following matters:
Personal Injury • Car Accidents • Truck Accidents • Motorcycle Accidents • Bus Accidents • Uninsured Motorists • Dram Shop • Elevator & Escalator Accidents • Slip and Fall • Construction Accidents • Medical Malpractice • Automobile Defects • Wrongful Death • Tort Claims • Sexual Harassment • Rape and Sexual Assault • Workers’ Compensation
Throughout her career, Valerie has exemplified confidence and superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, and performance. She has been extremely successful both in and out of the courtroom allowing her to recover millions of dollars in damages for her clients due to the negligence of other drivers, property owners, employers, businesses, contractors, government entities, product manufacturers and medical providers.
She is a member of the American, Pennsylvania, Delaware County and Philadelphia County Bar Associations. She is also a member of the American Association for Justice (formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America). She is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1998), the State of New Jersey, and the United States District Court, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1999). She sits as an arbitrator several times each year hearing cases and rendering awards for her local bar association.
Valerie has been featured in Suburban Life/Philadelphia Life Magazine’s Top Attorneys Editions for several years. Since 2016 she has been included in the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 list. She was also selected as a “Rising Star Super Lawyer” of Pennsylvania, a peer-selected group of practitioners from around the Commonwealth.
Valerie is married and has two sons, one attending college, and the other in his senior year of High School. When she is not working, she is spending time with her family and friends in the mountains or at the beach.