Michael A. Williams Michael A. Williams LLC 2 Steele St., Ste 202 Denver, CO 80206 Tel: (303) 785-7999 Fax: (720) 763-9536 Email: mwilliams@wyk.com www.wyk.com

ADR Services: Mediator Arbitrator

ADA Disability Appellate Automotive Aviation Banking & Finance Civil Rights Commercial/Business Community Associations Construction

Contract Disputes Education Employment Energy Sector (Oil, Gas) Family Businesses Franchise Health Care Insurance Intellectual Property

Native American Partnerships Personal Injury Product Liability Professional Fees Professional Negligence Securities Sports Torts

Biographical Notes:

Michael A. Williams' experience is extensive, including over 40 years as a trial lawyer. During this time he worked on a wide variety of cases, not aligned with either defense or plaintiff. His recent work has focused mostly on commercial cases. During his career, Michael successfully served as an active arbitrator and mediator. In 2001 he ended trial work and began a full-time career as arbitrator, mediator and special master. His extensive trial experience has been very helpful in administering arbitrations, conducting hearings and understanding real problems of the parties involved as well as those of their counsel. Michael's trial experience has also been beneficial in evaluating alternatives to mediated settlements when conducting mediations.

Education:

• B.A. St. Thomas College, 1954
• J.D. Harvard University, 1959

ADR TRAINING INCLUDES:

• AAA initial arbitrator training in 1964;
• AAA arbitrator and mediator training in 1987;
• AAA training for Large and Complex Disputes Arbitration in 1993 (was one of the trainers)
• Advanced Arbitration Training from the AAA in 1994
• Construction Arbitration Training from the AAA in June of 1997
• AAA Commercial Arbitration Training Workshop, 10/98
• AAA Train the Trainer Course, 11/98. Qualified trainer of Commercial Arbitrators for AAA
• AAA Large Complex Panel Retreat, 10/99 (Special Problems in Chairing and Conducting Large Complex Arbitrations)
• AAA Mediator Conference, September, 2000
• AAA Train the Trainer Arbitration II Course, 12/2000
• ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Arbitrator Training Institute Comprehensive Training, May 18-21, 2005 (Attendee and speaker)
• Qualified trainer for Phase II of Commercial Arbitrators for AAA
• Required AAA arbitrator currency training
• Drafted and chaired CLE presentation on arbitration to America College of Trial Lawyers

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

• Member, College of Commercial Arbitrators (V.P. 2008-09 )
• Member of the Colorado Bar and the North Dakota Bar since 1959
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for Colorado, the Tenth Circuit, the U.S. Court of Claims and the U.S. Supreme Court
• Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, (Chair of National Trial Competition Committee 2000-2001, Chair ADR Committee 2008-09)
• Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates (Colorado Chapter Past President)
• Elected member American Law Institute (Members Consultative Group for Restatement of Law Governing Lawyers and Principles of Family Law)
• Member of the Colorado Bar Foundation
• Member of the Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee for seven years
• Member of the U.S. District Court Committee on Conduct for six years and its Chairman for four years

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