Gilbert Williams
Gilbert (Gil) is a Principal with the Firm, specializing in Taft-Hartley benefit fund issues.
Professional Expertise and Experience:
He has 10 years of experience in working with clients to analyze, minimize and contest their exposure to ERISA claims relating to disputed contribution demands and withdrawal liability. Gil also routinely helps clients navigate complex ERISA issues related to fund compliance, audits, and minimizing/contesting pension fund withdrawal liability.
Education:
J.D.
Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Woolsack, Saint Louis University School of Law, seven Academic Excellence Awards, Alpha Sigma Nu, Phi Delta Phi, and Dean’s Scholarship.
A published contributor to the Saint Louis University Public Law Review, he was also a law review articles editor and legal research teaching assistant.
Admissions:
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Professional Affiliations and Activities:
- Member, The Missouri Bar
- Member, The Illinois State Bar Association
- Member, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Member, The American Bar Association
- Founding Board Member, Mitrata-Nepal Foundation for Children, which provides medical care, educational opportunities, and a caring home for disadvantaged children.
- Judicial Intern, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.