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Mary S. Williams

Senior Counsel

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Mary Williams focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation and appeals. She has experience defending consumer financial services providers, insurance, and products liability clients, as well as individuals against civil RICO and fraud claims. Prior to becoming a litigator, Mary had extensive experience in regulatory affairs, as a lobbyist and legislative aide, including drafting and negotiating industry-specific rules and regulations and developing cohesive legal and legislative strategies for a broad range of clients.

Mary has been a part of multiple trial and appellate teams from answer to appeal; she has defended manufacturers and distributors across industries against individual claims and in multi-district litigation, as well as insurance, construction, tech, and financial services clients in multiple forums. Mary previously served as law clerk to the Honorable Blake A. Hewitt of the South Carolina Court of Appeals and as a judicial extern for the Honorable Sherri A. Lydon of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. She is classically trained in ballet and contemporary dance and approaches legal issues with innate curiosity and creativity. Mary’s commitment to providing excellent legal services extends to her pro bono work where she has successfully represented service members before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as a member of the University of South Carolina Veterans Legal Clinic, and those affected by Hurricane Helene in FEMA appeals through her work with Legal Aid of North Carolina.