Stephen L. Williams, born Terre Haute, Indiana, January 10, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana; 1998, Illinois; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Preparatory education, Indiana State University (B.S., 1971); legal education, Indiana University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Board Certified, Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1984. Fraternity: Sigma Pi Alpha. Board of Editors, Indiana Law Review, 1973-1974. Instructor, Labor Law, Indiana University, 1978-1981. Lawyers Post Graduate Clinics, Trial Technique Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 1981. Outstanding Young Man of America, U.S. Jaycees, 1983. National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1984; Advanced Trial Advocacy Skills, Houston, Texas, 1985. Indiana State University Alumni Counsel, 1986-1991. Board of Directors, Indiana University Alumni Association, 1987-1989. Faculty: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Indianapolis, 1989-1993; 2013-2014; Bloomington, 2001. Trial Lawyer of the Year, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1989; 2001; Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015. Recipient: Sagamore of the Wabash Award by Governor Evan Bayh, 1990; Alan C. Rankin Distinguished Leadership Award, 1997; Distinguished Alumni Award, Indiana State University, 1999; NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award, 2017. Seminar Chairman, Indiana Trial Lawyers Annual Institute, December 1993. Listed in: The Best Lawyers In America®, 1995-. Indiana Judicial Nominating/Qualifications Commission, 2006-2009; 2012-2015; 2019-2021. Frequent Speaker/Author: Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) and Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF) seminars and publications. Member: Terre Haute Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association (Trial Lawyers Section Counsel, 1985-1989); American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section); Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1988-; Executive Board, 1998-2011; President, 2009-2010; President, College of Fellows, 2011-2015); Illinois Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate, 1992-; President, Indiana Chapter, 2006); Public Justice. Fellow: Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; American College of Trial Lawyers (Chairman, Indiana Chapter, 2007); Roscoe Pound Institute. E−Mail: Stephen L. Williams