Mari Frank Interviews Craig Williams, Esq, author of How to Get Sued

J. Craig Williams is the founding member of WLF | The Williams Lindberg Law Firm, PC Mr. Williams' practice focuses in the areas of complex business litigation with emphasis on environmental, real estate, land-use and technology law, together with their respective insurance coverage and related tort issues. Mr. Williams also handles white-collar criminal matters. Mr. Williams is author of How To Get Sued : An Instructional Guide- a witty approach to litigation. From the top 10 ways to get sued to the unwritten rules for dealing with judges, author J. Craig Williams shines an irreverent light on America's court system. The author of the popular blog "May It Please the Court", Williams puts together an entertaining, accessible take on the world of litigation. Readers will walk away amused and enlightened, and with a better view of what the world of litigation is really like in America's courtrooms. His popular blog "May It Please the Court", which gets more than 13,000 hits daily and is a three-time award winner from the Los Angeles Press Club. His views also are featured on Legal Talk Network, an internet radio show where he is a co-host on "Lawyer2Lawyer." An accomplished speaker, Mr. Williams lectures as an adjunct professor at the University of California at Irvine on Toxics Law, the UCI Extension Environmental Management Program on The Regulatory Framework for Hazardous and Toxic Materials, Stanford Law School on Environmental Insurance Coverage, the University of Iowa College of Law on Trial Advocacy and at Chapman University School of Law on Legal Writing and Research. He was a contributing reporter on environmental litigation of the "ABA Real Estate Quarterly Report," and is the author of many articles, including "Son of the California Environmental Quality Act: A Look at Public Resources Code 21081.6," 33 Orange County Lawyer 36 (1991) and Co-author of "The Practical Implications of the Aerojet Decision, California Environmental Law and Remediation Reporter," April, 1998. Mr. Williams' experience includes practice at nationally recognized law firms and has appeared as lead litigation counsel in numerous states. Mr. Williams enjoys scuba diving and is both a Divemaster and Scuba Instructor, certified by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). He is also a downhill snow skier, and is certified as a Level One Instructor by the Professional Ski Instructors Association. He is an avid sailor, having sailed and interned in the Tall Ships Race on board the square-sail Barkentine, the United States Coast Guard Cutter Eagle. He was a member of the Coast Guard Academy Sailing Team in New London, Connecticut. Mr. Williams has also crewed for the America's Cup America3 helmsman and Olympic Gold medal winner Buddy Melges. [email protected] http://www.WLF-law.com http://www.MayItPleaseTheCourt.com http://www.HowToGetSued.com