Brian Williams is a senior associate in the firm’s Appellate & Supreme Court practice. Brian represents individuals and companies at trial and on appeal in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Brian has successfully drafted and argued motions at both the federal district and appellate level, across a broad spectrum of legal issues.
Brian maintains a robust pro bono practice. He had a stand-up role on the trial team that won a landmark civil-rights verdict against the City of Denver on behalf of protesters injured by police during the 2020 protests following the death of George Floyd. Previously, Brian also successfully defended an indigent criminal defendant against two misdemeanor charges during a bench trial in D.C. Superior Court.
Prior to joining the firm, Brian spent two years clerking for federal judges, first for Judge Robert Shelby on the District of Utah and then for Judge Gregory Phillips on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Brian graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center, and received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University.
Perspectives
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Global Law Scholar, Georgetown University Law Center, 2018, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
- B.A., Political Science and French Studies, Brigham Young University, 2014, magna cum laude
Admissions
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, District of Utah
Clerkships
- U.S. District Court, District of Utah, Judge Robert J. Shelby
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Judge Gregory Phillips
Languages
- French