Steven J. Williamson
Associate
swilliamson@wilkefleury.com

400 Capitol Mall
Twenty-second Floor
Sacramento
CA 95814
T: 916.441.2430
F: 916.442.6664

PRACTICE AREAS

• Healthcare
• Professional Liability Defense

Education

• University of the Pacific - J.D. (2005)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison - B.A. (1998)

BIOGRAPHY

Mr. Williamson joined Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP, as an associate in March 2008. He received his B.A. in Behavioral Science & Law and a Certificate in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1998. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Williamson was a counselor and case manager at a group home. He was responsible for developing and implementing treatment plans for teenage males who were adjudicated delinquent and placed in the group home for six to nine months.

From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Williamson attended the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor, graduating with great distinction. He is a member of the McGeorge Chapter of the Order of the Coif. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Williamson was an associate at Kroloff, Belcher, a Stockton firm, where he handled a wide range of litigation and transactional matters, including medical malpractice, general civil litigation, employment litigation, business and real estate transactions.

Areas of Current Emphasis

Mr. Williamson is a litigation attorney, representing physicians, hospitals and skilled nursing facilities in medical malpractice and elder abuse cases.

Professional and Business Affiliations

Mr. Williamson is a member of the State Bar of California and the Sacramento County Bar Association.

Professional Licenses

Mr. Williamson is admitted to practice before all of the courts of the State of California and the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP   
Associate Attorney (March 2008 - Present)

Litigation
-    professional liability
-    medical malpractice defense
-    hospital liability defense
-    nursing home liability

Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson
Associate Attorney (October 2005 – March 2008)

Litigation
-    medical malpractice defense
-    general business litigation
-    trust/will contests

Transactional
-    real property purchases and sales
-    business acquisitions/sales
-    secured financing
-    entity representation

Professor Jan Ellen Rein, McGeorge School of Law
Research Assistant (May 2003 – January 2004)

-    Researched case law for Wills and Trusts casebook
-    Prepared teaching materials for Elder Law & Social Policy course

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Wilke Fleury Prevails in Construction Dispute
  06-09-10

  Wilke Fleury attorneys Steve Williamson and Daniel Egan recently obtained a jury verdict in favor of their client and against a general contractor after a one week jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Mr. Williamson and Mr. Egan represented a bankruptcy trustee on behalf of the bankruptcy estate of an electrical subcontractor in order to collect monies owed for labor and materials provided in the construction of an 81 unit apartment complex in Suisun City, CA. 
  
  In rendering its verdict, the jury agreed that the electrical subcontractor completed all of the work required under the subcontract agreement and also furnished additional/different labor and materials as requested by the general contractor. The defendant general contractor argued that the electrical subcontractor was not entitled to any payment for additional/changed work, as the project manager was not authorized to make decisions regarding additional/different work and because the work for which the electrical subcontractor sought payment was already required under the subcontract. The defendant also argued that, as to the balance owing under the subcontract agreement, it should be reduced by the amount defendant allegedly incurred to fix some work done by the subcontractor. 
  
  The jury awarded the trustee the full balance owed under the subcontract agreement and also awarded more than half of the amount sought for additional/different work performed at the request of the project manager. Messrs. Williamson and Egan were assisted in presenting the case by paralegal Sharon Brazell.

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