TCH Annual Conference

TCH Annual Conference

Michael Williams

Michael Williams is the Solicitor General for the State of West Virginia. In that role, Michael represents the State in appeals before state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Michael also coordinates strategic affirmative litigation on the State’s behalf, including litigation against the federal government.

Before joining the Attorney General’s Office, Michael co-led the complex briefing and appeals group at a Michigan boutique firm, representing Fortune 50 companies and others in actions across the country. He also practiced banking and consumer-financial litigation with BuckleySandler LLP (now Orrick) and Hughes Hubbard and Reed LLP in Washington, DC.

Michael clerked on both the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. His work has been honored with a Best Brief Award from the National Association of Attorneys General and a Leader in the Law Award from Michigan Lawyers Weekly.