EDUCATION
• J.D., Brigham Young University, cum laude, 1976
• B.A., Brigham Young University, Economics, with honors, 1973

BAR ADMISSIONS
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Arizona State Courts
• Arizona Federal Courts
• Ninth circuit court of Appeals
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
(Past admissions pro hac vice in several other jurisdictions)

MEMBERSHIPS
• National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)

PRACTICE AREAS
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Airport and Aviation Law

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ATTORNEY BIOGRAPHY
Daryl Williams is an AV rated trial lawyer who has extensive trial experience. Mr. Williams has conducted more than 100 jury trials on commercial litigation matters since he began his practice in 1976. He has also appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court, admitted by motion of former U.S. Solicitor General Rex Lee.

Mr. Williams has prosecuted and defended lawsuits involving business contracts, construction, property condemnation, constitutional law, lender liability, bad faith, unfair trade practices, antitrust, computer piracy, trade secrets, mining rights, aviation, trademark and patent infringement, real estate, defamation, commercial fraud, and civil racketeering. In the area of construction law, Mr. Williams has represented general contractors, subcontractors, materials suppliers and project owners in construction disputes, as well as design professionals.

Being a commercial, multi-engine pilot with instrument privileges and over 3,000 hours flight time, Mr. Williams also practices aviation law. His aviation law experience involves certificate actions for airmen and operators (Part 135) before the FAA and the NTSB as well as assistance with through-the-fence operations at airports and grant compliance issues. Mr. Williams also represents commercial aviation operators based in Mexico.

Mr. Williams is at the cutting edge of technology in the courtroom and at depositions, including the use of technology for pretrial preparation and electronic presentation of evidence at trial. Judges recognize his expertise in this area, and he has been asked to give presentations to members of the State Bar of Arizona on technology and the practice of law.

Mr. Williams was lead defense counsel in the 500 million dollar Baptist Foundation of Arizona Criminal Trial brought by the Arizona Attorney General. The ten month jury trial was chronicled in local and national media.

Mr. Williams is a skilled orator and educator, on legal and non-law topics alike. Besides mastery of the facts at issue in the courtroom through technology and thorough preparation, Mr. Williams brings insights and an interaction with the jury that only nearly three decades of trial experience can provide.

Mr. Williams is committed not merely to his clients but to his community. Mr. Williams was a member of the board of Directors for the American Diabetes Association ("ADA") from 2002-2005 where he served on the Research Policy Committee, setting standards for research grants. He has served on the National Government Relations Committee of the ADA, and the Mountain States Regional Board of the ADA and as Chairman of the Phoenix chapter of the ADA. Mr. Williams was instrumental in getting the FAA to allow individuals with Type I diabetes to receive medical certificates, with coverage of his efforts appearing in the media.

Mr. Williams was born in Grand Junction, Colorado, in 1949, and his hobbies include flying, fine woodworking and classical piano. He taught undergraduate economics courses at BYU. He speaks, reads and writes Spanish.