TIMOTHY G. WILLIAMS

Tim completed his undergraduate work at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences and Communications in 1993. He then attended South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas, with a focus of study in business law, litigation, and advocacy. There, he earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 1996. Tim has been licensed to practice law in Texas since graduating in 1996, and in California since 1997.

Tim has been working in different areas of labor and employment law, among other areas of business law, dating back to 1994. Since graduating from law school in 1996, Tim has represented a wide variety of clients, ranging from individuals to large corporations, in many aspects of business litigation, including employment and insurance cases. He has practiced in various federal and state courts at trial and on appeal, in arbitrations, as well in state administrative proceedings in the California labor commissioner and workers' compensation arenas.

Since joining Pope & Berger in 1999, employment matters have become the focus of Tim's practice. In particular, he specializes in wage-and-hour issues, where he represents employer and employee clients in individual and class-wide litigation. He lectures in employment matters, and authors employment law articles and treatises. In January 2003, Tim became a partner in Pope, Berger & Williams, LLP.

Tim is active in various bar associations. These include the State Bars of both California and Texas, American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Consumer Attorneys of California, Federal Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association, and San Diego County Defense Lawyers Association. He is also an alumni of the Louis M. Welch Chapter of the American Inns of Court, a nation-wide association of judges and lawyers committed to the preservation of ethics and civility in the practice of law. Tim also devotes time as a volunteer to local law school functions, bar organizations, and community events. He is also a two-time marathon finisher, who competes in local events.

Tim has also achieved the highest possible ("AV") rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the authoritative resource for information on the world-wide legal profession. This AV rating indicates very high to preeminent legal ability and very high professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence as established by confidential opinions from both judges and members of the bar.