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Williams Ranks Among Nation's Best Young Lawyers - For The Second Time
Mills & Williams Makes the National Law Journal's "40 Under 40" again

(Dallas) - Managing partner, Christie Williams has been named for the second time to the National Law Journal’s elite list of the top 40 young litigators in the nation. The full list is published in the journal's May 2005 issue.

The selection was based on peer nominations and reporter research. Special consideration was given to litigators who have achieved “substantial success” serving as lead or co-lead counsel in the lawsuits they have been involved in.

Williams’ recent court victories kept her in the National Law Journal’s spotlight. In 2003, Williams won a federal acquittal for a client caught in a conspiracy-to-manufacture charge that involved 1,000 marijuana plants discovered in a refrigerated trailer in Texas. The case netted multiple defendants, but Williams' client survived the federal investigation.

A few months later, Williams co-led another highly publicized defense, winning an acquittal for a government contractor accused of bribing former Ohio Representative James Traficant. Traficant ended up in prison on account of the bribery scandals, but Williams worked together with the firm's founding partner, Tom Mills, to convince the jury her client was not guilty.

Currently, Williams is defending a police officer implicated in Dallas’ notorious “fake drug scandal” – the latest high-profile case for Williams' growing résumé.

After a noteworthy career as an assistant district attorney in the Dallas County DA’s office, Williams, entered private practice with criminal defense attorney Tom Mills in 1999, earning name partner status by 2002.

In addition to her legal practice, Williams frequently appears in the news media as a legal expert, serving as an on-air analyst for numerous media outlets including Court-TV, KXAS-TV Channel 5, KLIF 570 AM and KRLD 1080 AM.

Williams was elected to the board of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and she is also the former chairwoman of the Criminal Justice Committee for the Dallas Bar Association. Williams is board certified in criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

With offices in both Dallas and Austin, Mills & Williams, L.L.P. is a law firm devoted exclusively to complex criminal defense litigation. The firm has built a tradition of excellence in the practice of law through a commitment to hard work, thorough preparation, accuracy and integrity.