Allison C. Williams, Esq.

Allison C. Williams is the Founder and Managing Partner of Williams Law Group, LLC with offices in Parsippany and Short Hills, New Jersey. She practices exclusively in the area of matrimonial and family law, with an emphasis on complex Child Welfare matters, including representation of parents in Child Abuse and Neglect matters, parents in Termination of Parental Rights matters, representation of foster parents, and consultation to matrimonial counsel regarding child abuse investigations and related issues.  She has a statewide practice, currently handling matters in 16 counties across the State and in the Office of Administrative Law (OAL).

Ms. Williams has established an extensive career as an international speaker in the field of child welfare law, a national CLE provider to judges, lawyers, paralegals and the legal community, a statewide thought-leader appearing in various local and national news media, and a zealous advocate trying cases in every county in New Jersey.

Ms. Williams is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and is the first attorney in New Jersey to have become Board-Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in the field of Family Law.  She has served the New Jersey bar in a host of leadership positions, including serving as a member of the New Jersey Board on Attorney Certification (NJBAC) – Matrimonial Committee, a New Jersey Supreme Court committee that determine eligibility of candidates to be certified as a recognized practitioner in the field of matrimonial law; a member of the Family Law Executive Committee (FLEC) of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), on which committee she lead the Child Abuse Law Subcommittee; and as past president of the Certified Attorneys Section  of NJSBA.

She has served as an Editor on the Board of the New Jersey Family Lawyer, a publication of NJSBA distributed to family law judges and attorneys.  Ms. Williams lectures frequently for several professional organizations, including the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), and her articles have appeared in the New Jersey Lawyer, the New Jersey Family Lawyer, and other publications state-wide.

An established thought leader in the field of child welfare law, Ms. Williams has been featured in a book about the Child Welfare System A Kid from the Bronx, by Dr. Norman Weistuch. She has appeared on the Katie Couric show to provide her insights on parents falsely accused of child abuse. She has been interviewed by numerous television, radio and news outlets on precedential child abuse rulings.  Her website, www.NewJerseyDYFSdefense.com, formerly a Blog, has been cited by news media for the parental defense position on matters pending before the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Williams served as Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable James A. Farber, J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division – Family Part. Through that experience, Ms. Williams learned the inner workings of the judiciary and has used that knowledge the advance the interests of thousands of families across New Jersey.

Ms. Williams received her B.S., magna cum laude, and her M.S., summa cum laude, from Florida State University. She received her J.D., cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law. Well respected by her peers, she has been named a Rising Star Attorney by the New Jersey Super Lawyers franchise continuously from 2008 – 2013, a New Jersey Super Lawyer by that organization from 2014 – present; a Top 100 New Jersey Super Lawyer from 2017 – present; and a Top 50 Women Super Lawyer from 2016 – present.  For many years, she has been voted by her clients as New Jersey’s Best for Families.