Joseph Williams is Chair of the firm's Litigation Department and a member of its Environment, Energy and Land Use Group. He practices in the areas of environmental and land use permitting and litigation, primarily representing private companies, developers and property owners in a wide array of real estate-related proceedings including site development applications, administrative appeals, takings and eminent domain, adverse possession, boundary and easement disputes, injunction actions, workforce and affordable housing, fair housing claims and environmental clean-up and cost recovery actions. He also has represented several municipalities, boards of education and state agencies in such matters. Joe regularly appears before federal, state and local administrative agencies on such matters as well as trial and appellate courts at the state and federal level.

Joseph Williams is Chair of the firm's Litigation Department and a member of its Environment, Energy and Land Use Group. He practices in the areas of environmental and land use permitting and litigation, primarily representing private companies, developers and property owners in a wide array of real estate-related proceedings including site development applications, administrative appeals, takings and eminent domain, adverse possession, boundary and easement disputes, injunction actions, workforce and affordable housing, fair housing claims and environmental clean-up and cost recovery actions. He also has represented several municipalities, boards of education and state agencies in such matters. Joe regularly appears before federal, state and local administrative agencies on such matters as well as trial and appellate courts at the state and federal level.

EDUCATION

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1994, cum laude

The American University, B.A., 1991, magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

United States Supreme Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

United States District Court District of Connecticut

United States District Court Southern District of New York

Distinctions

*BV Peer Review Rated, Martindale Hubbell

*Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers: Environment

*2009 Best Lawyers in America®, Environmental Law

*Listed as a 2008 Connecticut Super Lawyer®: Land Use/Zoning

*Listed as a 2009 Connecticut Super Lawyer®: Land Use/Zoning

*Forty Under 40, Hartford Business Journal (2004)

*New Leader of the Law, Connecticut Law Tribune (2002)

Professional Affiliations

*American Bar Association: Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (Water Quality and Wetlands Committee and Superfund and Hazardous Waste Committee); Section of Litigation (Committee on Corporate Counsel and Condemnation, Zoning and Land Use Litigation Committee)

*Connecticut Bar Association: Executive Committee, Environmental Law Section; Executive Committee, Planning and Zoning Section; Legislative Liaison, Planning and Zoning Section

*CBIA Environmental Policies Council

*Connecticut Developers Council

*Real Estate Exchange

*Builders Association of Eastern Connecticut, Inc.

*Chamber of Commerce, Eastern Connecticut

Community Involvement

*Bushnell Park Foundation: Board of Directors and First Vice President

*Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity

*United Way of the Capital Area, Shipman & Goodwin Annual Appeal: Past Campaign Chair

*Leadership Greater Hartford (Quest, 2002)