Mr. Williamson’s practice is devoted to complex civil disputes in both state and federal courts, including mass torts, class actions, catastrophic personal injury, and medical malpractice. He has served as a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Benicar (Olmesartan) Products Liability Litigation MDL 2606 and the Abilify (Aripiprazole) Products Liability Litigation MDL 2734, as a member of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the Valsartan, Losartan, and Irbesartan Products Liability Litigation MDL 2875, and as co-lead counsel in the Florida state court Exactech hip, knee, and ankle consolidated litigation.

In addition, Mr. Williamson served as a science committee member in the Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation MDL 2924 and lead the coordination of Zantac state court actions in Shelby County, Tennessee. He has represented plaintiffs in multiple consumer class actions, including cases filed against the manufacturers of contaminated products and over-the-counter drugs. He has represented plaintiffs in the RoundUp MDL 2741, Bair Hugger MDL 2666, Cook IVC Filter MDL 2570, Bard IVC Filter MDL 2641, Biomet M2A Magnum MDL 2391, Wright Conserve MDL 2329, Deepwater Horizon oil spill MDL 2179, Levaquin MDL 1943, pelvic repair system litigation, including Ethicon MDL 2327, Coloplast MDL 2387, Bard MDL 2187, and Boston Scientific MDL 2326. He has also represented plaintiffs injured by the da Vinci robotic surgical system as well as the hormone replacement therapy drug, Prempro.

Mr. Williamson began working with the Firm in 2010 and became a partner in 2017. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law and is licensed to practice in all Florida state and federal courts, and has been granted pro hac vice admissions in numerous federal and state courts around the country.

Education

  • J.D., magna cum laude, University of Miami School of Law
  • B.M., cum laude, University of Miami

Bar Admissions 

  • 9/28/2010

Honors & Accolades

  • National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, 2023
  • Named to the list of Rising Stars in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.

Memberships

  • Member, The Florida Bar
  • Admitted to practice
    • All Florida State and Federal Courts
  • Pro Hac Vice Admissions
    • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
    • Shelby County, Tennessee
  • Member, Charlotte County Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Past Member, Calusa Inn of Court
  • Leadership Charlotte, Class of 2014
  • Past Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Florida