Tim Williams
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Bend, Oregon
Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorneys, P.C.
Practice Areas: Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in Oregon since: 2003
Education: University of Oregon School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2023 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2010 - 2015 Call today:
877-417-5325
Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorneys, P.C.
1558 SW Nancy WaySte 101
Bend, OR 97702 Visit website
Details
Tim Williams is the lead litigation attorney at Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorneys, P.C., a law firm with six offices across Oregon. As the firm's primary litigation attorney, he has handled numerous litigation cases from around the state and has developed a reputation for his skill in jury trials.
Mr. Williams' primary focus is personal injury cases, including motor vehicle accidents, airline accidents, premises liability accidents, workplace accidents and animal attacks. He has successfully represented clients with subsequent injuries to neck and back, nerves, brain, bones, joints, and other tissues and organs. He also has a great deal of experience in litigating wrongful death cases.
Mr. Williams grew up in Grants Pass, Oregon. While attending Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon, he played on the basketball team, which ranked second in the nation during the 1998-99 season. He later graduated summa cum laude with honors, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology.
Having graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2003, Mr. Williams was admitted to the Oregon State Bar the same year. In 2004, he was admitted to practice in the United States District Court, District of Oregon. In 2010, he was admitted to the Federal Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
During his eventful legal career, Mr. Williams has been extremely active in the legal community. He serves on numerous organizational boards, including the Board of Governors for the Oregon State Bar, Past Vice President of the Oregon State Bar, the Board of Governors for the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, the Board of Governors for the American Association for Justice, as well as on various committees for the Oregon State Bar. He also writes for several legal publications and is a national lecturer on trial practice.
He was first recognized by Oregon Super Lawyers® as an Oregon Rising Star® in 2010.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Assault, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2003, Oregon
Professional Webpage: https://www.roydwyer.com/tim-williams-personal-injury-attorn...
- American Board of Trial Advocates Associate Member - membership by invitation only.
- Vice President of the Oregon State Bar, 2016
- Program Committee, Rotary International and Rotary Club of Bend, 2007 - 2008
- Grant Subcommittee, Board of Directors, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Oregon, 2009 - Present
- Rotary International and Rotary Club of Bend, 2004 - Present
- Medical Outreach Subcommittee, Board of Directors, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Oregon, 2009 - Present
- Communicators Plus Club President, Toastmasters International, 2005 - 2006
- Board of Directors, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Oregon, 2008 - Present
- Toastmasters International, 2004 - 2007
- Historical Society of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, 2004 - Present
- 2020-2021 President of Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
- Board of Governors, Oregon State Bar, 2013 - 2016
- Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, 2003 - Present
- Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 - Present
- J.R. Campbell Inns of Court, 2003 - Present
- Educational Committee, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2010 - present
- Oregon State Bar Board of Governors; Vice President (2016), 2013
- Development Committee, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2005 - 2007
- Oregon State Bar - OSB No. 034940, 2003 - Present
- Student Liaison, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 - 2003
- Chair, Litigation Executive Committee, Oregon State Bar, 2012
- Federal Bar and United States District Court for the District of Oregon, 2004 - Present
- American Bar Association, 2003 - Present
- Chair, Torts Subcommittee, Uniform Civil Jury Instructions Committee, Oregon State Bar, 2008 - 2009
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 2003 - Present
- Legislative Committee, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2010 - Present
- Secretary/Treasurer, J.R. Campbell Inns of Court, 2008 - 2009
- Chair, Membership Committee, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 - 2008
- Professionalism Award Subcommittee, Litigation Executive Committee, Oregon State Bar, 2010
- Co-Chair, Client Outreach Subcommittee, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2008
- Litigation Executive Committee, Oregon State Bar, 2007 - Present
- Historical Society of the United States Supreme Court, 2010 - Present
- American Association for Justice, 2002 - Present
- Uniform Civil Jury Instructions Committee, Oregon State Bar, 2007 - 2009
- Deschutes County Bar Association, 2003 - Present
- Board of Governors, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2005 - Present
- President, J.R. Campbell Inns of Court, 2009 - 2010
- Membership Committee, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 - 2010
- Against One Sided Measures Committee, 2008
- House of Delegates, Oregon State Bar, 2008 - Present
- Federal Bar and United States Supreme Court, June 1, 2010 - Present
- Leadership College Fellow, 2007 - Present
- Awarded to alumni who have demonstrated exceptional public service., Stan Smith Alumni Service Award, Southern Oregon University, 2018
- Co-Author, Misuse of Legal Procedure, Chapter 25 of the Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education and Torts Reference Manual, 2006 ed.
- CLE Presenter on Deposition Preparation, May 9, 2008
- OTLA Trail Lawyer Magazine Author, 2008, 2009
- CLE Presenter "Top Ten Traps to Avoid at Trial", Oregon Law Institute, October 30, 2009
- One hour presentation on utilizing the iPad for paperless law office management., Lecturer, iPad and the Paperless Office, American Association For Justice, 2013
- Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon in 1995-1996
- Southern Oregon University, B.S. Criminology, With Honors, Summa Cum Laude, 1999
- $4.38 million unanimous verdict in a trucking case tried to a jury in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon., 2016
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2023
- Rising Stars: 2010 - 2015
