Doug Williams is an associate at Abes Baumann with more than 15 years of experience in Workers’ Compensation, Social Security and Veterans’ Benefits. He’s an integral part of the Abes Baumann team that represents the rights of injured workers.
Doug is a 1991 graduate of Grove CityCollege, and he earned a J.D. from DuquesneUniversity in 1996. While at Duquesne, Doug was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for Constitutional Law. During law school, he worked as a law clerk at Abes Baumann, applying what he learned in the classroom to the problems of real people injured on the job.
Doug has clerked for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, researching and drafting decisions for Workers’ Compensation Judges. Doug currently serves on the Amicus Committee of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, writing friend of the court briefs to the PennsylvaniaCommonwealth and Supreme Courts on a variety of issues.
Married for more than 20 years with two children, Doug coaches youth soccer and basketball; he also volunteers as an advisor and judge for High School Mock Trial teams.
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810 Penn Avenue Fifth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
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Posted by Jillian | October 31, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Workers Compensation
Above and Beyond
I was blessed to have the opportunity to have Douglas Williams represent me in a very serious worker's compensation case against a powerful company. I went through extreme pain & very wrongful negligence causing my life to be traumatic & health deeply damaged. The case was the first type of this kind...
Posted by Cindy Y | April 04, 2014 | Workers Compensation
Workers Compensation
Douglas is an exceptional attorney in every sense of the word. Professional, compassionate, honest, supportive and an outstanding example of integrity in its highest form. Douglas' expertise not only brought me forward in my workers compensation case but he also restored in me trust and faith in the ...
Posted by Cynthia | November 19, 2013 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Exceptional Professional
It is very important that folks receive an honest and sincere opinion based on fact. I am a current client of Douglas Williams, and I can honestly say that Douglas is an exceptional professional and a true asset to the legal system and most importantly to his clients. The everyday person would ce...
Posted by Jeffrey Johns | October 25, 2012 | Workers Compensation
Jeffrey Johns A VERY SATISFIED CLIENT
I have been involved in a workers comp case for many years, a friend referred me to Mr. Williams since talking with Doug and e-mails I am now in a much better position to settle my case. Now I know why my friend spoke so highly of him. He helped me the most of any of the lawyers I've been with since ...
Posted by anonymous | April 04, 2011 | Workers Compensation
workers comp
I hired Doug Williams in 2 Workers Comp related cases.I found Doug to be compassionate and assertive in his field.He leaves no stone unturned and was successful in the continuation of my workers comp benefits.Additionally,he was able to settle both cases allowing me to move on with my life.
"I endorse this lawyer's work. Doug is the consumate professional. He is a take back to a time when lawyers had a positive image. He is one the most ethical colleagues I know. I could not more highly recommend him. He is excellent at his trade in workers compensation."
Personal injury lawyer
2015
Workers' Compensation, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Best Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2014
Workers' Compensation, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Best Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2013
Best Lawyers, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2013
Best Lawyers in America, Workers Compensation
2013
Workers Compensation, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Workers Compensation, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Workers Compensation, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Workers Compensation, Best Lawyers in America
2007
Rising Star, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2006
Pennsylvania Rising Star,
2006
Rising Star, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
2005
Rising Star, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
1994
American Jurisprudence Award,
1998 - Present
Attorney, Abes Baumann
1900 - Present
Associate, Abes Baumann Attorneys at Law
1997 - 1998
Attorney, O'brien, Rulis, Bochicchio & Sosso
1996 - 1997
Attorney, Bureau Of Workers' Compensation
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Associate Member
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1996
JD - Juris Doctor
1991
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2011
Workers' Compensation
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