Director of Admissions; Student Services Coordinator
E-mail: smwilliams5@wisc.edu
Education:
B.A., Northeastern Illinois University
J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School
Biography
Sir M.V. Williams joined the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2012 as the Director of Admissions. Williams previously practiced at the Dane County District Attorney's Office in Madison as a Special Prosecutor on the Traffic & Misdemeanor team.
Williams graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2011 with concentrations in Criminal Law and Family Law. While a law student, he interned for the Hon. Gary E. Sherman of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV. Additionally, he served as Midwest Regional Chair for the National Black Law Students Association, Submissions Editor for the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender and Society, and as an American Bar Association CLEO/Thurgood Marshall Fellow. Williams also served in the Frank J. Remington Center's Family Law and Prosecution Projects. He was named a 2011 recipient of the Bruce F. Beilfuss Award, conferred in recognition of outstanding service to the Law School.
As an undergraduate, Williams earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern Illinois University, in Chicago. Prior to attending law school, Williams worked for the University of Chicago Medical Center in Community Affairs as both an AmeriCorps Public Allies apprentice, and later as an Emergency Room Patient Advocate.
In his spare time, he enjoys reading for pleasure, spending time with family and friends, and playing Taboo.
