Office of General Counsel
Mrs. Christine R. Williams
Associate General Counsel
batesc@uakron.edu
(330)972-7753
Mrs. Williams recently departed the Office of General Counsel to undertake family matters.
Prior to her departure, she served as Associate General Counsel for The University of Akron. In this role she drafted, reviewed, and edited many University agreements and worked closely with the University Rules, including drafting, editing, and filing the rules, as well as maintaining the on-line copy of the rules. She also assisted with researching, drafting and providing legal counsel to assist the University in complying with a variety of issues, including the recent patient privacy regulations and financial information security regulations.
Mrs. Williams also served as a lecturer in The University of Akron School of Law, where she taught in the legal research and writing program. Upon request, Mrs. Williams has also been a guest speaker on topics such as Business Etiquette, Business Dress and Cocktail Party Management to classes in the School of Law and College of Business Administration.
Prior to joining The University of Akron, Mrs. Williams worked as Practice Administrator in an area orthodontic office.
She was also an active member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys and the Akron Bar Association, Mrs. Williams was an active member of The University of Akron Liaison Committee of the Akron Bar Association. Mrs. Williams had also been a member of the American Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, and the Jackson Township Rotary Club.
Mrs. Williams received her Juris Doctor from The University of Akron and received her Master of Business Administration and Master of Health Administration Degrees from The University of Florida in Gainesville. Before attending graduate school, she received her Artium Baccalaureus Degree from Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin.
We wish her and her family the very best. |