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Curtis Williams
Senior Litigation Paralegal
Seattle Office
2601 4th Ave., Floor 6
Seattle, WA 98121
206.448.1992
Email: cwilliams@injuryatsea.com
Curtis started his maritime career as a salmon processor for Trident Seafoods in the summer of 1993. He loved the sea, the camaraderie, and the 18-hour shifts where he loaded fresh-caught salmon and off-loaded frozen salmon.
Professional Overview
Curtis Williams is a Senior Litigation Paralegal for Injury at Sea. With over 17 years of experience, 15 of which were spent with IAS, he works tirelessly for our injured maritime clients. He assists with case planning, development, and management, legal research, client interviews, and fact gathering. Curtis is proficient at retrieving information, drafting and analyzing legal documents, compliance and use of technical information, and making recommendations to our attorneys.
Curtis is a fierce advocate for those who have been injured unjustly in the maritime industry. He knows how hard seamen work, the impact they have on the nation’s food source, and the devastating loss of career and income when they are met with severe injuries and disability.
More Information
- BS Sociology w/minors in criminology and psychology 1994, University of Idaho
- Paralegal Certificate 2004, Highline Community College
Washington State Association for Justice, Legal Staff Member
Estate of Raymond Vincler and the sinking of the F/V DESTINATION on February 11, 2017. Ray was a deckhand on this crabbing vessel who perished when the vessel went down in rough seas and freezing spray in the vicinity of St. George Island in the Bering Sea. Multiple estate claims due to all hands going down with the vessel. We had to prove his relationship with the mother of his two sons Bryce and Nathaniel so that they would get their fair share of the insurance money that was available. Sinking of the Destination was national news and had lots of local interest of course. Several Captains from the Deadliest Catch show involved in fund raising efforts for all the crew’s family’s. Case settled for $1,065,000.
Gary Galstad, this case was a series of decisions made by Defendants KGM (a joint venture consisting of Kiewit/General/Manson) and diving subcontractor Associated Underwater Services, Inc. (“AUS”). KGM decided to move a 1,200 pound spool they were using on the 520 bridge project to a new location while diver Galstad was working in the water directly below. KGM employees disconnected this spool from the crane mats affixing it to the pontoon, and an AUS employee who saw it failed to warn Mr. Galstad of the imminent hazard. The heavy spool then fell into the water, hitting Mr. Galstad’s diving umbilical cord (which was either near or on the surface of the water) and jerking him, which caused severe and permanent injuries to his low back. Case settled for $3M.
Brian Hawley, his employer Alaska Boat Company’s failed to provide timely medical treatment for Mr. Hawley, the Chief Engineer aboard the F/V Great Pacific. Despite Hawley’s complaints of a sustained erection and of groin pain, increasing until it was excruciating, Captain Bronson did not call the on-shore doctor for over 36 hours from the time of the first complaint, and did not turn the ship around until more than 48 hours after the first complaint resulting in permanent injury-erectile dysfunction. Case settled for $875k.