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Williams Cedar Announces That Christopher Markos Has Been Named a Partner of the Firm

by | Sep 12, 2022 | Firm News

Christopher Markos has been associated with Williams Cedar since its inception in 2017 and before that, worked for five years with co-founding partner Jerry Williams.

Since his graduation from Rutgers Law School, he has established a successful legal career fighting for the personal and Constitutional rights of litigants in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where he has achieved several significant settlements and favorable verdicts. He regularly speaks to lawyers, law students and members of the public on a variety of topics including civil rights litigation, oral advocacy and “know-your-rights” training.

Since 2020, he has served as the Chair or Co-Chair of the Civil Rights Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association, and sits on the PBA’s advisory committee for the Philadelphia Citizen’s Police Oversight Commission. He has organized programming on police misconduct litigation and gun safety, and has helped develop policy positions of the Bar Association on racial justice, reproductive and transgender rights.

In 2021 and 2022, the lawyer rating service Super Lawyers named Mr. Markos a “Rising Star”, a designation bestowed only on 2.5% of Pennsylvania lawyers with his years of service.

Williams Cedar welcomes Christopher Markos to his new role with the firm.

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Gerald J. Williams Urges Those Who Were Stationed at or Lived Near Camp Lejeune to Seek Legal Compensation for Their Illnesses

by | Sep 2, 2022 | Personal Injury Law

Gerald J. Williams, Partner, Williams Cedar LLP, says that any member of the United States Marine Corps or their family members who became seriously ill after being at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, or anyone who lived or worked near the base, may qualify for significant compensation, thanks to a new federal law.

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New Study Finds Children Near Fracking Sites at Higher Risk of Leukemia

by | Aug 31, 2022 | Uncategorized

A recent study by the Yale School of Public Health has found that children that live near fracking sites are at a higher risk of developing leukemia. The study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, shows that children that live within two kilometers of a fracking site are between two to three times more likely to develop acute lymphoblastic leukemia between the ages of two and seven. This study shows the high risk that the practice poses to people, despite claims that energy companies are taking appropriate measures to protect public health.

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Study Says Nine Million Killed Every Year By Environmental Pollution

by | Aug 31, 2022 | Environmental Law, Personal Injury Law

According to a recent study, as many as nine million people every year are killed around the world as a result of environmental pollution. The total cost to the global economy as a result of this pollution is estimated to be around $4.6 trillion per year, resulting from health care costs and other expenses caused by unmitigated pollution. While Africa is the hardest hit region in the world, there are still many places in America where people are sickened and killed by pollution every year.

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