Yacine Williams

Education

• CUNY School of Law, JD, 2020
• John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY, MA, 2015
• Nassau Community College, American Bar Accreditation Certificate, 2011
• Drew University, BA, 2009

Yacine is an associate in the New York office.  Her practice focuses on insurance defense matters, including general negligence, premises liability and labor law claims. 

Yacine received her Bachelor’s Degree in French from Drew University and her Master’s Degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.  She then went on to receive her law degree at CUNY School of Law.  While in law school, Yacine worked full time as a paralegal for an insurance defense firm.  She was also a member of CUNY’s Criminal Defense Clinic where she spent a year working directly with the incarcerated to prepare a clemency application which was granted by Governor Hochul in 2022. 

As an associate, Yacine prides herself in protecting her clients’ interest as if they were her own.