Sara Williams

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05/25/2026

I have made plenty of mistakes in my career. But one thing I think I have done well is being willing to say, out loud, I do not know.

That sounds simple. But it is not. We are conditioned to believe confidence means having all the answers. That admitting a gap in your knowledge is a weakness. So we perform certainty we do not have. And in doing so, we close the door on the very thing that would actually make us better.

No one will ever know everything. The most confident professionals I know are not the ones with the most answers. They are the ones who ask the best questions. Who pick up the phone and call someone who knows more... who say “let me look into that” without shame.

Stay curious. Stay hungry. The moment you think you have arrived is the moment you stop growing.

Did you need this reminder? Follow for more content like this.

What’s in my bag: Deposition edition. If you want the complete list in one place, comment “Depo” below and I will send i...
05/22/2026

What’s in my bag: Deposition edition.

If you want the complete list in one place, comment “Depo” below and I will send it straight to you. Copy and paste it into your notes so you can take it into your next deposition prep.

Most law offices were not designed with trauma survivors in mind. Think about what a traditional law office communicates...
05/21/2026

Most law offices were not designed with trauma survivors in mind.

Think about what a traditional law office communicates the moment a client walks in... A large conference table. Harsh overhead lighting. Hard chairs. For most clients that is just uncomfortable.

That environment can feel like an interrogation before the conversation even starts.

A trauma-informed space changes that dynamic entirely.
The concept is simple. Design your client space the way you would want someone you love to feel walking in. Nothing that creates unnecessary physical or emotional distance.

When a client feels physically safe, they open up. They tell you what actually happened. They trust you with the details you need to tell their story effectively.

This is something I am actively building in my own office because how we receive our clients is part of how we advocate for them.

Save this one if you are thinking about making changes in your own space. And follow for more on trauma-informed advocacy.

05/20/2026

I did not even have to say a word. So proud.

Follow for more in my Hump Day Humor series. I share legal humor every Wednesday to help get you through the week.

05/19/2026

Nobody warned me about the psychological game of depositions.

I had to learn it the hard way, by reading my own transcript afterward and realizing I had been managed the entire time.
The sighs. The watch-checking. The casual “I think we covered this already, counsel.” It feels so subtle in the moment. But it is deliberate. And when you are young and still trying to prove you belong, your instinct is to wrap it up and move on.

Here is what changed things for me... I stopped treating the other attorney’s comfort as my responsibility. The deposition is not a performance for opposing counsel. It is not a courtesy call. It is the place where you build your case, protect your client, and ask every single question that needs to be asked, however long that takes.

If you have ever felt rushed and walked out of a deposition knowing you left something on the table, you are not alone.

Follow for the rest of this series on what I learned from my early deposition mistakes.

05/18/2026

They told me women belonged in the kitchen.
So I cooked.

This is what it looks like when you stop waiting for permission and start building.

05/16/2026

Shirley Chisolm told us to bring a folding chair. We’re taking the lesson further and building our own tables.

Thursday night while attending the AAJ Trucking Litigation College, hosted a dinner for women trucking lawyers.

For too long, women in the legal industry have been told to wait our turn. Soften here. Sharpen there. Contort ourselves into whatever shape someone else decided was acceptable. Be grateful for a seat at a table that we can’t sit at as our full selves.

I’m done with that math.

We don’t need permission. We need each other. We need dinners like this one, where the conversation is honest, the mentorship is real, and nobody has to leave a part of herself at the door to belong.

To every woman in that room: thank you for showing up as your whole self. This is the work behind the work.

05/15/2026

Nobody prepares you for the moments when you have to advocate for yourself in the middle of advocating for someone else.

These are the phrases that do the work when you are interrupted, dismissed, or straight up disrespected... in the courtroom, in depositions, and in rooms where people hoped you would just let it go.

Save this for when you need it, and drop a phrase in the comments that has worked for you.

At the Singleton Schreiber Birmingham office, we are building a powerhouse team of litigators with decades of real-world...
05/14/2026

At the Singleton Schreiber Birmingham office, we are building a powerhouse team of litigators with decades of real-world trial experience. Our work is grounded in a client-centered and trauma-informed approach because every case represents a real person and a real story. If you are an attorney who needs help on a challenging case or needs to refer a matter to a trusted team, we are ready to partner.

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