Sara Williams (Alexander Shunnarah, Birmingham, AL) is an adjunct professor of Trial Advocacy at Cumberland School of Law and also serves as a coach for Cumberland School of Law's nationally ranked mock trial teams. Sara began her legal career as a civil defense attorney and has worked for some of the preeminent litigation firms of the State. She most recently tried a municipal bus case to a $12 million dollar verdict in which the driver passed out with 22 passengers on board, overturned into a ravine causing a number of injuries the most severe resulting in a leg amputation. Named a "Rising Star" by Alabama Super Lawyers Magazine, 2011 – 2013, selected by her peers as one of Birmingham Magazine's "Top Attorneys"—2011 – 2013, Ms. Williams was recently named Managing Partner of Alexander Shunnarah Personal Injury Attorneys, one of the first for a black woman in the state of Alabama.