Mona Williams ( Female - She/Her/Hers )

Mona M. Williams joined the Office of the County Counsel in 2020.  As the Lead Deputy County Counsel for the Public Safety and Justice Team, Mona oversees a team of attorneys who advise the criminal justice and emergency response system agencies and departments in the County.  Mona also advises the County’s Adult and Juvenile Probation Departments on a broad array of matters, including contracting and legislative implementation and compliance, and is a member of the Education Law Team.  Mona supported the County in developing a robust program to serve high-needs youth that were realigned from State custody to County custody.     

Before joining the Office, Mona gained extensive litigation experience representing foreign sovereign governments and various technology companies in federal and state court.  Mona also clerked for the Honorable Judge Timothy J. Savage of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.  Mona’s professional expertise includes juvenile justice records, institutions, and services, education law, government contracting, complex commercial litigation, and Communications Decency Act litigation.

Office practice areas

• Education Law Team 
• Public Safety and Justice Team 

Education

• Harvard Law School, J.D., 2011  
  • Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing 
  • Chayes International Public Service Fellow  
• Long Island University, M.S.Ed., 2007 
• Wellesley College, B.A., 2005

Certifications

• County of Santa Clara Leadership and Transformation, Stanford University, Center for Professional Development, September 2023 

Professionals associations

• Member, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (2016-present)  

Prior experience 

• Associate Attorney at Latham & Watkins, LLP (2015-2017) 
• Law Clerk to the Hon. Judge Timothy J. Savage, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2013-2015) 
• Associate Attorney at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP (2011-2013) 
• First grade teacher at New York City Public Schools (2005-2008)