Shani Williams is an associate at Russ August & Kabat, where she practices in the intellectual property and litigation & trial groups. Shani’s practice focuses on patent litigation.
Prior to joining Russ August & Kabat, she clerked for the Honorable Kenneth L. Ryskamp, Senior District Judge in the Southern District of Florida.
Shani was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2026 Edition). Shani was recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer in 2025 and 2026 and prior to that she was recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2015-2020. From 2018-2020, she was recognized as a Southern California Top 50 Women Rising Star.
Shani graduated summa cum laude from Pepperdine University School of Law and is a member of the honor society Order of the Coif. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she was a President’s Scholar and graduated with highest honors.