MSU PLS community saddened by the death of alum Avery Williams

August 16, 2021

Avery Williams was a founding member and the managing partner of Detroit-based Williams Acosta, PLLC a diverse business law firm. Mr. Williams is a 1979 magna cum laude graduate of Michigan State University and a 1982 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. He was a regular speaker at the Michigan Government Semester Program.

From MSU PLS Professor Emertius Charles Matzke:

We are deeply saddened to report that Avery K. Williams, Esq., passed away on August 6, 2021. Avery was a regular speaker at the Michigan Government Semester Program. I always asked Avery to help us close the semester, reserving the best for last. He was a generous alum who relished sharing his knowledge of environmental law and insight into Detroit politics with our students. His witty storytelling and humor was both educational and entertaining. Avery Williams was the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Williams Acosta Law Firm in Detroit. He graduated magna cum laude in 1979 from Michigan State University, Political Science. He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan in 1982. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family, friends, and colleagues.

Funeral services were held on Saturday August 13 at the New St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit. Tributes can be made at https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/21958530/avery-k-williams-esq/wall

 

 

 Detroit attorney Avery K. Williams shared his knowledge of environmental law and insight into Detroit politics with Michigan Government Semester Program students. Photos courtesy of Dr. Chuck Matzke.