Richard L. “Rick” Williams is an experienced attorney and community leader who has called western Kane County home for almost 30 years.

Rick was born on an Army base in Savannah, Georgia while his father was serving during the Vietnam conflict, and has resided in various northern Illinois communities over the years. He is a graduate of Naperville Central Highschool, obtained his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and graduated with honors from the Northern Illinois University College of Law.

In 1993, while attending law school at Northern Illinois University, he was hired as a clerk by a local Elburn law firm. After graduating law school in 1995, he and his wife Jennifer moved to Elburn where he represented several area governmental bodies, including the Villages of Elburn and Maple Park, the Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection District, Town and County Library District, Kaneland School District, Blackberry Township, and other units of local government, as well as helping area residents with their individual legal needs. In 1999, Rick and his family moved to the Mill Creek subdivision in unincorporated Blackberry Township, where they have resided ever since.

In 2007, Rick started his own law practice. Since that time, Rick has partnered with several prominent Kane County lawyers, including a current Kane County judge and the former Kane County State’s Attorney. He is currently a partner in the well respected law firm of Griffin Williams McMahon & Walsh, LLP in Geneva, where he represents clients in a wide variety of legal matters including estate planning, real estate, general business matters, and units of local government. He is currently the attorney for Blackberry Township.

Over the years, Rick has served Kane County in numerous ways, both personally and professionally. He has served as trustee and president for the Mill Creek Water Reclamation District, as an assistant Republican precinct committeeman, coached children in soccer and baseball, and was an active leader in the Boy Scouts of America. He has led committees for the Kane County Bar Association and has presented at several of their seminars. He is presently an elected member of the Kane County Regional Board of School Trustees where he has served for many years, and is the current president of the Between Friends Food Pantry, which serves needy families in the greater Kaneland area.

Rick has been married to his wife, Jennifer, for over 26 years, and is the proud father of two outstanding young men, Eric, age 23, and Ethan, age 19. He is an avid outdoorsman, hunter, and fisherman. Rick and his family are currently building a house on 5 acres in unincorporated Elburn, and looks forward to serving western Kane County for many years to follow.