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Who is “Keith Williams?”

Keith Williams is the man sources have identified as manhandling Senator Colton Moore and throwing him to the floor to prevent him from being able to enter the House Chamber to attend a joint session of Georgia’s General Assembly.

What is Keith William’s position?

Williams LinkedIn account lists him as “General Counsel, Office of the Speaker (Georgia House of Representatives)”

What is a "General Counsel"?

What Government reports list "Keith Williams?"

A search of open.ga.gov lists a “Williams, Randall Keith” described as “Deputy Chief of Staff…”  listing a salary of “$158,980.69” and listing organization as “General Assembly, Georgia”

Where did Keith Williams attend Law School?

Williams LinkedIn account indicates he attended Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy.

Who is Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy?

An online search indicates that Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy is a “correspondence school” unaccredited by the American Bar Association.    

The college’s Disclosure page states:

“Study at, or graduation from, this school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or to satisfy the requirements for admission to practice in jurisdictions other than California.”

Further, the Oak Brook website Accreditation page states:    “The American Bar Association will not consider a distance learning or correspondence law school for accreditation”

Does attendance at Oak Brook College enable one to become a member of the State Bar of Georgia?    

Experts say no.   Only those who have attended and successfully completed study at an accredited law school are able to sit for the Georgia Bar Exam and only those who successfully complete that exam may be admitted to the State Bar of Georgia.

Is Keith Williams a member of the California Bar?  

The California Bar lists a Randall Keith Williams as a lawyer in that state   California Bar # 277406.  Those records indicate a Georgia phone number.

Is Keith Williams a member of the Georgia Bar?

A search of the Georgia State Bar membership list finds no listing for a Keith Williams nor a Randall Keith Williams.   

The State Bar does list a different individual, a divorce and probate attorney operating out of Roma, GA with a similar name, Keith J. Williams.

Does Georgia allow California lawyers reciprocal rights to practice law in Georgia?

The Georgia Supreme Court has indicated certain States may have reciprocal rights to apply to practice law in Georgia.  California lawyers are not recognized with such reciprocal rights:

What does Georgia Law state with regard to the practice of law?

OCGA § 15-19-51. Unauthorized Practice of Law Forbidden

“It shall be unlawful for any person other than a duly licensed attorney at law:

1. To practice or appear as an attorney at law for any person other than himself in any court of this state or before any judicial body;”

View or download full Georgia statute below:

By presenting oneself as “General Counsel” is one “practicing or appearing as an attorney at law for any person other than himself”?   

In summary

1. Sources have confirmed that the man listing himself on LinkedIn as Keith Williams, General Counsel, Office of the Speaker (Georgia House of Representatives) is the same man who threw Senator Colton Moore to the ground in the State Capitol.

• Georgia Law provides that only those who are duly licensed attorneys at law may “practice or appear as an attorney at law for any person other than himself in any court of this state or before any judicial body.”

• Those licensed to practice law in Georgia are listed on the Georgia State Bar members list:     gabar.org

• Keith Williams attended Oak Brook School of Law and Government Policy.   The school website describes itself as: https://www.obcl.edu/disclosures/

“The Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy is registered with the Committee

of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California as an unaccredited correspondence law

school.”

• Randall Keith Williams appears on the list of California Bar members #277406.
• A search of the Georgia State Bar members yields no listing for Randall Keith Williams nor Keith Williams.
• Members of the California Bar are not recognized for reciprocal rights in Georgia.

Sources say many serious questions now exist regarding the status and roles of the individuals involved in the January 16, 2025 incident involving Senator Colton Moore.

The Georgia Record will continue to report on this incident as additional facts emerge. Nothing herein is to be construed as a charge of wrongdoing against any individual, group or organization. The Georgia Record makes no such statements. Only proper authorities are able make such determinations.

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