James Walker Williams ("Jimmy"), born Rocky Mount, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1970, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; Middle District of North Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 

Peer Recognition: "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina; "Top 100 Lawyers," North Carolina Super Lawyers' "Best Lawyers in America" (10 consecutive years), "Best Commercial Lawyers in North Carolina." 

Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1967; J.D., 1970). Delta Theta Phi (President, Battle Senate, 1969-1970).

Member: Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Board of Governors, 1993-1996); 28th Judicial District (President, 1984-1985) and North Carolina State Bars; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (President, 1991-1992); Defense Research Institute (National Chair of Committee of State and Local Defense Organizations).

Areas of Practice: Professional Liability, Products Liability; Commercial Litigation.

Experience Includes:

• Representing defendants in professional liability cases
• Representing hospitals
• Representing manufacturers in product liability actions
• Representing commercial clients in contractual issues and tort defense
• Successfully defended more than 300 civil actions to a jury verdict

• Mission Hospitals, Inc.
• Medical Mutual Insurance Company of North Carolina
• Community Care Partners
• Novant Health
• The Lake Toxaway Company
• Businesses and Individuals