One West Pack Square
PO Box 7647
Asheville, NC 28802
jwilliams@roberts-stevens.com
direct dial: 828.258.6905
fax: 828.253.7200
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Practices & Industries
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Law
- Business Law
- Health Care
- Insurance Coverage
- Litigation
- Manufacturers & Distributors
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
Education
- University of North Carolina, BS 1967; JD, 1970
- Delta Theta Phi, President, Battle Senate, 1969-1970
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina Bar Association, Board of Governors, 1993-1996
- North Carolina State Bar
- US District Court, North Carolina, Western and Middle Districts
- US Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Biography
Jimmy Williams has been a partner and shareholder at Roberts & Stevens since 1976 and has successfully defended more than 300 civil actions to a jury verdict. Appointed as lead counsel in many ongoing disputes, Jimmy is passionate about the system of jury trials as the best method for obtaining justice in our society. His clients include several North Carolina healthcare organizations, and he recently won two significant jury trials for a national Top 50 hospital involving brain injuries and quadriplegia.
Jimmy has earned recognition as Business North Carolina magazine's Legal Elite, Top 100 Lawyers, North Carolina Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America (10 consecutive years), and Best Commercial Lawyers in North Carolina. Outside of the courtroom, Jimmy, a North Carolina native, enjoys spending quality time with his family that includes three children and five grandchildren.
Experience
Representing commercial clients in contractual issues and tort defense
Representing defendants in professional liability cases
Representing hospitals in medical negligence cases
Representing manufacturers in product liability actions
Professional
28th Judicial District, President, 1984-1985
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
The Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice Law, 1993-2011, Personal Injury Litigation, 1993-2011
Business North Carolina magazine's Legal Elite, 2003-2009
Defense Research Institute, National Chair, Committee of State and Local Defense Organizations
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, President, 1991-1992
North Carolina Bar Association, Board of Governors, 1993-1996
North Carolina Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation and Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, 2007 to present
Pisgah Legal Services
Community Service
MANNA FoodBank
United Way Campaign Legal Division, 2008-2009
