Education
  • Wake Forest University, L.L.B., cum laude, 1966, Associate Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1965-66; Phi Delta Phi
  • Wake Forest University, B.A., History, 1962, Athletic Scholarship (Football)
Bar & Court Admissions
  • North Carolina
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Seventh Circuits
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina

James T. Williams, Jr.

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2000 Renaissance Plaza
230 North Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
T: (336) 271-3107
F: (336) 232-9107
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Jim Williams' practice is concentrated in business litigation and corporate matters for both businesses and professional organizations.

Jim's litigation skills have been recognized by his peers. He was twice recognized as the leading business litigator in North Carolina by Business North Carolina (2002 and 2003) and thereafter as a member of its "Legal Elite Hall of Fame". He has consistently been listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White) and was named the first ever "Greensboro Best Lawyers Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year" in 2009. North Carolina Super Lawyers listed him among the top ten lawyers in North Carolina in 2006-2009. He also has been recognized as one of the leading attorneys in Litigation: General Commercial, by Chambers USA, "America's Leading Business Lawyers," 2004-2008.

Jim is a member of The American College of Trial Lawyers and served as Chair of the North Carolina State Committee of The American College of Trial Lawyers (2002-04). He has served as Chairman of the Brooks Pierce Management Committee since 1996. 

Professional & Community Activities

  • Chair, NC State Committee of American College of Trial Lawyers, 2002-04
  • Chair (2009--) and Member (2002--), Board of Trustees, Wake Forest University
  • Chair, North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts Liaison Committee, 1999-2000
  • Chair, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1996-98
  • Member, Task Force on the Administration of Justice in North Carolina, 1993-95
  • Member, Board of Visitors, Wake Forest University School of Law, (1986-97, 1999-2007), Chair, 2001
  • Board Member, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, 2008--
  • Board Member, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center, 2001-2007
  • Chair (2007-2009), and Member, Board of Directors (2004--), Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
  • Member, Board of Visitors, Wake Forest University, 2000-03
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, 1997-2001, 2006--
  • Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Greensboro Area Chamber of Commerce, 2001-02
  • Member, Greensboro Development Corporation, 1989-02
  • Member, Greensboro Rotary Club, 1979--
  • Member, North Carolina Education Standards and Accountability Commission, 1993-98
  • Board Member, Greensboro Public School Excellence Fund, 1989-1993, Chairman, 1991-93
  • Member, Guilford County School Merger Task Force, 1986-89
  • Member, Greensboro City Board of Education, 1984-88
  • Adjunct Law Professor, Trial Practice, Elon Law School.
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, North Carolina Bar Association
  • Member, Greensboro Bar Association
  • Board Member, West Market Street United Methodist Church, 2000-04

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