Butler Snow

Firm General Counsel

Greater Jackson Office
Tel: (601) 985-4519
Email: tommy.williams@butlersnow.com

AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
The Best Lawyers in America®, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law
Distinguished Service Award, Mississippi Bar, 1998
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation

University of Mississippi, B.P.A., Urban Administration, summa cum laude, 1977

American Bar Association
- Litigation Section
- Center for Professional Responsibility
Defense Research Institute
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
Mississippi Bar Association
- Chair, Ethics Committee, 1995-98
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
Capital Area Bar Association

Lead counsel for national building material manufacturer in multi-million dollar claim against manufacturing process service provider for alleged failure to control product odor resulting in claims by end-users throughout the U.S.
Part of litigation team for defense of national pharmaceutical clients in mass products litigation.
Counsel to the firm and to various clients on ethics, professional responsibility and professional liability issues.
Lead counsel for national agricultural products manufacturer in lawsuits by numerous Mississippi and Tennessee farmers alleging total loss of cotton crops from alleged defective agricultural chemical.
Trial counsel for national errors and omissions insurer in successful defense of multi-million dollar claim predicated on acts of life insurer s agent.
Lead trial counsel for national errors and omissions insurer in successful defense of multi-million dollar coverage dispute with life insurance company over coverage for its agent s acts.
Counsel to attorneys and other professionals in numerous litigated matters alleging malpractice or breach of fiduciary obligations.