Thomas E. Williams

Thomas E.

Williams

Experience

  • Counsel to attorneys and other professionals in numerous litigated matters alleging malpractice or breach of fiduciary obligations.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Butler Snow LLP, General Counsel, 2002-2023
  • Butler Snow LLP, Ethics and Professionalism Counsel, 2024-Present

Distinctions

  • Martindale-Hubbell, AV-Rated
  • The Best Lawyers in America®
    • Lawyer of the Year, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2022
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2011-2024
    • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2012-2024
  • Mississippi Bar, Distinguished Service Award, 1998
  • Mississippi Bar Foundation, Fellow

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi, 1980
  • U.S. District Courts
    • Mississippi: Northern, Southern
  • U.S. Court of Appeals
    • 5th Circuit

Education

  • University of Mississippi, J.D., with honors, 1980
  • University of Mississippi, B.P.A., Urban Administration, summa cum laude, 1977

Associations

  • American Bar Association
    • Center for Professional Responsibility
    • Litigation Section
  • Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL)
  • Mississippi Bar Association
    • Ethics Committee
      • Chair, 1995-1998
  • Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
  • Capital Area Bar Association

Thomas E.

Williams

Experience

  • Counsel to attorneys and other professionals in numerous litigated matters alleging malpractice or breach of fiduciary obligations.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Butler Snow LLP, General Counsel, 2002-2023
  • Butler Snow LLP, Ethics and Professionalism Counsel, 2024-Present

Distinctions

  • Martindale-Hubbell, AV-Rated
  • The Best Lawyers in America®
    • Lawyer of the Year, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2022
    • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2011-2024
    • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2012-2024
  • Mississippi Bar, Distinguished Service Award, 1998
  • Mississippi Bar Foundation, Fellow

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi, 1980
  • U.S. District Courts
    • Mississippi: Northern, Southern
  • U.S. Court of Appeals
    • 5th Circuit

Education

  • University of Mississippi, J.D., with honors, 1980
  • University of Mississippi, B.P.A., Urban Administration, summa cum laude, 1977

Associations

  • American Bar Association
    • Center for Professional Responsibility
    • Litigation Section
  • Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL)
  • Mississippi Bar Association
    • Ethics Committee
      • Chair, 1995-1998
  • Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
  • Capital Area Bar Association