James Lee Williams Jr.

An AV® Preeminent™ Rated Texas Civil Attorney and Mediator, Mr. Williams received his education from Washington and Lee University (B.A., Economics and B.A., American History [double major], 1985, Cum Laude) and Texas Tech University (J.D., 1988). He was admitted to the Texas Bar and is licensed by the Texas Supreme Court to practice in all courts of the state of Texas. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, the U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He has also been admitted pro hac vice in numerous other courts throughout the United States including courts in Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi and Alabama, the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Mr. Williams is a 5th generation Texan and a cancer survivor.

Mr. Williams is an attorney and a mediator. He possesses extensive experience in a wide variety of transactional work and civil matters, including contracts, employment law and business representation, insurance, contractor law, nonsubscriber, real estate and commercial litigation, having long concentrated his practice representing businesses and business owners. His emphasis is on Texas outside general counsel services for Texas businesses, including business law representation, contracts and business formation, employer representation, human resources consulting, non-subscriber employer representation, contractor and subcontractor representation, real estate and property valuation and appraised value disputes, workplace injury, and 3PL/logistics and transportation representation. He also provides custom services such as litigation management, oversight and consulting, as well as serving as a neutral mediator. He provides services such as Texas local counsel, Pro Hac Vice assistance, and foreign judgment enforcement for out-of-state attorneys and clients.

He is experienced in a variety of commercial litigation and warranty defense cases. In addition to having a vast array of transactional experience, he has handled hundreds of civil and business cases in litigation. He has provided representation in a variety of heavy litigation such as business disputes, real estate and property disputes, employment law defense, products and premises liability actions, contractor and construction litigation, accident cases, wrongful death cases, subrogation cases, D.T.P.A claims and in defense of workplace injury and non-subscriber claims. He has substantial trial and appellate experience in a variety of cases and has handled hundreds of administrative hearings. He also has substantial mediation and arbitration experience. From 1990 to 1994 he served as Counsel to Travelers (TRV) Insurance Company in Dallas. He is also a former Assistant City Attorney for the City of Dallas and former prosecutor.

He has handled lawsuits, mediations, hearings, arbitrations or depositions in many Texas Counties including such counties as Tarrant, Dallas, Ector, Midland, El Paso, Lubbock, Hale, Donley, Baylor, Archer, Clay, Red River, Montague, Grayson, Young, Jack, Wise, Denton, Collin, Nolan, Tom Green, Rains, Eastland, Potter, Erath, Comanche, Taylor, Palo Pinto, Parker, Johnson, Hood, Somervell, Erath, Rockwall, Stephens, Hunt, Kaufman, Ellis, Navarro, Bosque, Randall, San Saba, Travis, Hill, Williamson, Gregg, Leon, Harris, Montgomery, Guadalupe, Chambers, Walker, Jefferson, Orange, Panola, San Augustine, Wood, Dallam, Victoria, Mills, McLennan, Hidalgo, Freestone, Wichita, Hopkins, Lamar, Starr, Limestone, Henderson, Galveston, Hardeman, Smith, Bowie, Trinity, Madison, Titus, Cass, Panola, Fort Bend, Nueces, Runnels, Brazoria, Shelby, Anderson, Kerr, Hays, Gillespie, Van Zandt, Cameron, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Hamilton, Bell, Coryell, Harrison, Rusk, Fannin, Angelina and Cooke.

He has attended administrative hearings in such locations as Fort Worth, Dallas, Denton, Waco, Austin, Abilene, Weslaco, Wichita Falls, Amarillo, Midland, Odessa, Tyler, Mt. Pleasant, Lubbock, San Angelo, Lufkin, Bryan, College Station, Beaumont, Houston, Victoria, El Paso, Harlingen, Corpus Christi, and San Antonio.
He has attended depositions, mediations or court matters in Michigan, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Kansas, Maryland, California, Texas, Tennessee, Washington DC, New York, Georgia, Louisiana, New Mexico, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Indiana.

Mr. Williams is a professional mediator with Texas certification. He has successfully completed required training in Dispute Resolution Techniques, in compliance with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures Act, Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, Section (A) and which satisfies the standards set forth by the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable (TMTR), Texas Association of Mediators (TAM), and Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (TMCA) and approved by the State Bar of Texas for appointment, membership and continuing education. He is qualified with the appropriate mediator certification credentials required by the State of Texas to be appointed by the courts of Texas to serve as a mediator of civil litigation matters across the state.

He is a mediator with course completion meeting requirements of the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) statutes and the requirements for mediation in many other states. Mediation course training includes subjects such as Introduction to Mediation; What is Mediation?; Process Neutrality; Role of Mediator; Mediation Styles: Conference and Caucus; Mediation Models; Listening Skills: A Mediator's Most Important Tool; Active Listening and Barriers; Two-Way Exchange; Professionalism in Mediation; Dealing with Third Parties and Difficult People; Issues Clarification; Interests Versus Positions; Questioning Techniques; Clarifying Mediable Issues; Issue Prioritization; Cultural Considerations in Mediation; High/Low Context; Generating Options; Bargaining and Negotiations; Impasse: Causes and Strategies, Caucus as a Tool; Introduction to Mediator Ethics; Core Principles: Neutrality, Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest; Case Studies in Mediator Ethics; Mediation Agreements, Tips to Get the Best Mediation Results, Reality Testing Techniques in Mediation.

Mr. Williams is also a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation Section, State Bar of Texas, Corporate Counsel Section, State Bar of Texas, Business Law Section, State Bar of Texas and Labor and Employment Law Section, State Bar of Texas and Real Estate Law Section, State Bar of Texas.