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A. Joel Williams Jr.

A. Joel Williams Jr.

Location:
Atlanta, Georgia
Phone:
404-814-3700
Fax:
404-842-7710
E-mail:

Mr. Williams practices in the areas of products liability, premises liability, wrongful death, personal injury, as well as commercial and consumer litigation.

Mr. Williams was born in Dothan, Alabama in 1981.  He grew up in Blakely, Georgia and graduated with honors from Early County High School in 1999.  Afterwards, he attended Georgia Southwestern State University on several academic scholarships and earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science in 2002.

Mr. Williams received his Juris Doctor Degree from Cumberland School of Law in 2006 with a Certificate in Trial Advocacy. Mr. Williams’ love of the courtroom developed before he graduated law school. During his last year at Cumberland, Mr. Williams obtained his third year practice card in Alabama and helped the Bessemer District Attorney’s Office prosecute various individuals for a wide variety of crimes.

Before joining Law & Moran in January of 2011, Mr. Williams practiced law at another well respected Plaintiff’s firm, where the first case he helped try resulted in a jury verdict in excess of $13 million. Mr. Williams successfully argued his first case before the Georgia Supreme Court during his second year of practice.

Mr. Williams is married to Courtney Williams and they have one daughter. In his spare time, he enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his friends and family.

Areas of Practice

  • Catastrophic Injuries
  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Consumer Litigation
  • Personal Injury - Plaintiff
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Negligence
  • Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, 2006
  • Alabama, 2008
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2007
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 2006
  • Georgia Court of Appeals, 2006
  • Supreme Court of Georgia, 2006
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 2010

Education

  • Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
    • J.D. - 2006
    • Honors: Certificate in Trial Advocacy
  • Georgia Southwestern State University
    • Honors: Honors Program

Classes/Seminars

  • Countdown to Trial: Sweat the Small Stuff, GTLA Annual Convention
  • Trying Cases Below the Gnat Line, ICLE Jury Trial Seminar

Honors and Awards

  • Judge Abraham Caruthers Fellow
  • Chi Phi College of Excellence Intern - Vanderbilt University

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 - Present
  • American Association for Justice, 2006 - Present
  • American Bar Association, 2007 - Present
  • Phi Alpha Delta - Cordell Hull Chapter, 2005 - Present
  • Chi Phi Fraternity - Delta Pi Chapter, 1999 - Present

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