James F. Williams - Lawyer in Seattle, WA

James Williams is a partner in the firm's Litigation practice. He has been

trying cases and managing litigation for over 25 years as a government attorney

and a private practitioner. James graduated in 1985 from The Citadel in

Charleston, South Carolina, with honors, and earned his law degree in 1988 from

the University of Virginia School of Law. After law school, he served in the

Judge Advocate General's Corps of the U.S. Air Force before moving to Seattle

and joining Perkins Coie in 1993. His practice involves complex business

litigation and civil trials (see a

sample opening statement), with a focus on contract disputes, mass torts

defense, corporate plaintiff asset recovery, consultant liability, consumer

protection and unfair business practices, trade secrets, bankruptcy court

adversary actions, and federal and state agency litigation.

James has

served on the firmwide Executive Committee and Associate Evaluation Committee,

and has chaired the firmwide Litigation Training Program, Community Service

Committee, Women and Minority Lawyers Committee, as well as the Seattle Office

United Way Campaign.