Areas of Experience & Expertise:
Arbitrator, Complex Business Disputes, Condemnation, Constitutional Law, Construction / Construction Defect, Contracts, Eminent Domain, Government / Municipal, Insurance, Judge, Negligence, Negligence / Medical, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice.
Mr. Williamson was named “Mediator of the Year” for Charlotte by Best Lawyers for 2023.
Education:
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University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D. with Honors, 1978
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Member, North Carolina Law Review
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Henry P. Brandis Award for Best Student Writing
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New College, B.A., 1975
Experience:
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North Carolina State Bar
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Disciplinary Hearing Commission (former chair)
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Disciplinary Rules Committee
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Continuing Legal Education, Grievance (former chair), Volunteer Lawyers, Nominating and Bar Admission Interview Committees. Presently serving on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Fee Dispute Committee. Currently serving as President-Elect
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Bar Activities: Twenty-sixth Judicial District
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Bar Admissions: North Carolina, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, United States District Courts for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina, United States Supreme Court
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Federal Defenders of Western North Carolina, Inc.
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Board of Directors (former chair)
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Publications:
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Two notes and one comment in North Carolina Law Review; article on RICO for North Carolina Bar Association Litigation Section journal; seminar materials on trial practice, insurance fraud, legal ethics and attorney discipline
Other Professional:
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Certified Superior Court mediator since 2002
Activities:
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Criminal Justice Act panel member for Western District of North Carolina
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Pro bono volunteer for Children’s Law Center and Legal Services for Southern Piedmont
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Frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs on legal ethics and attorney discipline
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Selected for Best Lawyers in America 2016 edition for commercial litigation
Personal:
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Former Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 11
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Member of Providence United Methodist Church
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Two grown children
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