Jack Williams counsels companies in high-stakes product liability litigation. He is a former federal prosecutor and has more than 20 years of experience as a trial lawyer and a litigator. Jack practices in the civil and criminal arenas and has tried more than 20 cases to verdict. He also has extensive experience in consumer finance investigation and enforcement, government investigations, and white-collar criminal defense.
Jack served as an assistant U.S. attorney for five years. During this time he was the government’s lead trial counsel or co-counsel in cases where convictions were obtained on behalf of the United States. Jack has experience in grand jury investigations, and he was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the U.S. Secret Service for his successful investigation and prosecution of a large bank fraud and money laundering conspiracy operating throughout the southeast United States. In addition, he has significant litigation defense experience in the areas of tobacco, automotive, asbestos, and pharmaceuticals.
In 2003, Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Jack to a seat on the five-member State Ethics Commission, which enforces Georgia’s campaign finance disclosure and reporting requirements under the Ethics in Government Act. He served on the Commission until January 2007 and is a past chair.
He also serves by appointment on the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel for the Northern District of Georgia. Jack has been an adjunct faculty member at Emory Law School and has spoken at numerous seminars on trial practice subjects.
Jack played professional football for seven years, with the then St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL and the Ottawa RoughRiders and Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL.
EDUCATION:
- University of Michigan (J.D. 1989);
- Cleveland State University (M.B.A. in Accounting and Tax 1985);
- Bowling Green State University (B.S. in Business Administration 1980)
BAR ADMISSIONS:
- Georgia, Florida,
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Georgia and the Middle District of Florida
EXPERIENCE:
- R.J. Reynolds wins complete defense verdict in Jones wrongful death lawsuit
- Successfully defended before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit several convictions obtained on behalf of the United States.
- Trial counsel in a case in which a securities dealer defrauded 45 investors out of more than $3.5 million in a four-year Ponzi scheme.
- Trial counsel in a case in which a mortgage company owner defrauded a local bank out of more than $1.2 million in an extensive check-kiting scheme.
- Trial counsel in a month-long jury trial in which a criminal defense lawyer was convicted on corruption charges.
- Trial counsel to Americasmart Real Estate in a jury trial in Superior Court of Fulton County in which the jury returned a verdict on Americasmart’s behalf.
- Defended a multinational pharmaceutical company in personal injury litigation involving one of the world’s best-selling prescription medications.
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