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Justin G. Williams
Member

Direct: (205) 633-0218
Fax: (205) 633-0318
jwilliams@tannerguin.com

Practice Emphasis
Mr. Williams practices in the areas of real property, environmental law, local government law, general business and commercial law, and litigation.  His litigation experience includes employment litigation, construction litigation, class action defense, litigation, probate litigation, personal injury defense, and real property litigation.

Representative Clients
  • Corus America, Inc.
  • City of Northport, Alabama
  • Brion Hardin Construction Company, Inc.
  • The Morrow Companies

  • Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc.

  • Rite Aid Corporation

  • Rumsey Environmental, LLC

  • Rumsey Properties, LLC

  • Southeast Cancer Network, Inc.
  • Totalcom, Incorporated
  • Town of Millport, Alabama
  • Warren Tire & Auto, Inc.
  • Warrior Roofing Manufacturing Co., Inc.
  • Woodstock Drug, Inc.
Memberships
Mr. Williams serves on the Board of Directors of Theatre Tuscaloosa.  He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama serving on the Public Affairs Council and Environmental Task Force.  Mr. Williams is also an active member of the Tuscaloosa Tip-Off Club where he is a member of the board of directors and served as President from 2005-2007.  Mr. Williams organized and developed the West Alabama Environmental Roundtable, which is a quarterly forum for environmental professionals designed to discuss local environmental concerns.  He is a member of the West Alabama Brownfields Task Force.  In addition, Mr. Williams is a founding board member of the Tuscaloosa Sports Foundation, Inc., where he serves as the secretary/treasurer.  Mr. Williams has received the designation as a Certified Alabama Planning and Zoning Official through the Alabama Planning Institute, the University of North Alabama and the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association.

Professional Involvement 
  • American Bar Association (Member, Litigation, Environmental, Energy, and Resources Law, Government and Public Sector Division, Local Government Law, and Young Lawyers)
  • Alabama State Bar (Member, Sections of  Environmental, Real Property, Probate and Trust, and Young Lawyers)
  • Tuscaloosa County Bar Association (Member, Public Relations Committee, 2004-2005)
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  • Alabama Association for Municipal Attorneys
  • Contributing Author, Tuscaloosa Business Ink (2004-2006)

Honors and Awards
Senior Editor, The Journal of the Legal Profession, 1999-2001; Author, "The ADA and Bar Examinations:  The Relationship Between Applicants, Physicians, and Law Examination Boards in Light of Ware v. Wyoming Board of Law Examiners," Vol. 25, The Journal of the Legal Profession, 2000-2001

Publications
  • Tuscaloosa Business Ink, April 2006, "Is It Clean?  Environmental Issues to Consider in Commercial Real Estate Deals"
  • Tuscaloosa Business Ink, February 2006, “Are You Passing Down Your Company's "Deep Smarts"?”
  • Tuscaloosa Business Ink, November 2005, "How to Avoid Personal Liability in Your Business Dealings"
  • Tuscaloosa Business Ink, October 2005, "Business Practices You Can't "Fail" to Do"
  • Tuscaloosa Business Ink, August 2005, "Top Ways to Stay Out of a Lawyer's Office"
  • Tuscaloosa Business Ink, July 2005, "Bankruptcy Reform is Here - Are Your Ready?"
  • Tuscaloosa Business Ink, April 2005, "Four Questions to Ask When You Buy Commercial Real Estate"
  • Tuscaloosa Business Ink, June 2004, "Are You a Lobbyist?  It Pays to Know (Part II)"
  • Tuscaloosa Business Ink, May 2004, "Are You a Lobbyist?  It Pays to Know (Part I)"

Education and Professional Background

Education: The University of Alabama (B.S., Secondary Education, magna cum laude, 1997; J.D., cum laude, 2001)

Bar Associations & Court Admissions: Admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama.  U.S. Supreme Court;  U.S. District Court, Northern District, Southern District, and Middle District of Alabama;  U.S. Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit;  U.S. Tax Court

 


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