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Attorney Caroline Ross Williams

Caroline
Ross
Williams

  • Partner
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Defense Litigation
  • Corporate Collections/Transactions
  • First and Third Party Insurance Defense Litigation
  • Arson and Fraud
  • Real Estate Litigation

Biography

Caroline Williams concentrates her practice on civil and commercial litigation, insurance defense, insurance coverage, and real estate litigation. She represents various insurance companies in claims involving property, premises liability, arson, fraud, automobile litigation, and personal injury.

She has been admitted to practice in Tennessee, Virginia, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Ms. Williams is former past president of Northeast Tennessee Young Lawyers Association and a member of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Roan Scholars Steering Committee, East Tennessee State University Foundation, Defense Research Institute, and Association of Defense Trial Attorneys.

Ms. Williams has a special interest in the areas of insurance policy interpretation and coverage determinations. She also handles collection matters for various loan companies in the area.

She was named in the Business Journal of Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia’s “Forty Under 40” and most recently selected as a Rising Star for Super Lawyers.

In her third year of law school, Ms. Williams served as a clerk to the Honorable William G. Petty, a justice on the Virginia Court of Appeals. She was born and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee.

Ms. Williams resides in Kingsport, Tennessee, with her husband, Jason Williams, and two young daughters.

Practice Areas

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Defense Litigation
  • Corporate Collections/Transactions
  • First and Third Party Insurance Defense Litigation
  • Arson and Fraud
  • Real Estate Litigation

Education

  • Liberty University School of Law, Lynchburg, Virginia
    • J.D. – 2010
    • Law Review: The Liberty University Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor
    • Honors: Law Review Distinguished Service Award
    • Honors: Dean’s Honor Roll, 2010
    • Honors: Dean’s Scholarship
  • East Tennessee State University
    • B.B.A. – 2007
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Honors: Roan Scholars Leadership Program (2003-2007)
    • Honors: Student Government Association, secretary and treasurer (2003-2007)
    • Honors: Student Leader Hall of Fame, 2007
    • Honors: Greek Woman of the Year, 2007
    • Honors: Dorothy Shaw Leadership Award (national winner), 2007
    • Honors: Panhellenic Council, vice president of membership (2006-2007)
    • Honors: Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, vice president (2003-2007)
Rated by Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, Caroline R. Williams

Awards, Recognition, Accomplishments

  • Selected to the Business Journal of Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia’s “Forty Under 40”
  • Selected to TN Super Lawyers, 2022
  • Leadership Kingsport, class of 2012

Professional & Civic Involvement

  • Northeast Tennessee Young Lawyers Association, president
  • Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, member
  • Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, member
  • Tennessee Bar Association, member
  • Roan Scholars Section Committee, member
  • East Tennessee State University Foundation, member
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI), member
  • Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA), member

Admissions

  • Tennessee, 2010
  • Virginia, 2011
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2011
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 2015
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 2017
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia, 2013