Education:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., History, 1999); Campbell University (J.D., 2002)

Memberships:
North Carolina Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; Wake County Bar Association

Practice Areas:
Construction litigation; general insurance defense litigation; subrogation; insurance coverage; appellate advocacy

Email:  bwilliams@ymwlaw.com

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Direct Dial:  919-719-6047

Direct Fax:  919-582-2513

Brian M. Williams was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 1977 and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1999 and received his Juris Doctor from Campbell University in 2002.  While in law school, he studied at the University College of London and represented his school in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria.  He was the Case Law Editor of the Campbell Law Observer, the only student-run legal newspaper of its kind in the country, and was named to the Order of Barristers.

Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Williams joined Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P. in the fall of 2002.  Mr. Williams is an associate with the firm and serves on its recruiting committee.  His primary areas of practice include construction litigation, products liability, premises liability, automobile liability, subrogation, and insurance coverage.  He has extensive experience in defending claims involving alleged catastrophic injury, death, or substantial property damage.  He also has experience with a wide array of construction claims including roadway construction, roof collapses, air compressor explosions, bridge collapses, and demolition.  He is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in North Carolina and has trial experience with both defense and subrogation cases.

Mr. Williams is a member of the American, North Carolina and Wake County Bar Associations, the Defense Research Institute (DRI), and the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA).  He currently serves as Co-Chair for the Communications Committee of the NCADA and has served on the NCADA’s Membership Committee since 2006.  He served as Co-Chair for the Tenth Judicial District Bar Candidate Interview Committee from 2006 to 2009.  He was also recently appointed by the Raleigh City Council to serve a two-year term on the Raleigh Board of Adjustment beginning July, 2010.  He is a frequent lecturer for both insurance companies and corporations on various topics including loss control practices, accident investigations, current trends in the law, and other various general liability issues.

In 2009, 2010, and 2011, Mr. Williams was selected for inclusion in North Carolina Super Lawyers¹ “Rising Stars” edition (a category for attorneys 40 years old and younger) by peer evaluation in the insurance coverage practice area.  No more than 2.5 percent of North Carolina attorneys are named to the Rising Stars list.

Mr. Williams and his wife, Kelly, live in Raleigh.  They recently celebrated the birth of their twin boys, Hayes and Parker. He is also proud to have completed the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC in 2011.  In their spare time, they enjoy spending time with their family, the outdoors, and Carolina sporting events.

Brian M. Williams

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¹Selection criteria located at www.superlawyers.com

Automobile Liability/UIM, Construction Liability, General Liability