Mr. Williams is a principal with the firm.  He practices among the firm's surety, real estate, corporate, and bankruptcy practice groups, handling both transactional and litigation matters.  He has substantial experience analyzing, negotiating and documenting commercial credit, securitization, acquisition, sale and lease transactions for businesses, lenders and individuals, which, along with his experience managing claims and related litigation involving a broad range of commercial and construction surety bonds, has been instrumental to his work representing sureties in bankruptcy proceedings nationwide.    A representative list of key insolvency cases in which Mr. Williams has been involved is set forth below:  

In re Pathmark Stores, Inc./Great Atl. & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. (Bankr. Del.) (LEAD)

In re Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. (Bankr. Del.) (LEAD)

In re VeraSun Energy Corporation (Bankr. Del.)

In re Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)

In re Modtech Industries, Inc. (Bankr. C.D. Cal.)

In re Elrod Corporation (Bankr. Del.)

In re TOUSA Homes, Inc. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.)

In re WCI Communities, Inc. (Bankr. Del.)

In re Encompass (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)

In re Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)

In re Delta Airlines, Inc. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)

In re Farmland Industries, Inc. (Bankr. W.D. Mo.)

Mr. Williams has also represented commercial clients, lenders and sureties in non-dischargeability litigation, preference and avoidance actions, and reaffirmations, and he has represented his partner, Michael Collins, as Trustee in several Chapter 11 cases. 

Mr. Williams received his J.D., magna cum laude, in 2001, from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, where he was selected for membership in Curia Honor Society.  Mr. Williams received his B.A. in 1995 from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.

Mr. Williams was a contributor to Chapter III, "Documents and Agreements Related to the Indemnity Agreement" of The Surety's Indemnity Agreement - Law & Practice, 2d Ed., published in conjunction with American Bar Association meeting in Kansas City May 7-9, 2008. 

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