Christine A. Williams
Attorney
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Biography
Christine has achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV® rating for legal ability and ethical standards. She has been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Commercial Litigation since 2015. In 2015, Christine was selected by her alma mater, Virginia Wesleyan College (now University), to receive the Alumni Service Award. In 2011, she was recognized as one of the “Influential Women of Virginia” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Christine was selected by her peers to be included in Virginia’s “Legal Elite” for several years and was featured in the December 2006 issue of Virginia Business Magazine in the “Young Lawyers” category. Christine was named a SuperLawyers “Rising Star” in 2007-08, 2010-2012, and has been a SuperLawyers “Super Lawyer” since 2013. She is also a member of the prestigious John Marshall Inn of Court.
Representative Clients / Matters
Some of Christine’s representative cases include representing individuals in an accounting malpractice dispute, helping a Virginia company defend a breach of contract and patent infringement lawsuit in another jurisdiction; litigation re: a minority shareholder; and nationwide antitrust class actions.
Articles, Seminars, and News
- “A Motion Craving Oyer: Is it a ‘Pleading in Response’?,” by Christine Williams, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Volume 26, Number 24, November 14, 2011.
- “A shield but not a sword. Rules on depositions and summary judgment,” by Christine Williams, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Volume 22, Number 48, May 12, 2008.
- “The Impact of the Class Action Fairness Act in Virginia,” by Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr. and Christine A. Williams, The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Summer 2006.
Areas of Expertise
- Commercial Litigation
- Complex Litigation
- Appellate Law
Education
- Virginia Wesleyan College (now University), B.A., magna cum laude, 1996
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Juris Doctor, 2001
Admissions
- All Virginia State Courts
- United States District Courts for the Eastern & Western Districts of Virginia
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Admitted Pro Hac Vice in Federal Courts across the country
Organizations
- Litigation Counsel of America; Fellow and Prior Member
- John Marshall Inn of Court; Co-Program Chair
- Richmond Bar Association
- American Association for Justice; Prior Member, Business Torts Section: Chair-Elect, 2011-12; Vice-Chair, 2010-11; Secretary, 2009-10; Newsletter Editor, 2008-09
Civic Service
- Comfort Zone Camp (national nonprofit grief organization for children who have lost a parent, sibling or primary caregiver): Board of Directors, 2008 to 2013, 2015 to 2018; Executive Committee, 2010 to 2013, 2016 to 2018; Vice Chair, 2017; Chair, 2018.
- TrePadges (charitable foundation dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children in Virginia); Board of Directors, 2003 to 2017; Godwin Athletic Association, Team Liason Director 2021 – 2025.
- Christine spent all three years of law school volunteering for North Carolina’s Guardian ad Litem program; she also defended indigent juveniles faced with criminal charge through the University of North Carolina’s School of Law’s Criminal Clinic Program.