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Aylmer Gene Williams

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Gene grew up on a small cattle farm in north Mississippi. He attended Delta State College where he received a Bachelor of Music in Piano in 1973. He then attended Arizona State University, where he received a Master of Music in Music Theory. From 1977 to 1985 he worked as a disability examiner and vocational analyst with Disability Determination for Social Security in Little Rock. He graduated with a law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1985 and began working as an attorney at Anderson and Kilpatrick. In 1997, Gene and two other partners formed another law firm, Kilpatrick, Aud and Williams. Over the succeeding years the firm personnel changed to its current incarnation as Smith Williams Hughes and Meeks. He has done automobile liability defense, workers compensation defense, premises liability defense, construction accident defense, products liability defense, and insurance coverage litigation.

gene@swhmlaw.com

Areas of Law

Insurance Defense
Workers Compensation
Automobile Insurance Defense
Insurance Coverage Disputes
Casualty Insurance Defense
Products Liability Defense
Products Liability Insurance Coverage

Automobile Liability Defense
Commercial Insurance Defense
General Liability Defense
Insurance Coverage Defense
No Fault Auto Insurance Defense
Personal Liability Defense
Property Insurance Defense

Admission Details

Admitted in 1985, Arkansas
1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

Education

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1985, J.D., with honors
Delta State College, 1973, B. M.
Arizona State University, 1975, M.M.

Associations & Memberships

American Board of Trial Advocates
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
Defense Research Institute
Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel
American Bar Association (Member, Tort & Insurance Practice Section)
Arkansas and Pulaski County Bar Associations

Representative Cases

Hymes v. Pinewood Health & Rehab, 2014 Ark. App. 320
Rich v. Qualserv Corp., 2013 Ark. App. 506
Dill v. Green Dental Labs, 2011 Ark. App. 123
Qualserv Corp. v. Rich, 2011 Ark. App. 548 (2011)
W.E. Pender & Sons v. Burton Lee, 2010 Ark 52
State Auto Prop. & Cas. Co v. Ark. Dept. of Environmental Quality, 370 Ark. 251, 258 SW3d 736 (2007)
Ponder v. Gorman, 94 Ark. App. 159, 277 SW3d 428 (2006)
U.S.F.&G. v. Continental Cas. Co., 353 Ark 834, 120 SW3d 556 (2003)
Elam v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 344 Ark 555, 42 SW3d 443 (2001)
Hartford Ins. Co. v. Mullinax, 336 Ark 335, 984 SW2d 812 (1999)
Alexander v. Pathfinder, Inc., 91 F.3d 59, aff’d second app., 189 F3d 735 (8th Cir. 1999)
Brown v. Alabama Electric Corp., 60 Ark. App. 138, 959 S.W.2d 752, aff’d, 334 Ark. 35, 970 S.W.2d 807 (1998)
Boyd v. Dana Corp., 62 Ark. App. 78, 966 S.W.2d 946 (1998)
Ligon v. Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, 957 F.2d 546 (8th Cir. 1992)

Overview

Smith Williams LLP is located in Little Rock, AR, but maintains a statewide practice, serving clients in all counties throughout the state of Arkansas.

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