Attorney J. William Williams, Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A., Gulfport, Mississippi

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J. William Williams

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2510 - 14th Street, Suite 1125 P.O. Box 160 (39502-0160) Gulfport, Mississippi 39501

Phone	(228) 864-3094
Fax	(228) 864-0516
Email	bwilliams@watkinsludlam.com

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Areas of Practice:: Federal, State and Local Taxation; Corporations Law; Partnership, LLC; Business/Commercial; Trusts & Estates; Commercial Real Estate; Finance Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning; Exempt Organizations

Bar Admissions:: Mississippi; Georgia; Tennessee; U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi; U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi; U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit; U.S. Tax Court

Education:: University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, MS , 1998
J.D.; University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL , 1999
LL.M. in Estate Planning; University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1994
Bachelor of Accounting; University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Master's of Taxation

Classes/Seminars Taught:: LLCs, LLPs and Partnerships: Organization and Operation in Mississippi, Lorman Educational Services, 2008; Ethical Considerations in Landlord-Tenant Law, May, Sterling Education Services, Inc., 2008; Ethical Considerations in Landlord-Tenant Law, October, Sterling Education Services, Inc., 2007; Ethical Considerations in Landlord-Tenant Law, May, Sterling Education Services, Inc., 2007; Ten Errors to Avoid When Handling a Construction Contract Negotiation or Dispute, July, Sterling Education Services, Inc., 2006; Construction Liens and Materialman's Liens, July, Sterling Education Services, Inc., 2006; Introduction to Charitable Giving, April, Rotary Club of Gulfport, 2005; Charitable Giving Techniques, October, Rotary Club of Gulfport, 2004; Review of Current Developments in Estate Planning, December, University of Southern Mississippi Estate Planning Council, 2003; Charitable Giving, October, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, 2003; Handling the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax in Georgia , February, Lorman Educational Services, 2003; The Basics of Drafting Wills and Trusts in Georgia , January, Lorman Educational Services, 2003; Tax-Efficient Transfers of Closely Held Businesses, July, Lorman Educational Services, 2002; Gathering and Organizing Information for an Estate's Various Tax Returns, January, Half Moon, LLC, 2002; Wills Workshop, September, Lorman Educational Services, 2001; The Estate Planning Course, June, Professional Education Services, 2001

Honors and Awards:: Leadership Gulf Coast, 2008 - 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships:: The Mississippi Bar Association; Member; The Tennessee Bar Association; Member; Gulfport Rotary Club; Board, Assistant to the President & Coordinator of Programs Committee; The Salvation Army, Biloxi; Advisory Board Member; Chair of the Finance Committee; Gulfport Business Club; Member; Atlanta Interfaith AIDS Network, Inc.; Past Director and Past President; The Georgia Bar Association; Member; The American Bar Association; Member of Taxation, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections