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Jayne Harrell Williams
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Telephone 334-834-7600
Fax 334-263-5969
Email JHWilliams@HillHillCarter.com

Mrs. Williams, a Montgomery native, is a graduate of Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, Florida and Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. The bulk of Mrs. Williams’ practice is devoted to representing school boards and private employers across the state. She primarily handles cases involving employee discipline and employment discrimination defense. She is currently on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Bar Association and Chairperson of the Montgomery County Bar Association’s Grievance Committee.  She is also President of the Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys. She is married to Anthony Williams and they have one son, Miles Davis.

Practice Areas

  • - Education
  • - General Litigation
  • - Labor & Employment


Education

  • - Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 2000 J.D.
  • - Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA, 1995 B.A. Major: Political Science (Concentration in Public Administration)

Bar Admissions

Alabama, 2001
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 2001
U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 2003
U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2004

Associations

  • - Montgomery County Bar Association - 2010 to present - Board of Directors
  • - Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys - 2010 to 2011 – President
  • - Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys - 2009 to 2010 - Vice-President
  • - County Bar Association Grievance Committee - 2007 to present – Chairperson
  • - Montgomery County Bar Association Grievance Committee - 2006 to 2007 - Vice Chairperson
  • - Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys - 2004 to present – Member
  • - National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys - 2004 to present – Member
  • - Capital City Bar Association - 2004 to present - Member
  • - Leadership Alabama Initiative - Class of 2004
  • - Montgomery County Bar Association - 2002 to present – Member
  • - Alabama Defense Lawyers Association - 2002 to present – Member
  • - Defense Research Institute - 2002 to present – Member
  • - Alabama Lawyers Association - 2002 to present – Member

Classes Taught

  • - Sexting in Schools, August 2009
  • - Education Law Issues, Autauga County Board of Education, July 2009
  • - Personnel Law Review: End of Year Issues, Alabama Association of School Board, April 2009 and July 2009
  • - Cell Phones in Schools, Council of Leaders in Alabama Schools, June 2009
  • - Education Law Issues, Elmore County Board of Education, March 2009
  • - Technology in Schools, Council of Leaders in Alabama Schools, June 2008
  • - Education Law Update, Elmore County Board of Education, 2007
  • - Sexual Harassment & Title IX, Montgomery County Board of Education, 2006
  • - New Teacher Tenure & Fair Dismissal Act, Dallas County Board of Education, 2004
  • - Education Law Update 2004, Alabama Association of School Boards, 2004

Honors & Awards

  • - Leading 40 Under 40-Montgomery Advertiser