Attorney Profile
Jett Williams, III
ISLN: 902741278
Partner
Email: jwilliams@henkelawfirm.com
Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Securities Litigation; Professional Liability; Employment Litigation
ISLN: 902741278
Partner
Email: jwilliams@henkelawfirm.com
Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Securities Litigation; Professional Liability; Employment Litigation
Admitted: 1985, Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School: University of Houston, J.D.
Member: Houston and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance; Business Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Construction Law).
Biography: Phi Alpha Delta.
Place of birth: Houston, Texas
JETT WILLIAMS has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation for over twenty years. He has tried a substantial number of cases in both State and Federal courts throughout Texas, and he has tried matters before arbitration panels across the country. His extensive experience in trials and arbitration proceedings includes matters involving energy, securities, intellectual property, construction, real estate, finance, professional liability, employment, and insurance coverage. In addition, Mr. Williams handles appellate matters and has argued a number of cases before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and various Texas appellate courts. In recent years, Mr. Williams has participated in the trial of a number of significant cases. He was a member of the trial team that successfully obtained a $74 million jury verdict and $106 million judgment in Harris County District Court in a case involving breach of confidentiality and non-circumvention agreements relating to an oil & gas field in Kazakhstan. In addition, he represented a corporate plaintiff in securing a $69 million jury verdict a breach of contract-to-lend case involving securitization of consumer debt. This verdict stands as one of the largest ever rendered in Travis County, Texas. In matters resolved short of trial, Mr. Williams successfully negotiated a multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of multiple plaintiffs in a series of securities fraud cases involving the defendants’ alleged failure to disclose accurate and complete information regarding international offshore oil & gas properties. He also successfully negotiated a multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of multiple plaintiffs in a series of claims based upon several insurers’ failure to properly pay claims made under policies insuring consumer loans against default or deficiency. Previously, Mr. Williams practiced law for many years with John L. “Jack” McConn, Jr. at McConn & Williams, L.L.P.
