Stephen B. Williamson

• The Best Lawyers in America® 2020, Asheville Area – Litigation –
  • Construction
• AV Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

• America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
• Business North Carolina Legal Elite
• Litigation Council of America
• The Best Lawyers In America 2025

Construction

• Represented general contractors in numerous contract disputes in Asheville, Raleigh, Charlotte and Greensboro including the recovery of more than $5.2 million from NCDOT.
• Represented a primary defendant defending a $28 million claim arising out of the construction of a hotel. Successfully negotiated settlement of less than $1 million in multi-week mediation.
• Assisted the designer with regard to a $300 million dispute arising out of the construction of the Charlotte Light Rail system.
• Assisted a general contractor with regard to a $150 million dispute arising out of the construction of the Greensboro Western Loop.

Commercial Litigation

• Recovered a multi-million dollar verdict for an airline in commercial litigation arising out of the sale of Boeing 727, British Aircraft Corporation BAC-111 and Cessna Citation II.

Mass Tort Litigation

• Representation of an interstate transportation company in mass tort litigation arising out of an accident on Interstate 26 – an over-the-road truck crashed spilling ultra-hazardous material closing the highway for several weeks and necessitating the evacuation of local residents.
• Represents multiple defendants in multi-plaintiff mass tort product liability litigation involving more than 5,000 plaintiffs alleging cumulative claims exceeding $800 million. This representation includes clients that are manufacturers, premises owners and contractors.

Employment

• Defeated class certification and obtained summary judgment for the owners of a hotel chain facing numerous wage and hour claims.
• Successfully defended the employer in more than 100 workplace related claims.

Investigations

• Retained by a Fortune 10 company to lead the investigations into two dozen environmental incidents in the Charlotte metro involving State and Federal Agencies.
• Retained by a Fortune 50 company operating approximately 2,000 home improvement stores to investigate claims of widespread internal corruption and fraud in North and South Carolina.
• Retained by a production manufacturing facility to investigate allegations of widespread sexual assault and intimidation.
• Retained by a Fortune 250 company to lead the root cause investigation into the workplace fatality at a nuclear power site.
• Retained by a Fortune 500 company operating approximately 7,000 retail outlets across the United States with regard to workplace violence policy and investigations.
• Prior to law school, Mr. Williamson was a police officer in Texas. Building on that experience, combined with his experience in employment law, he has developed a reputation as a problem solver for employers facing workplace violence issues. He develops policies, implements procedures and creates crisis intervention plans. He has also developed a collaborative approach to training employers on proactive methods for evaluating and intervening in situations before violence occurs.

Nationwide Reach

• In addition to regularly handling cases in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas, Steve has appeared and been admitted to practice in specific cases in California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Delaware, Alabama, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Florida, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Virginia.