Practice

Timothy C. Williams is a Member with Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC and his practice focuses on business litigation. Tim represents both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court throughout the state of Texas. Tim assists clients in a broad range of matters including contracts, business disputes, fraud claims, construction claims, employment matters, oil and gas litigation, water law and probate. He also maintains an appellate practice. Tim has successfully represented clients in Texas appellate courts, including the Texas Supreme Court.

Tim is from Pampa, Texas and is also active in the Amarillo community, serving on the board of directors for various nonprofit and other community organizations.

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Water
• Trial & Appellate
• Trademark & Copyright
• Oil & Gas
• Business Litigation
• Employment Law

Activities / Awards

• Better Business Bureau (Board of Directors, 2010 – 2016)
• High Plains Food Bank (Board of Directors, 2013 – present)
• Amarillo Area Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, AAYLA (2015)
• Texas Young Lawyers Association Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, TYLA (2015)
• Texas Young Lawyers Association, President’s Award of Merit (2014, 2017)
• Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow)
• Amarillo South Rotary Club
• Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2012 – 2017)
• Amarillo Children’s Home, (Board of Directors, 2016 – present)
• Texas Young Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2016 – present)

Presentations / Publications

• Co-Author with James E. Wren, “Selling Blue Elephants to the Jury: Potential Application of Rule Developing Experimentation in Litigation,” 61 Baylor L. Rev. 1 (2009)
• “Employment Practices Liability Insurance Policies,” Sprouse Shrader Smith Ninth Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar (May 2010)
• “Title VII’s Transgender Trajectory: An Analysis of Whether Transgender People are a Protected Class under the Term ‘Sex’ and Practical Implications of Inclusion,” 15 Tex. J on C.L. & C.R. 173 (2010)
• “Grain and Cotton Market – Warehouse Receipts and Enforcement,” State Bar of Texas, 5th Annual John Huffaker Agricultural Law Course (May 2011)
• “A New Day in Texas: The Implications of Day v. Edwards Aquifer Authority,” Bloomberg BNA, Daily Environment Report (2012)
• “Arbitration Demands and Jury Waivers: A Departure from Common Sense,” 29th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Course (July 2013)
• “Show Me the Money: Updated DOL Regulation Increases Overtime Eligibility,” TYLA eNews (September 2016)
• “Title VII Protections: Issues for the Unwary Employer,” TYLA eNews (May 2017)

Education

• Baylor Law School
  • J.D., magna cum laude, 2008
  • Graduated First in Class
  • Senior Executive Editor, Baylor Law
  • ABA National Moot Court Team
• McMurry University, B.A., 2004

Admissions

• Texas State Courts, 2009
• United States District Courts for the Northern District of Texas
• United States District Courts for the Southern District of Texas
• United States District Courts for the Western District of Oklahoma
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Memberships

• Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association
• Amarillo Area Bar Association
• Texas Young Lawyers Association