Caroline Ross Williams - Kingsport, TN
Attorney at Hunter, Smith & Davis, LLP
Commercial Litigation Lawyers in Kingsport, TN
1212 North Eastman Road Kingsport, TN 37664
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Kingsport Commercial Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Defense Litigation
- Corporate Collections/Transactions
- First and Third Party Insurance Defense Litigation
- Arson and Fraud
- Real Estate Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
Caroline Williams concentrates her practice on civil and commercial litigation, insurance defense, insurance coverage, and real estate litigation. She represents various insurance companies in claims involving property, premises liability, arson, fraud, automobile litigation, and personal injury.
She has been admitted to practice in Tennessee, Virginia, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Ms. Williams is former past president of Northeast Tennessee Young Lawyers Association and a member of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Roan Scholars Steering Committee, East Tennessee State University Foundation, Defense Research Institute, and Association of Defense Trial Attorneys.
Ms. Williams has a special interest in the areas of insurance policy interpretation and coverage determinations. She also handles collection matters for various loan companies in the area.
She was named in the Business Journal of Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia’s “Forty Under 40” and most recently selected as a Rising Star for Super Lawyers.
In her third year of law school, Ms. Williams served as a clerk to the Honorable William G. Petty, a justice on the Virginia Court of Appeals. She was born and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Ms. Williams resides in Kingsport, Tennessee, with her husband, Jason Williams, and two young daughters.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Selected to the Business Journal of Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia’s “Forty Under 40”
- Selected to TN Super Lawyers, 2022
- Leadership Kingsport, class of 2012
Education
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Legal Education
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Liberty University School of Law,
Lynchburg,
Virginia, 2010
J.D.
Honors: Law Review Distinguished Service Award
Honors: Dean’s Honor Roll, 2010
Honors: Dean’s Scholarship
Law Review: The Liberty University Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor
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Liberty University School of Law,
Lynchburg,
Virginia, 2010
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Non Legal Education
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East Tennessee State University, 2007
B.B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, vice president (2003-2007)
Honors: Dorothy Shaw Leadership Award (national winner), 2007
Honors: Greek Woman of the Year, 2007
Honors: Panhellenic Council, vice president of membership (2006-2007)
Honors: Roans Scholars Leadership Program (2003-2007)
Honors: Student Government Association, secretary and treasurer (2003-2007)
Honors: Student Leader Hall of Fame, 2007
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East Tennessee State University, 2007
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Pro Bono Activities
- East Tennessee State University Foundation, member
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2010
- Virginia, 2011
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2011
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 2015
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 2017
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia, 2013
Other Affiliations
- Northeast Tennessee Young Lawyers Association, president
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, member
- Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, member
- Tennessee Bar Association, member
- Roan Scholars Section Committee, member
- East Tennessee State University Foundation, member
- Defense Research Institute (DRI), member
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA), member
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