Butler Williams & Skilling, P.C.


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Butler Williams & Skilling, P.C.


100 Shockoe Slip, Fourth Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219View Map

Practice Areas:

Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Construction, Civil Litigation, Business Law, Tort Litigation and Personal Injury.

Year Established: 1994

Firm Size: 8

Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

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Harris D. Butler, III (Partner) born Houston, Texas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1986, Virginia, District of Columbia; U. S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Circuits, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1978); University of Houston, College of Law (J.D., 1981). Virginia Business Legal Elite for Employment Law, 1999-. Member: Richmond, Virginia (Former Chairman, Law Practice Management Section; Labor and Employment Section) and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Former Member, Board of Governors; Former Chairman, Employment Law Section); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Employment Lawyers Association (Virginia affiliate representative). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Tort Litigation; Personal Injury.

Charles L. Williams (Partner) born Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Mary Washington College (B.A., 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1983). Member, Editorial Staff, Virginia Journal of International Law, 1982. Law Clerk to Justice Richard H. Poff, Supreme Court of Virginia, 1983-1985. Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia Bar Association (Board of Directors Construction Law Section); Virginia State Bar (Member, Construction Law and Bankruptcy Law Sections; Editor, Construction Law Section Newsletter, 1994-1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Construction Law; Products Liability; Creditors Rights.

James C. Skilling (Managing Partner) born Washington, D.C., 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1984); University of Richmond, (J.D., 1987). Member, University of Richmond Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: Richmond Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Richmond Claims Association; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Member, Policy Coverage Section). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Civil Litigation.

Michael G. Phelan (Partner) born Milford, Connecticut, May 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts; 1989, Virginia. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 1987). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Member, Economic Honor Society. Member: Moot Court Board; Client Counseling and Negotiations Board. University of Richmond Law Review. Author: "Tools for Building a Premises Liability Case: Building Code, Standards, Statutes and Ordinances," VTLA Journal, Summer, 1994. Member: Richmond, Massachusetts, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors; Past Chair, Products Liability Section); American Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Lakie v. SmithKline Beecham et al., 965 F. Supp. 49 (D.D.C. 1997). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Pharmaceutical Litigation; Lead Poisoning; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Pharmacy Law.

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William C. Tucker (Associate) born Rautoul, Illinois, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1996, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1997, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia.. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1988); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1993). Articles Editor, ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, 1992-1993. Editorial Board Member, ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, 1991-1993. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Insurance Coverage.

Rebecca H. Royals (Associate) born Laurel, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S., Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 2001); University of Richmond (J.D., 2005). Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society. Author, "The Flip Side for Employees: Virginia Computer Crimes Act," The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Summer 2005; Contributing Author, "Electronic Discovery in Employment Cases," The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Summer 2005. Member: American Bar Association; Virginia Bar Association; National Employment Lawyers Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Intellectual Property.

Zev Antell (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 6, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 2001); University of Richmond (J.D., 2007). Member: Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment.

Joshua E. Laws (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, April 21, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida; 2007, Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 2002); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 2005). Recipient, ABA/NBA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law. Manuscript Editor, Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest, 2004-2005. Member: Virginia State Bar; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Insurance Defense.

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