James J. Williamson, a firm partner, was admitted to Wisconsin bar in 1956 after graduating from Marquette University Law School in 1956. He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin (Director, Negligence Section, 1974-1977), past Director of the Board of State Bar Commissioners (1974-1977), past Director of the Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility (1977-1983), and a present member of the American Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He practices in the areas of civil litigation, estate planning, probate, real estate, corporations, and arbitration.