Exhibit 31.1

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION


CERTIFICATIONS

I, Frank E. Williams, III, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Williams
Industries, Inc.

2. Based on my knowledge, this report on Form 10-Q does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this report, fairly present in
all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-
15(e)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report
based on such evaluation; and

c. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth
fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls over
financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal controls over financial reporting.


June 11, 2008

/s/ Frank E. Williams, III
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Frank E. Williams, III
Chairman of the Board,
President,
Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer