WILLIAM E. MORGAN
EDUCATION
Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D.(2006)
Order of the Barristers; Moot Court; National Trial Team
Lambuth University
B.A. in Business; B.S. in Theatre
Magna cum laude
Thesis: “The Fall of Man and the Rise of Technical Theatre”
AWARDS
- Super Lawyers Rising Star: 2014
- Wake Forest University School of Law
- Berkowitz Outstanding Orator Award
- First Year Trial Competition Winner
- Moot Court Problem Book Editor
Lambuth University
- Valedictorian
- Outstanding Senior Award
- Outstanding Greek Man
- Best Actor: 1986, 1987, 1988
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Morgan Law, PLLC 2010-present
Hickory, NC
Founding Member
Civil Litigation, Employment Law, Education Law, Landlord-Tenant, Construction, Collections, Adversarial Bankruptcy Proceedings
Patrick, Harper, & Dixon, LLP 2006-2009
Hickory, NC
Associate
Insurance Defense, Criminal Defense, Hospital Commitment Hearings, Collections, Civil Litigation
INTERNSHIPS
United States Attorney’s Office
Denver, CO 2004
Horack Talley
Charlotte, NC 2005
Johnston Barton Proctor and Rose LLP
Birmingham, AL 2005
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Old Opera House Theatre Company 1996 – 2003
Charles Town, WV
Artistic Director and Managing Director
Manage nonprofit community theatre and volunteers; budgeting and grant writing;plan season and direct multiple productions
Talk-Radio WRNR 1993 – 2003
Martinsburg, WV
Radio Show Host
SEMINARS AND TALKS
Employment Law Panel: Discrimination in Hiring Practices 2014
J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center; Morganton, NC
“Starting and Ending the Relationship—Attorneys, Clients, and Paralegals”
Catawba Valley Paralegal Association; Hickory, NC 2014
“Evictions: Excuses and Traps When Things Go Bad”
Sterling Education Services; Charlotte, NC 2014
“Collection Lawsuits from Start to Finish”
Guest Speaker at Furniture Manufacturer’s Credit Assoc. Annual Meeting 2013
“The Unauthorized Practice of Law”
Catawba Valley Paralegal Association 2012
“The Fair Debt Collection Act and North Carolina Law”
Catawba County Bar Association 2011
“Myths and Misconceptions in the Law”
Hickory Kiwanis Club 2011
“Collections and Judgments for the Paralegal”
Catawba Valley Paralegal Association 2011
“Default, Notice of Default, and Lease Termination”
Sterling Education Services 2010
NOTABLE CASES
Atkinson v. Allstate Insurance Company (Catawba County District Court 2018)
Plaintiff client verdict against insurance company for unfair and deceptive trade practices, breach of contract, and attorney's fees
Joyce Judy v. Robert Schacht 5:11-cv-189 (2014)
Summary judgment in million dollar federal case granted to defendant client on all claims against him.
Rink & Robinson, PLLC v. Catawba Valley Enters., LLC, 725 S.E.2d 426 (N.C. Ct. App. 2012)
Trial court verdict for client affirmed. Statute of limitations did not bar client’s complaint for money owed when defendants induced the delay by their own representations.
JOMA Sys. v. GKN Sinter Metals, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. Lexis 79184 (W.D.N.C. Oct. 10, 2007)
Granted motion to remand to state court when the amount in controversy requirement was not met from the face of client’s well-pleaded complaint.
MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
(CLE Committee; NC Leap Steering Committee; Student Mentor)
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Catawba County Bar
(Past President: 2013)
ADMISSIONS
North Carolina State Bar
Federal Western District of North Carolina
Cherokee Tribal Court
CERTIFICATIONS
Superior Court Mediator, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission
PRO-BONO
Hickory Community Theatre
Hickory Museum of Art
Mock Trial Competition Trainer
Child Care Connections of Burke County
Wake Forest National Trial Team Guest Judge
BLET Mock Court Training
Legal Aid of North Carolina
Women's Resource Center