UNC Chapel Hill, B.S., Economics, 1987; CampbellUniversitySchool of Law, J.D.,
1990. Former associate and partner with Lee,
Reece, Weaver and High in Wilson, North Carolina , 1990-1993. Solo practitioner
in Edenton, North Carolina with a general practice and
emphasis on criminal and civil litigation, local government and real estate from
1993-2001. Merged with Holt York and McDarris in February 2002 to form Holt
York McDarris & High, and in 2005 formed High & Crowe, LLP with William
Crowe.Hackney is an experienced local
government attorney serving as the attorney for the Town of Winfall, the Perquimans County Board of
Commissioners, the Edenton-Chowan Board of Education, the Chowan County
Department of Social Services and the Gates County Department of Social
Services. Past President, First District Bar Association; Past President,
Chowan Arts Council; Past President, Chowan Unit of the American Cancer
Society ; and Past President of the Edenton-Chowan Community Foundation.Finance Committee and Chair of Commmittee on
wills, legacies, memorials, endorsements and building fund of the EdentonUnitedMethodistChurch.
Bar Memberships and Professional Affiliations:
American Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina
Bar Association; North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; North Carolina
Municipal Lawyers Association; North Carolina Council of School
Attorneys; Board of Directors, Gateway Bank; Board of Directors, Edenton Steamers Baseball Club.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A.; North CarolinaStateUniversity,
Master of Public Administration: Urban Management Specialty; NCCU, J.D.,
2002. Former associate with Holt, York, McDarris & High, LLP in
Raleigh, North Carolina, 2002-2005; formed High & Crowe, LLP with W. Hackney High, Jr. in 2005. William serves as the attorney for the Perquimans County Department of Social Services and the Albemarle Child Support Agency, and is the attorney of record for several homeowners associations in the area; member: Pi Alpha Alpha: National Honor
Society for Public Administration; License: North Carolina Real Estate
Broker. Neuse River- Council Of Governments Reorganization
Committee, 1996-99; Tar-Pam River Basin Regional Council, 1997-99;
Pamlico County Partnership for Children, 1997-99; Durham County Attorneys
Office, Intern, 2000; Chowan County Teen Court, 2002-present; Governor's
One-on-One Board of Directors, 2003-present, Vice-Chair, 2008-present; Chowan-Perquimans Habitat
for Humanity Board of Directors, 2005-present;. Town of Cary, North Carolina,
Public Works/ Utilities Department, 1994-96; Town of Oriental, North
Carolina, Town Manager, 1996-99.
Bar Memberships and Professional Affiliations:
Admitted to practice before the state courts of North Carolina, the federal district
courts in the Eastern District of North Carolina, and the Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals. Member of the North Carolina State Bar, First
Judicial District Bar, American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar
Association, and the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.
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