
William C. Coley III
416 Pollock St, New Bern, NC 28560
600 Plaza Blvd, Kinston, NC 28501
252-633-3131 (Ext. 260)
252-523-2060 (Fax)
William C. Coley, III
Attorney
Areas of Practice
- Family/Domestic Law, including divorce, child custody, child support, equitable distribution, spousal support (post separation support and alimony), domestic violence and name changes
- Incompetency/Guardianship
- General Civil Litigation (including litigation in District and Superior Courts)
- Administrative Hearings (including matters before Professional Licensure Boards)
Education
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A., 1974, majoring in psychology
- East Carolina University, M.B.A., 1977
- Campbell University School of Law, J.D., 1980
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina State Courts
- Federal District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
- United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
State Certifications
- Certified Family Financial Mediator by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission
Academic, Professional and Community Involvement/Honors
- Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma and Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Societies (1974 – 1976)
- Recipient of Bureau of National Affairs Student Advocacy Award (1980)
- Distinguished Service Award, Campbell Law School Class of 1980
- National Mock Trial Competition, Birmingham, Alabama, representing the Campbell School of Law (19490
- Chief Justice of the Campbell University School of Law Honor Court
- Formerly partner in Wooten and Coley, Kinston, N.C. (1993 – 2016)
- Lenoir County Bar Association (1980 – present; past president)
- Eighth Judicial District Bar Association (1980 – present; past president)
- The North Carolina Bar Association (1980 – present)
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice
- Eagle Scout Award and Brotherhood Member of the Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America
- Silver Beaver Award, East Carolina Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Award of Merit Recipient and Outstanding District Scouter of the Year, East Carolina Council Caswell District, Boy Scouts of America
- Past Chairman of Membership Committee, Advancement Committee, Friends of Scouting Committee and Finance Committee, East Carolina Council Caswell District, Boy Scouts of America
- Troop 41 member (Troop Committee Chairman 1996 – 1998), Boy Scouts of America
- Lenoir County United Way Division Co-Chair (1982 – 1983)
- Board of Directors of Lenoir County Red Cross (1983 – 1988, Chairman of the Board in 1988)
- Kinston Evening Rotary Club past member, board member and two term President (1983 – 1984, 1985 – 1986)
- Board of Directors, Pride of Kinston (1986 – 1992)
- Board of Directors, Grainger Hill Performing Arts Center, Kinston, NC
- N. C. 2000 Steering Committee member for Lenoir County
- Lenoir Community College Small Business Advisory Committee Member (for over 20 years)
- Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Sub-Committee (1983)
- Board of Directors and past president, Kinston Arts Council Outstanding Young Men of America (1983)
- Lenoir County Outstanding Lawyer (2008)
- Board Member and Chairman of the Frenchman’s Creek Townhomes Association in Kinston
- Former Elder and Chairman of the Board, Faith Fellowship Church, Kinston