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