William E. Cannon, Jr.
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Waynesville, North Carolina
Ferikes Bleynat & Cannon PLLC
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Personal Injury
Licensed in North Carolina since: 2004
Education: University of Georgia School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2025 Ferikes Bleynat & Cannon PLLC
1433 South Main StreetWaynesville, NC 28786 Phone: 828-456-4800 Email: William E. Cannon, Jr. Visit website
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Bill Cannon is a native of Leesburg, Georgia. He has been practicing law for more than 40 years. His practice focuses on areas of civil litigation, business law, municipal law, and community associations. He has extensive experience in complex litigation and enjoys working closely with his clients in finding innovative solutions to the challenges they face. He has a keen interest in professionalism and has been a speaker for orientations on professionalism at law schools. Bill is an author of a variety of professional articles and has made many presentations on professionalism in the practice of law and the importance of the justice system.
Bill is a past President of the State Bar of Georgia and a former member of the Board of Governors of the North Carolina Bar Association. He currently serves on the Justice and Judiciary Committee and the Professionalism Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association and is the former Town Attorney for the Town of Waynesville. Bill is recognized by Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, is a member of the American Inns of Court, and is an AV Preeminent Peer Rated Lawyer at Martindale Hubbell.
First Admitted: 1977
Professional Webpage: https://ashevillelitigators.com/our-legal-team/william-e-can...
- President, State Bar of Georgia , 1998
- Chair, North Carolina Bar Association Foundation Committee on Professionalism, 2010
- Member Construction and Litigation Sections, North Carolina Bar Association
- Member, North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Auto Torts Section)
- Panelist, "Civil Disagreement: Exploring the Boundaries Between Zealous Representation & Professionalism," Continuing Legal Education Seminar, North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, 2010
- "Doing Well By Doing Good," Presentation for 30th District Bar Association Professionalism Program, 2005
- Member, American Bar Association (Sections of Litigation, Law Practice Management and Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice)
- Member, Federal Bar Association (President, Middle District Georgia Chapter, 1993-1994)
- Member, Board of Governors, North Carolina Bar Association, 2011
- Arbitration award in the amount of $1,581,950 for breach of contract claim by emergency medicince practice against Haywood Regional Medical Center. Haywood Emergency Physicians, Inc. v. Haywood Regional Medical Center, Civil Action File No. 97-CvS-136, Haywood Superior Court., 2011
- Judgment in the amount of $10,439,999 for patent infringement. John M. Tharpe, Robert M. Herrin and R&L Engineering, Inc. v. DSG International Limited and Associated Hygenic Products, Inc., Case No. 1:95-CV-19-2 (WLS), United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia., 2002
- Admitted to Practice in Georgia in 1977 and have maintained active status in good standing since.
- The American Bar Association's Judge Edward R. Finch Award is given by the ABA to the person giving the most outstanding original Law Day speech that clearly enriches the public's understanding of law and appreciation of the role law plays in our society., Judge Edward R. Finch Law Day Speech Award, American Bar Association, 1999
Office location for William E. Cannon, Jr.
1433 South Main Street
Waynesville, NC 28786
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- Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2025