Background
Hardy, John W. was born on September 20, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Hardy, John W. was born on September 20, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Wake Forest College (Bachelor of Science, 1949. Bachelor of Laws, 1952). Phi Delta Phi. Solicitor, Caswell County Recorder’s Court, 1954-1956.
Attorney, Guilford County, North Carolina, 1958-1960.
Attorney, Guilford County Board of Education, since 1961. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Worked at Douglas, Ravenel, Hardy & Crihfield, Limited liability partnership (Greensboro, North Carolina) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trials in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Real Estate, Probate, Family, Arbitrations and Mediation Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1952, North Carolina.
1954, United States. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina. 1988, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Phi Delta Phi. Solicitor, Caswell County Recorder"s Court, 1954-1956.
Attorney, Guilford County, North Carolina, 1958-1960. Attorney, Guilford County Board of Education, 1961-1992.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Certified Mediator, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission.
Member: Greensboro (President, 1995), 18th Judicial District (President, 1991), North Carolina Bar Association (Chairman, Education Law Section, 1988).
The North Carolina State Bar. The firm traces its history to the year 1936 when the late R. Doctorate. Douglas, Senior and his son, R. Doctorate. Douglas, Junior, founded the firm of Douglas and Douglas. The late Thomas P. Ravenel joined the firm in 1950.
After practicing law for over 50 years, primarily in the field of Labor Relations, Mr.
Douglas, Junior became Counsel to the firm in 1989. Mr. Ravenel practiced with the firm exclusively in the area of Real Estate for nearly 40 years prior to his death in 1992.
Mr. Hardy joined the firm in 1960 after serving as County Attorney.
He was Counsel for the Guilford County Board of Education for approximately 36 years where he became involved in Education, Construction and Personnel matters. Other practice was a general civil practice.
Mr. Hardy became of Counsel to the firm in 1994.
Mr. Douglas and Mr. Hardy are certified Mediators and are engaged as such in the North Carolina Superior Court Mediation Program. The firm presently has 3 full-time attorneys practicing in the areas of Family Law, Wills, Estate Planning and Administration, Real Estate, Corporate and Business, Commercial, and Worker"s Compensation.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Certified Mediator, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. Member: Greensboro (President, 1995), 18th Judicial District (President, 1991), North Carolina Bar Association (Chairman, Education Law Section, 1988).
The North Carolina State Bar.