Background
Barnhill, Junior, Maurice V. was born on December 10, 1913 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States.
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Maurice V. Barnhill Jr.
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University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1934. Bachelor of Laws, 1936).
Career
Worked at Poisson, Barnhill & Seay (Wilmington, NC) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trials in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Insurance, Probate, Real Estate, Utilities, Criminal Defense, Domestic Law, Admiralty, Collections.
Admitted to the bar, 1936, North Carolina. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Special Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 1941-1943.
Attorney, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, 1943-1949. Assistant General Solicitor, 1949-1950. General Solicitor, 1950-1960.
Chairman, Executive Committee, North Carolina Railroad Association, 1951-1961. Member: New Hanover County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. North Carolina State Bar.
American Law Institute. American Judicature Society. Poisson, Barnhill & Seay grew out of the law firm of Poisson and Campbell which was founded by Louis J. Poisson and William B. Campbell in 1936.
Since that time the firm has engaged in the general practice of law with emphasis on Trials, Real Estate, Corporations and Business Law.
Membership
Member: New Hanover County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. North Carolina State Bar. American Law Institute.
American Judicature Society.
