Background
Elam, William H. was born on June 28, 1946 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Donald R. and Emma S. (Sykes) Elam.
Elam, William H. was born on June 28, 1946 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Donald R. and Emma S. (Sykes) Elam.
East Charolina University (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1972). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure.
Member, University of South Carolina Law Review, 1971-1972.
Worked at Wishart, Norris, Henninger & Pittman, P.A. (Burlington, North Carolina) specializing in General Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Trials. Probate, Corporation, Commercial, Taxation and Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, North Carolina.
United States.
District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. 1975, United States. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. United States. Supreme Court.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure.
Recipient, Herbert West. Hoefer Scholarship. Member, University of South Carolina Law Review, 1971-1972.
Author: "Review of Domestic Law," South Carolina Law Review, 1971. Member: Mecklenburg County (Chair, Committees on: Courthouse Facilities.
Lawyer Referral; Medical-Legal) and American (Member, Arbitration Section) Bar Associations.
North Carolina State Bar. North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
(Resident, Charlotte, North Carolina Office).
Wishart, Norris, Henninger & Pittman, P.A. was established in Burlington in 1976. The firm has grown from three attorneys to 26 attorneys with an office in Charlotte as well as Burlington.
The firm"s growth has been internal rather than by merger, which enhances the allocation of resources among offices.
Chair, member steering committee March of Dimes, Charlotte, 1993. Member American Bar Association, ATLA, North Carolina Academy Trial Lawyers, North Carolina Bar Association, MecklenburgCounty Bar Association (lawyer referral committee since 1994, chair courthouse facilities since 1996, fee arbitration committee 1993-1995), Tower Club.
Married Sue Stephenson, April 1978. Children: Carrie Darroch, William Reeves.