William P. Pope

 President

 
 
Location:  Statesville, North Carolina
Phone:      704-873-2131
Fax:          (704) 872-7629
Email: wpope@popemcmillan.com

Mr. Pope operates a comprehensive civil practice that encompasses most areas of civil law. He has decades of experience in representing clients in the areas of estate planning and estate administration, corporate and business transactional law, commercial and residential real estate law, and contract law. He has represented hundreds of companies of all shapes and sizes over the course of his career, including every type of entity including unincorporated associations, partnerships, LLC’s, S and C corporations, and non-profits. Mr. Pope has also spent a great deal of time in the courtrooms of North Carolina, litigating a wide range of civil matters in the North Carolina District and Superior Courts, the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice

  • Civil
  • Corporate
  • Estate Planning and Administration

Litigation Percentage

  • 10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina, 1968
  • U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1969

Education

  • University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1968
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    B.S. – 1965

Representative Clients

  • Iredell County
  • Mitchell Community College
  • Blue Harbor Bank
  • Badger Sportswear
  • Taurus Textiles
  • Shaver Wood Products
  • BB&T
  • Elkin Emergency Physicians
  • Statesville Medical Group
  • Nissan of Statesville
  • Long Branch Holding Co.
  • Pneu-Mech Systems

References

  • David Grogan, Toter Incorporated
  • Chandler Bryan, Bryan Mills
  • Larry Hedrick, Larry Hedrick Motor Sports
  • Richard Shaver, Shaver Wood Products

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • North Carolina State Bar Association , Member, 1968 – Present
  • North Carolina Bar Association , Member, 1968 – Present
  • North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1972 – Present
  • American Bar Association , Member, 1970 – Present

Pro Bono Activities

  • Food for Friends
  • Iredell Christian Ministries
  • Ford Dobbs Alliance
  • Languages
  • English

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Phi Alpha Delta
  • Sigma Phi Epsilon