Lawyer Bio : William F. Womble, Sr., Retired Partner, Inactive

William F. Womble, Sr., Retired Partner, Inactive

Winston-Salem

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Professional Activities

Bar Association memberships:

Junior Bar Association of Winston-Salem - President, 1954;

Forsyth County Bar Association, President - 1962;

North Carolina Bar Association - President, 1966-67; John J. Parker Award, 1984; General Chairman, The Founders Endowment Campaign to establish endowment for North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, 1986-87; Chair, Senior Lawyers Division, 1994-95;

The North Carolina State Bar - Member, Board of Trustees, Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts Program, 1983-91 (Vice Chair, 1989-91);

American Bar Association - House of Delegates, 1978-87, House Membership Committee, Chair, 1985-86; Board of Governors, 1982-85; Operations Committee, Chair, 1984-84; Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, 1985-91; Judicial Code Subcommittee, Chair, 1986-90; Resource Development Council, 1986-93; National Conference of Bar Presidents, Executive Council, 1985-88; Special Committee on Meetings and Travel, 1986-88; Senior Lawyers Division, Chair, Affiliate Outreach Committee, 1994-98; Council Member, 1995-98; The Fellows of the American Bar Association: Life Fellow; Chair for North Carolina, 1983-88; Fifty-Year Award (1995);

Member, Supreme Court Historical Society; American Counsel Association; American Judicature Society; Permanent Member, U.S. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1987, Corporate Law Section.

Admitted to practice before the North Carolina Supreme Court, the United States Eastern and Middle District Courts of North Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Admitted to bar: 1939, North Carolina.

Civic Activities

President and former Member of the Board, Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, 1960-61; Former Trustee, Winston-Salem State University, Past Chair and Life Trustee, High Point University; Member, North Carolina Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (representing High Point College), 1977-85; Chair, Western North Carolina Conference, United Methodist Church, Council for Higher Education, 1975-77.

Education

A.B., 1937, Duke University; Summer, 1938, University of North Carolina School of Law; J.D., 1939, Duke University School of Law, Phi Delta Phi.

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Government Experience
Member, North Carolina House of Representatives, 1953-58; Chair, Committee on Higher Education, 1957; Vice Chair, Finance Committee, 1957; Member, North Carolina General Statutes Commission, 1953-55; Member, North Carolina Board of Higher Education, 1955-57, 1960-63.

Military Experience

United States Army, Major, 1941-46.

Firm Management Responsibilities

Consulting Member

Areas of Proficiency

  • Active Practice areas were:
  • General Civil
  • Trial
  • Municipal
  • School Law
  • Wills and Trusts
  • Business Law