In Memoriam
Remembering the North Carolina attorneys who have passed. This roster is drawn from official public records and lists 311 members of the bar. Memorial profiles for notable members of the North Carolina legal community - their careers, contributions, and landmark cases - are being prepared and will appear here.
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311 attorneys
Myra T. Wells
Bar #4647 - Wallace, NC
Joseph Wellspeak
Bar #30445 - Swansboro, NC
Jeffery Jay Werner
Bar #22786 - Tallmadge, OH
James Arthur West Jr.
Bar #4656 - Kings Mountain, NC
Lon Hugh West Jr.
Bar #4658 - Statesville, NC
Robert L. West
Bar #4654 - Warsaw, NC
Ted G. West
Bar #4655 - Lenoir, NC
Barbara C. Westmoreland
Bar #4661 - Pfafftown, NC
Jill Amanda Westmoreland
Bar #30460 - Raleigh, NC
Richard L. Wharton
Bar #4663 - Greensboro, NC
Claud R. Wheatly Jr.
Bar #4665 - Beaufort, NC
Charles H. Whedbee
Bar #4666 - Greenville, NC
Rosbon D. B. Whedbee
Bar #4668 - Winston Salem, NC
Silas M. Whedbee
Bar #4669 - Hertford, NC
Parker Whedon
Bar #4670 - Charlotte, NC
Grady J. Wheeler Jr.
Bar #8089 - Graham, NC
John Hervey Wheeler
Bar #31283 - Durham, NC
Robert D. Wheeler
Bar #4672 - Grifton, NC
Dwight Hernard Wheless
Bar #4673 - Manteo, NC
David B. Whelpley Jr.
Bar #16884 - Charlotte, NC
Willis P. Whichard
Bar #4674 - Chapel Hill, NC
Dickson Whisnant
Bar #4675 - Lenoir, NC
J. C. Whisnant
Bar #4676 - Shelby, NC
Cary Whitaker
Bar #4678 - Roanoke Rapids, NC
George Heath Whitaker
Bar #14443 - Sanford, NC
Gregory Donald Whitaker
Bar #51065 - Charlotte, NC
Brandon Allen White
Bar #38714 - Huntersville, NC
C. David White
Bar #13840 - Raleigh, NC
Charles W. White
Bar #4681 - Durham, NC
Charles M. White III
Bar #4692 - Warrenton, NC
Christopher Allen White
Bar #32543 - Charlotte, NC
Elizabeth D. White
Bar #8738 - Greensboro, NC
Gerald Franklin White
Bar #4682 - Elizabeth City, NC
Gretchen M. White
Bar #21299 - Mineral, VA
Jack H. White
Bar #4683 - Kings Mountain, NC
Patrick Thomas White
Bar #46496 - Goldsboro, NC
Robert B. White Jr.
Bar #4695 - Durham, NC
Spencer W. White
Bar #4687 - Greensboro, NC
Thomas Wayne White
Bar #11146 - Elizabethtown, NC
Thomas J. White Jr.
Bar #4689 - Kinston, NC
Thomas Livingston White Jr.
Bar #4696 - Manteo, NC
W. P. White Jr.
Bar #4697 - Winston Salem, NC
W. Thomas White
Bar #5216 - Winston Salem, NC
William W. White Jr.
Bar #10772 - Hickory, NC
William R. White
Bar #4691 - Brevard, NC
Debra Leigh Whited
Bar #11147 - Burlington, NC
Samuel Latham Whitehurst Jr.
Bar #4698 - Atlantic Beach, NC
William Robert Whitehurst
Bar #12671 - Lexington, NC
Basil L. Whitener
Bar #4699 - Gastonia, NC
Joe Park Whitener
Bar #4700 - Hickory, NC
Mary Gaither Whitener
Bar #31326 - Hickory, NC
Steven E. Whitesell
Bar #23981 - Research Triangle Pk, NC
Henry Monroe Whitesides Jr.
Bar #13151 - Charlotte, NC
Henry Monroe Whitesides Sr.
Bar #4702 - Gastonia, NC
Philip B. Whiting
Bar #4704 - Winston Salem, NC
Charles O. Whitley
Bar #4705 - Mount Olive, NC
Daniel P. Whitley Jr.
Bar #4710 - High Point, NC
Jerry W. Whitley
Bar #4706 - Charlotte, NC
John Lee Whitley
Bar #4708 - Wilson, NC
Philip R. Whitley
Bar #4709 - Wendell, NC
Wesley Darrell Whitley
Bar #23334 - Lexington, NC
Boyce A. Whitmire
Bar #4712 - Hendersonville, NC
Robert L. Whitmire Jr.
Bar #4713 - Hendersonville, NC
Samuel Cramer Whitt Jr.
Bar #4714 - Houston, TX
Earl Whitted Jr.
Bar #4715 - Goldsboro, NC
William R. Whittenton Jr.
Bar #4716 - Statesville, NC
Chester E. Whittle Jr.
Bar #9654 - Boone, NC
Robert Ambose Wicker
Bar #5209 - Greensboro, NC
Richard Edgar Widin
Bar #25134 - Raleigh, NC
Arthur W. Wiener
Bar #4719 - Greensboro, NC
Norman A. Wiggins
Bar #4721 - Buies Creek, NC
Phyllis Benson Tranchese Wiggins
Bar #17619 - Durham, NC
Richard McKenzie Wiggins
Bar #4722 - Fayetteville, NC
Frank J. Wikenheiser
Bar #15425 - Nags Head, NC
Staten Langbourne Wilcox Jr.
Bar #8564 - Charlotte, NC
William Marion Wilcox IV
Bar #10731 - Greensboro, NC
James E. Wiles
Bar #13349 - Pittsboro, NC
Robert M. Wiley
Bar #4724 - Rocky Mount, NC
Jamie Avril Wilkerson
Bar #43476 - Norlina, NC
Judge Charles Watkins Wilkinson Jr.
Bar #4729 - Oxford, NC
John Archbell Wilkinson
Bar #4728 - Washington, NC
Robert Palmer Willcox
Bar #4731 - Raeford, NC
Brice J. Willeford Jr.
Bar #4732 - Kannapolis, NC
Albert Jerome Williams Jr.
Bar #8565 - wrightsville beach, NC
Bill Justin Williams
Bar #5211 - APO, AA
Clawson Lee Williams Jr.
Bar #5463 - West End, NC
Daniel M. Williams Jr.
Bar #5276 - Fairfax, VA
Donald A. Williams
Bar #4736 - Chapel Hill, NC
Frank B. Williams
Bar #20313 - Durham, NC
George Thomas Williams
Bar #4737 - Clinton, NC
James A. Williams
Bar #4739 - Chapel Hill, NC
James Thomas Williams Jr.
Bar #4758 - Greensboro, NC
John H. Williams
Bar #4743 - Concord, NC
John L. Williams
Bar #5253 - Dobson, NC
Lafayette Williams
Bar #4744 - Greensboro, NC
Lonnie B. Williams Jr.
Bar #10110 - Wilmington, NC
Lonnie Boyd Williams
Bar #4746 - Wilmington, NC
Norman Ellis Williams
Bar #4747 - Durham, NC
Richard A. Williams
Bar #4749 - Newton, NC
Richard A. Williams Jr.
Bar #8567 - Newton, NC