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HORNTHAL, RILEY, ELLIS & MALAND, LLP, is pleased to announce the of William P. Norrell.  After clerking for the firm in 2016, Mr. Norrell joined the law firm as Associates in September 2017.  On October 10, 2017, Mr. Norrell was sworn in as a member of the North Carolina State Bar by the Honorable J. Carlton Cole, Resident Superior Court Judge. Norrell was admitted to practice before the United State District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina on October 10, 2017 by the Honorable Terrence W. Boyle, U.S. District Court Judge.

Prior to entering law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mr. Norrell graduated from the College of the Albemarle. While at COA, he was a member of the baseball team and obtained a North Carolina Real Estate License. Mr. Norrell then completed his undergraduate education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 2014. He was a member of the UNC baseball program, serving as a bullpen catcher and student manager.

During law school, Mr. Norrell received the William R. Kenan, Jr. Merit Scholarship and the J. Russell Kirby Public Service Scholarship. He was also named IL Pro Bono Student of the Year following his first year of law school.

As an associate attorney for Hornthal, Riley, Ellis & Maland, LLP, Mr. Norrell will practice primarily out of the Firm’s Elizabeth City office, focusing on Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning, Education and Local Government/Municipal Law.