William A. Oden, III 127 Racine Drive University Corporate Center Wilmington, North Carolina Get Map

Mailing Address: Post Office Box 7068 Wilmington, North Carolina 28406-7068 Phone: 910-794-4813 Fax: 910-794-4877 Email: wao@wardandsmith.com

Mr. Oden's practice experience encompasses various areas of civil litigation in both the federal and state courts at the trial and appellate levels.  He regularly represents employers and employees before the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Employment Security Commission, and federal and state wage and hour divisions.  Mr. Oden is a frequent lecturer and advises clients on a wide range of personnel issues, including Title VII, Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and Fair Labor Standards Act.  He also advises clients on environmental contamination issues in commercial and industrial property transactions.  Mr. Oden has been certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources.

Bar Admission
North Carolina, 2004

Court Admissions
All state courts in North Carolina
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina

Education
J.D., Campbell University, 2004.  Moot Court, Trial Team, Business Editor, Campbell Law Review.
M.B.A., Campbell University, 2004
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001

Memberships
American Bar Association — Section: Labor and Employment Law
Craven County Bar Association (president 2006-2007, vice president, treasurer, secretary 2005-2006)
Lower Cape Fear Human Resource Association (board member)
New Hanover County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
North Carolina Bar Association — Sections: Construction Law (assistant editor, Change Order 2005-2006); Education Law; Labor and Employment Law (contributing writer, Labor and Employment); Workers' Compensation; Young Lawyers Division (Judicial Representative for District 3B 2005-2006)
North Carolina Coastal Society for Human Resource Management
North Carolina Society for Human Resource Management
Society for Human Resource Management

Publications
Construction
Labor and Employment
Litigation