William Hackett is a partner at the Morgan & Morgan office located in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Hackett joined Morgan & Morgan straight out of law school and has been litigating catastrophic injury cases with the firm for over 10 years. Mr. Hackett has extensive experience taking cases to trial in the mid-south both in State and Federal Courts. Mr. Hackett and his team at Morgan & Morgan focus on personal injury cases involving individuals and families that are injured or killed as a result of 18-Wheeler collisions. Mr. Hackett and his team have obtained several substantial jury verdicts and settlements against trucking companies, including results in excess of $1 million.
Mr. Hackett's family has deep roots in the Memphis community. His father is Dick Hackett, the former Mayor of Memphis, and his Uncle, William B. Hackett, is a retired Shelby County Judge. The Hackett family's dedication to the people of Memphis and the Mid-South continues with William. He is dedicated to pursuing justice for those who need it most.
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Private Settlement
$6,150,000
Trucking Accident
2021
Frederick Osby v. L&T Construction, LLC (50% fault on defendant)
$4,999,117
Trucking Accident, Traumatic Brain Injury
2020
Private Verdict
$4,999,117
Car Accident
2022
Steven Barksdale v. Ballentine Express Trucking
$3,440,064
Trucking Accident
2022
Ross v. Dish Network
$300,000
Car Accident
2015
Jose Encarnacion v. Heartland Express, Inc. Of Iowa, et al
$250,000
Trucking Accident
2021
R.Jennings v. C. Jones and L. Phillips
$50,000
Car Accident
2018
Sparks v. Tipton
$17,928
Car Accident
2014
Houston v. Mask
$16,073
Car Accident
2015
Jacqueline Clark v. TD & TN, LLC
$10,000
Slip and Fall
2017
Kariem-Abdul Salaam v. Gordon Holloway
$7,037
Car Accident
2016