William R. Wright Founder and Partner

William was born in Jackson, Mississippi, where he graduated from Murrah High School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1968 and a Master of Business Administration in 1970 from the University of Southern Mississippi. William was a lieutenant in the United States Army with the 1st Infantry Division from 1970 to 1972. He earned his law degree from the University of Mississippi in 1974, and served as business manager of the Mississippi Law Journal. William practices with Wright Gregg & Proctor, P.A. in Ridgeland, a firm of four lawyers with a statewide practice limited to family law, which includes divorce, child custody, property division, marital contracts, and international child abduction cases. He also mediates family law cases. Wright Law Firm, P.A. has been selected as one of the Best Firms for family law in America by U.S. News & World Report. Since 2001, William has been listed in Best Lawyers in America in family law and was named Lawyer of the Year for 2013 and 2017. He is also listed in the Mid-South Edition of SuperLawyers in family law since its inception in 2006. In 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017, William was named one of the top 50 lawyers in Mississippi in all categories by SuperLawyers. In 2010, The Mississippi Business Journal named him as one of 50 Mississippi lawyers in that publication’s initial Leadership in Law Class. William is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.