Cranford III

Will’s practice focuses on representing correctional staff, agencies, officers, and officials throughout numerous issues related to correctional institutions. Will has a demonstrated history of handling complex litigation matters.

• Civil Rights
• Commercial Litigation
• Correctional Litigation
• Governmental Litigation

Will’s experience includes handling various aspects of complex litigation, including discovery, motion practice, oral argument, and trial.  He previously served for six years as an Assistant District Attorney with the 30th Judicial District in Memphis, Tennessee, where he handled comprehensive criminal prosecutions from the investigatory stage through trial and sentencing. Before assuming this role, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ross Dyer and the Honorable Camille McMullen in the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. Will received his J.D. from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. While enrolled, he earned first place in the New York School of Law National Writing Competition and received the Joe A. Moore Scholarship for Excellence in Oral Advocacy, among a multitude of additional accolades. Will also holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Memphis.

• Alabama, 2023
• Tennessee, 2016
• U.S. District Courts
  • Alabama: Northern

• University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, J.D., 2016
  • First Place in the New York University School of Law National Writing Competition
  • Moot Court Executive Board: Chief Justice for Advanced Moot Court
  • National Mock Trial Team
  • National Moot Court Team
  • Certificate in Advocacy
  • Recipient of the Joe A. Moore Scholarship for Excellence in Oral Advocacy
  • Cali Award:  Trial Advocacy
  • Cali Award: White Collar Crime
• University of Memphis, B.A., Political Science, 2012

• Tennessee Bar Association
• Alabama Bar Association
• American Bar Association
  • Litigation Section
  • Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
  • Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division