William P. Hackett, Esq., Partner, is an experienced criminal defense attorney with years of defending clients in the State of Michigan and Federal courts; he also has experience in civil litigation, immigration and intellectual property law matters.
Mr. Hackett graduated from Detroit Redford High School in 1980. He then attended Wayne State University where he graduated with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in History and Labor Studies in 1987. During his studies as an undergraduate, he also worked as an intern for the Teamsters for a Democratic Union, a Rank and File reform group within the Teamsters Union.
In 1991, Mr. Hackett enrolled in Law School at the Detroit College of Law. As a law student he volunteered as in intern with the Maurice and Jane Sugar Center for Social and Economic Justice and was an active member of the Detroit College of Law Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. Mr. Hackett graduated form the Detroit College of Law in 1994 and was admitted to the bar in 2003. Before practicing law, Attorney Hackett worked for many years in the construction industry prior to entering the practice of Law.
Mr. Hackett lives in the Detroit, Michigan area and enjoys spending time with his significant other and their five children.
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26300 Ford Rd # 105, Dearborn Heights, MI, 48127
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Posted by anonymous | March 13, 2026 | Hired Attorney
DO NOT HIRE FOR CRIMINAL CASE YOU'LL END UP IN PRISON
DO NOT HIRE!!! Paid this man almost $10,000 and he didn't fight for a single thing for me. After being tired of waiting and anxious to get it over with I ended up pleaing to a charge I didn't understand and the "deal" (it was not a deal) was an offer I could have gotten with a free court appointed la...
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2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys In Michigan, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Top 10, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2013
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2003 - Present
Principal, William P. Hackett, Attorney At Law
2003 - Present
State Bar of MichiganMember
2003 - Present
National Trial Lawyers, Detroit ChapterMember
2003 - Present
Criminal Defense Attorneys of MichiganMember
2003 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
1994
JD - Juris Doctor
1987
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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