William P. Hackett, Esq., is an experience criminal defense attorney with over 16 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. Read more.
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. 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. Mr. Hackett has always had a commitment to working on behalf of the underdog. In 1991, Mr. Hackett enrolled in Law School at the Detroit College of Law, currently known as Michigan State University 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. Mr. Hackett lives in the Detroit, Michigan area and enjoys spending time with his five children.