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Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice

Bio: Mark Melrose devotes all of his professional attention to trial work and has been actively trying a wide variety of serious cases during the past 24 years. His areas of practice include personal injury, medical malpractice, criminal defense, profe...

Rating: 9.0

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile

Bio: Attorney Dustin B. Pittman is a native of Elm City, North Carolina who joined the firm in October of 2012 and practices primarily in Criminal and Traffic Law and Personal Injury. He came to Pittman Agner after one year with Diener Law, P.A. in Gre...

Rating: 8.2

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Criminal Defense Lawyers in North Carolina

Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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Criminal Defense

Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Lawsuits & Disputes, Education and more

Bio: Matt grew up in Boone before leaving the area to attend college at the University of Notre Dame and law school at Duke University. After law school, Matt worked on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, before returning to North Carolina to work at the M...

Rating: 9.2

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Workers Compensation, Immigration and more

Review: "First of all i run my own business so i know what Mr. Stillo is going through and Im sure as an attorney i cant comprehend the utter depths of every client and case. But so far he has handled my case with care. He was upfront with pricing because ..."

Rating: 7.8

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Robert Gilligan was raised in Waynesville, NC, and earned an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force in 2009. Robert attended Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, MI, where he was highly involved in the University’s law student groups...

Rating: 9.9

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Domestic Violence and more

Bio: Daniel P. Roberts joined GCLLG as a partner in 2011. Since being licensed to practice law in 2004, Mr. Roberts has practiced criminal law in State and Federal Courts. He has extensive jury trial experience having tried offenses ranging from Misdem...

Rating: 9.8

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Employment & Labor and more

Bio: Courtney Fauntleroy's primary practice areas are criminal defense, traffic, civil rights, employment discrimination, and personal injury. He represents clients in state and federal court, and routinely handles cases that range from felonies and mi...

Rating: 7.7

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more

Bio: I have much experience in the criminal court system in North Carolina. I have worked as a prosecutor and defense attorney.

Rating: 8.4

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Military Law

Bio: W. James Payne is a fearless criminal trial lawyer. Mr. Payne is also a retired Colonel of United States Marines, serving his country for over 30 years as a Reserve Officer and very active trial lawyer. Mr. Payne's practice is defending the crimin...

Rating: 8.6

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Constitutional and more

Bio: Seth Cohen has spent his legal career fighting against discrimination and advocating for people whose civil rights and civil liberties have been violated or infringed. The veteran labor and employment, civil rights and civil liberties attorney is ...

Rating: 9.7

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and more

Bio: Scott is an experienced trial lawyer that has represented thousands of clients in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties since 2004. Scott's primary practice areas include personal injury, worker's compensation and criminal defense which inclu...

Rating: 9.0

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, DUI & DWI and more

Review: "I hired Mr. Helms to take of some really old traffic violations that I had been running from. He was extremely professional and fantastic to work with. Not only were his fees extremely reasonable, he had my case handled and over with within the we..."

Rating: 8.5

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more

Bio: A public servant, an individual who serves at the pleasure of the public; Sable has always felt her best when being able to help others in need. As a former Pitt County prosecutor, she has had the opportunity to tailor justice in a more progessive...

Rating: 7.0

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: I am a life-long resident of Wilson County, NC. I am the youngest son of a great criminal defense attorney, Allen Thomas. I attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for my undergraduate degree and Campbell University School of Law ...

Rating: 7.8

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: I am a compassionate and thorough attorney dedicated to advocating for your interests. I handle traffic matters, misdemeanors, and low-level felonies. Please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to working with you.

Rating: 8.3

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Drug Crime, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: Practicing in North Carolina since 1994, J.D. Byers is an attorney dedicated to serving clients in legal practice areas where he has strong qualifications and experience. A diligent and aggressive criminal defender, J.D. looks at all defense angle...

Rating: 8.0

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: Andy's Dad worked at Kelly Springfield (Goodyear Tire and Rubber), and Andy was raised on the Northside of Fayetteville. He was a Pine Forest graduate, where he was a standout football player. Andy went on to attend UNC Wilmington, and then go on ...

Rating: 7.8

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration, Personal Injury and more

Hablamos Español. Our office has handled thousands of criminal cases and is ready to defend you.

Rating: 8.1

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more

Bio: PROFESSIONAL AGGRESSIVE REPRESENTATION Areas Of Practice: Criminal Law Misdemeanors/Felonies/Speeding/All Traffic Offenses Domestic (Family) Law PreNuptial Agreement/Child Custody/Support/Legal Separation Post Separation Support/Alimony/Division o...

Rating: 7.5

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North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Harold is a North Carolinian who has spent his entire life serving our community. He joined Greenwood Law as an Associate Attorney in July of 2018 and he focuses on DUI’s/DWI’s, other types of criminal law, and juvenile criminal law. Harold was an...

Rating: 8.2

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