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Karen Ousley Boyer

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Rating: 8.0

Licensed for 26 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Hillsville, VA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

PO Box 1896, Hillsville, VA

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Criminal defense and traffic representation for Southwestern Virginia area.

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 18 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 2008

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Licensed in North Carolina for 26 years

State: North Carolina

Acquired: 1999

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No misconduct found

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Karen Ousley Boyer, PLLC

PO Box 1896, Hillsville, VA, 24343

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Karen Ousley Boyer's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

13 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 8 reviews | Criminal Defense

Posted by Peter | September 13, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Model Attorney

My girlfriend and I are from Illinois. My girlfriend was cited for reckless driving by the Hillsville Police Department. Her and I were a nervous wreck after she was charged. We picked Karen Boyer to represent us, based on her Avvo rating, and the comments people made about her level of legal serv...ice. I can certify that the comments are true, and she exceeded our expectations, and represented my girlfriend with pure competence, compassion, and legal talent. She also calmed our fears with patience and kindness. She put together a magnificent mitigation package, and got the reckless driving charge reduced to an equipment violation.... partly because it was my girlfriends first traffic ticket ever. I cannot say enough good things about Karen Boyer

Posted by anonymous | March 22, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Speeding and Possession Charges

Karen was able to get a dismissal of charges for my speeding ticket as well as possession of marijuana and alcohol. She is amazing and I recommend her to anyone in the Virginia area!

Posted by anonymous | March 19, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Knew what she was doing and a really big help!

Over the summer my underage friend and I were charged with possession of marijuana and alcohol, and after just one consultation with Ms. Bosley my anxiety and stress were eased. First off, she is sweet as can be and extremely intelligent. She outlined a plan for my friend and I on what we were going ...to do and took us step by step through the operation, and even supplied us with best and worst case scenarios. Throughout the case, Ms. Bosley consistently kept in touch and was able to answer any questions me or my friend head. It was such a pleasure working with Ms. Bosley and I would strongly recommend her to anyone looking for legal aid in the area.

Posted by Holly | March 15, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Karen Ousley Boyer is terrific

I hired Karen Boyer to defend my son for a speeding charge. We live in North Carolina and I found her name online after doing some due diligence. I found her to be both very professional and very knowledgeable. She thoroughly explained the process to me answering all of my questions. I am also an att...orney, but had my "mom hat" on and Karen was wonderful at patiently reassuring me that everything would be resolved satisfactorily. I must add that I am sure I could have found other attorneys to have handled my son's traffic case, but could not have found another lawyer who had such a fantastic personality, and also who took the extra time to relate to me, as well. I sincerely hope my family does not need Karen's professional services again, but if we do then I would call her again in a heartbeat. I highly recommend Karen Boyer.

Posted by richard | January 30, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

knows the ins and outs

My daughter got a speeding ticket for 81 mph in Carrol county. In Virginia this is reckless driving, a misdemeanor. Ms. Boyer was able to get this charge reduced to a nonmoving violation. A small fine plus court costs and no points. Had she been found guilty she faced 12 months in jail, $2500 fine, 6... months loss of dl. She is obviously well respected by the court and does so at a fair and reasonable rate. i highly reccomend her as your representation.

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William Vaughan

Criminal defense lawyer | Jan 30

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"Karen Boyer is a highly competent criminal defense lawyer. She is knowledgeable, diligent, and she cares about her clients and their families. She is also well respected among her fellow defense attorneys and, perhaps more importantly, by the local prosecutors and judges."

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Experience

Rating:  8.0 (Excellent)

Honors

1999

Cum Laude, Wake Forest University School of Law

Work Experience

2011 - Present

Attorney, Karen Ousley Boyer, PLLC

2008 - 2011

Prosecutor, Carroll County and Grayson County Commonwealth Attorney's Office

2006 - 2007

Adjunct Professor, North Carolina State University

2005 - 2007

Assistant Attorney General, Office Of The Attorney General Of North Carolina

2002 - 2004

Police Officer, Raleigh and Knightdale Police Departments

2001 - 2002

Attorney, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice

1999 - 2001

Attorney, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

1998 - 1999

Student Practitioner Wake Forest University 3L, Forsyth County District Attorneys Office

1991 - 1995

Intelligence Analyst, United States Army

Associations

2012 - Present

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Education

2005

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

Police Legal Advisor

1999

Wake Forest University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1992

United States Army

Defense Language Institute

Languages

English

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