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Showing 11 - 15 of 20 reviews | Criminal Defense

Posted by anonymous | May 09, 2016 | Hired Attorney

DUI, underage drinking, driving left of center

Unbelievably amazing. I was charged with a DUI, under-aged drinking, and driving left of center after wrecking my car one night. John was helpful the entire time, tried the case, and he got everything dropped except for driving left of center. I will forever be thankful to him.

Posted by anonymous | April 28, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Simply the Best!

Consulted 3 lawyers total for my DWI case and was told by all but John Painter that I would have to plead guilty and there was nothing they could do... John never hinted that my case was not one we could win and instilled the confidence I was looking for. Yesterday afternoon my case that 2 other "hi...gh profile" lawyers said was not winnable was dismissed and all charges dropped. Can't thank John enough and there's no one else in Union County that I would recommend to anyone. Top notch service from a top notch lawyer!

Posted by Joshua | April 11, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Excellent attorney, in knoledge and skill.

I hired John Painter for a DUI case whereas I was arrested after an accident but was not the person driving the vehicle. After I was arrested and taken downtown to be booked, he showed up to go over with the officers what had happened to justify my arrest. Throughout the next 16 months we went to co...urt, awaiting a trial, while the D.A. tried to come up with witnesses of the accident. As the last court date came he made it clear we were not waiting another month to resolve this matter. Finally we got to trial. During the trial Mr. Painter was at the top of his game, objecting to things that didn't apply to the charges, questioning the prosecuting witnesses in the proper way as to prove that they didn't actually see the accident until after it had happened and everyone was out of the vehicles, and, most importantly, that they had no cause to arrest me. I had injuries from the crash inflected on my right side which is consistent of the crash since we had collided mainly on the passenger side of our vehicle. Besides all of that he was persistent in the fact that regardless of who the accident had happened or, who was driving, there was no cause for me to be arrested under the suspicion of driving while impaired. I must say it is a relief to get out of trouble. But a better relief to get out of being wrongly accused of a crime that you didn't commit. Although I did have to go through getting arrested and booked downtown, and had to take at least one day a month off for 16 months, of which was not at the fault of Mr. Painter but the D.A., in the end it was well worth anything to have an attorney on my side with the knowledge and skill to prove that there was no reason to arrest nor charge me with this act. In fact after the charges were dismissed, the court, gave me another charge of failure to reduce speed which Mr. Painter appealed for the fact that they couldn't prove I was driving in the first place. I would absolutely hire this attorney again, if needed.... but lets hope that doesn't happen again.

Posted by James | February 09, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Highly recommend.

I received an aiding and abetting at a checkpoint on our way home from a pre-season football game and later in the early morning a DUI when I went to check on my wife at the Union County Jail when the officers there wouldn't allow her a phone call . John did a fantastic job in getting me off on both ...accounts. I highly recommend John and his staff in assisting you in any DWI or DUI instance you may have incurred.

Posted by Missy | August 24, 2015 | Hired Attorney

One in a Million

I was referred to and subsequently hired John Painter to represent my brother in 2014 on multiple charges in North Carolina. In January of 2014, an undercover drug investigation and arrest left my brother looking at over 103 YEARS in prison. He had 6 charges which included both robbery and drug traff...icking. Our entire family is still in disbelief about what Mr. Painter was able to do with his case. After serving nearly a year in jail, and eight months in a rehabilitation facility, my brother is not only a changed man, but is also NOT looking at any additional time in prison. The possibility of over 100 years terrified us; however, Mr.Painter was able to get his charges and sentence reduced to 36 months of probation. What Mr. Painter accomplished was nothing short of a miracle. When I say John Painter is a one-in-a-million attorney, please believe it. He consistently communicated with me every step of the way to ensure we understood what was going on, how it could impact the case, and what our plan was moving forward. Mr.Painter made us feel like we were his only clients and his top priority. John Painter is an exceptional attorney that I would recommend without hesitation.

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