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Mary Elizabeth, a proud North Carolina native, grew up in Washington, NC. While pursuing an undergraduate degree in social work at East Carolina University, Mary Elizabeth spent a year interning with the District Attorney’s Office, where she gained invaluable experience interviewing, counseling, and guiding crime victims through the legal system. After graduating summa cum laude from ECU in 2006, Mary Elizabeth was accepted at Campbell University School of Law, with plans of becoming a career prosecutor.
Throughout law school at Campbell, Mary Elizabeth focused her coursework, activities, and internships on written and oral advocacy and criminal law and procedure. She was on the founding committee for the Campbell Law Innocence Project, helping write the organization’s bylaws and serving as its first Vice President, and was one of three students in her class chosen to be a Legal Research and Writing Scholar. Her legal research and writing skills, along with her knowledge of North Carolina criminal law and evidence, were developed further in 2011 when she directly assisted the district attorney in Beaufort County in preparing for two murder trials.
In her final year of law school, Mary Elizabeth accepted an intern position at the Wake County Public Defender’s Office. Given her strong resolution to become a prosecutor, it was the first time Mary Elizabeth used her passion for advocacy in the criminal defense context – and she was surprised to discover she’d found her calling. Throughout her 10 month internship, Mary Elizabeth represented hundreds of indigent criminal defendants in Wake County District Court on a wide variety of misdemeanor charges. The solid training and extensive experience she received during that time have made her a strong and effective advocate on behalf of clients.
Outside of the courtroom, Mary Elizabeth enjoys cooking, reading mystery novels, and spending time with friends and family. She is also the proud “mother” of BoBo, a Pomeranian she adopted 9 years ago.
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Licensed in North Carolina for 13 years
State: North Carolina
Acquired: 2013
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Posted by Sherrie | October 22, 2014
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Mary Elizabeth Robertson is very intelligent and knows exactly what she is doing! I never worried about my case and knew I was in good hands. She made me feel at ease and was very assuring about the outcome of my case. I would highly recommend Mary Elizabeth as an attorney!
Posted by anonymous | April 29, 2014 | DUI & DWI
Best Attorney in Cary
Mary Elizabeth Robertson was there for me legally and emotionally when I needed a good attorney. I hired her to help get me through my DWI case in wake county. She was ALWAYS prepared, she always kept me posted and updated , and she told me the realistic truth about what could happen and what probabl...
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Experience
Honors
2015
Certificate of Excellence, Cross-Examining Police Officers in DWI Cases
2014
Certificate of Completion, North Carolina Advanced DWI Defense Seminar
Work Experience
2014 - 2016
Associate Attorney, The Law Offices of Wiley Nickel, PLLC
2012 - 2014
Intern, Wake County Public Defender
Associations
2013 - Present
North Carolina State Bar
Sample of Legal Cases
Marijuana Possession
Dismissed
Education
2013
Campbell University
JD - Juris Doctor
2006
East Carolina University
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2014
Lunch with a Lawyer
Lunch with a Lawyer
Publications
2014
Raleigh Criminal Defense Attorney Blog
Raleigh Shoplifting Defense Information
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers