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    Breeze Luddeke Alcorn

    Breeze Luddeke Alcorn

    5.019 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, International Law, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Breeze provides a strong yet compassionate voice for his clients. He has built an impeccable reputation as a hybrid attorney, with extensive experience as both a zealous litigator as well as a shrewd negotiator. He has established a dynamic name f...
    Rating:  7.8
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    C. Melissa Owen

    C. Melissa Owen

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Sex Crime, Federal Crime and more
    Bio: Missy Owen always wanted to be a criminal defense lawyer. The daughter of Pittsburgh defense attorney John Knorr, Missy grew up with the practice of criminal law in her blood. Missy has practiced criminal law exclusively since moving to Charlotte ...
    Rating:  9.5
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    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 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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    Robert Samuel Gilligan

    Robert Samuel Gilligan

    3.919 reviews
    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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    Jason Paul Murphy

    Jason Paul Murphy

    4.04 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Review: "I hired Jason Murphy to represent me in simultaneous civil and criminal cases. A consummate professional, always well prepared, he obtained favorable verdicts in both cases. Jason puts his clients best interest first and foremost ."
    Rating:  10
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    William D. Young

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    William D. Young

    3.37 reviews
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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Bill Young has defended clients in Wake County for more than 25 years against charges such as murder, drug trafficking, sexual assault, DWI, and a list of other felony and misdemeanor charges. For the last quarter-century, Bill Young’s practice ha...
    Rating:  8.3
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    Amy Christina Smith

    Amy Christina Smith

    5.017 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 7 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Expungement
    Bio: We are here to help you get your life back on track and get you the information you need to make the right decisions about moving forward with your case. Effectively navigating a DWI charge and its consequences begins with planning. During our ini...
    Rating:  7.9
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    Elisa June Salmon

    Elisa June Salmon

    5.03 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Appeals
    Review: "Mrs. Salmon is the most competent and knowledgeable lawyer that we have ever used. She is very driven and does all of the necessary research to get the job done. To say that we are pleased with her performance would be an understatement!"
    Rating:  8.6
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    H. J. White

    H. J. White

    4.993 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Jay is a partner in the firm of Hartsell and Williams PA and has been practicing with the firm since 1998. Jay handles an array of legal matters in many different areas such as speeding tickets, traffic violations, DWIs, drug cases, misdemeanors a...
    Rating:  9.4
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    James M. Lupton

    James M. Lupton

    5.012 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: For over 27 years now I have defended thousands of clients in Carteret County on charges ranging from minor traffic offenses to driving while impaired and crimes from simple drug offenses all the way to murder. I appreciated the responsibility to ...
    Rating:  9.8
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    Andrew Thomas Nettleman

    Andrew Thomas Nettleman

    4.58 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Andrew grew up in Wilmington, NC and graduated in three years from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science before attending Elon University School of Law. While at Elon Law, Andrew w...
    Rating:  8.5
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    Mark L. Childers

    Mark L. Childers

    5.014 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Lawsuits & Disputes and more
    Bio: A native of Mooresville, Mark has practiced law in our community since 1990. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from UNC Charlotte in 1986 and his Juris Doctor degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1990. Mark’s practi...
    Rating:  9.1
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    James Whitfield Mcgee

    James Whitfield Mcgee

    4.999 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Car Accidents
    Bio: James W. McGee Jr. of the McGee Law Firm, located in historic downtown Wilmington, NC handles DWI/DUI law as well as personal injury, traffic, and drug litigation. The McGee Law Firm handles DWI cases in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties ...
    Rating:  9.4
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    Melissa Lampe Ivey

    Melissa Lampe Ivey

    5.07 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Contracts & Agreements
    Review: "Miss Ivey is extremely organized and assertive. She met with me and became familiar with my case very quickly. She also was attentive to not only closing this case with the best possible disposition, but she was also attentive to future education ..."
    Rating:  8.2
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    Justin Blake Hunter

    Justin Blake Hunter

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: The son of two educators, Justin B. Hunter was born and raised in the Duplin County town of Beulaville. He received his undergraduate degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004 and his Juris Doctor from Campbell Universit...
    Rating:  9.7
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    Jerry D. Parker

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    Jerry D. Parker

    5.05 reviews
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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Workers Compensation and more
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    Rating:  9.0
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    Andrew Timothy Shilling

    Andrew Timothy Shilling

    5.022 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Litigation and more
    Bio: Andy represents clients in a wide variety of matters, including trust creation and estate administration, fiduciary litigation, and family law. He routinely appears in the trial courts of both Virginia and North Carolina. He has also had extensive...
    Rating:  9.9
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    Robert A. Blake

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    Robert A. Blake

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, White Collar Crime
    Rating:  8.5
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    Daniel Jackson Britt

    Daniel Jackson Britt

    5.04 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Daniel J. Britt is a former Assistant District Attorney for Cumberland County, North Carolina. During this position he gained extensive knowledge about the law surrounding these types of cases through many trials. He is now a DWI attorney in Fayet...
    Rating:  8.8
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    Haley S. Boone

    Haley S. Boone

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation
    Bio: Sean Boone is a native of Alamance County, graduating in 1986 from Western Alamance High School in Elon, NC. He graduated with honors from N.C. State University in 1990, earning a Bachelor's Degree in English. He then continued his education by ob...
    Rating:  8.7
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    Phillip Hunter Liles

    Phillip Hunter Liles

    5.08 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Having grown up in Raleigh, I have an unwavering commradery for my community. I love this area and the people in it. I am dedicated to helping them when they find themselves in trouble with the law. I want to do everything I can to protect people'...
    Rating:  9.4
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