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    North Carolina Has 2162 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 16120 Reviews

    Michael Anthony Fiala

    Michael Anthony Fiala

    5.024 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and more
    Bio: As a former prosecutor, Mike understands and has been on both sides of our adversarial legal system. Defending clients with this experience makes for the best representation. Before arriving in Fayetteville, NC, Mike‘s family traveled all over the...
    Rating:  8.7
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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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    Kristin Ragsdale Kelly

    Kristin Ragsdale Kelly

    4.631 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Family and more
    Bio: Kristin Kelly Broyles is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Family Law and a Certified Parenting Coordinator. She is the recipient of the 2020 40 under 40 award from the Triad Business Journal and the 2018 40 under 40 Alumni Award from...
    Rating:  10
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    Tabitha Bingham

    Tabitha Bingham

    5.013 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Criminal law is her primary focus and she provides representation to those charged with Felonies, Misdemeanors, Drug charges, DWI, Domestic Violence and more in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties. She is also experienced in Personal Injury...
    Rating:  8.2
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    Eric Matthew Williams

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    Eric Matthew Williams

    5.05 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more
    Call Now To Speak With An Experienced Family Law Attorney. Hablo Español.
    Rating:  7.3
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    Sean P Cecil

    Sean P Cecil

    5.07 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, General Practice
    Bio: My practice includes criminal defense and traffic matters, personal injury, and wage claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act or the North Carolina Wage & Hour Act. I emphasize criminal defense and specifically enjoy drug trafficking cases and de...
    Rating:  8.8
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    Jonathan Mark Herring

    Jonathan Mark Herring

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Mark helped me through a very difficult time when I was accused of a crime I did not commit. I could have lost my home, my job, and my family, but Mark fought hard for me and the false charges were dropped"
    Rating:  9.3
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    Ronald James Shook

    Ronald James Shook

    4.712 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Ron was raised in Gaston County. He is a graduate of North Gaston High School and UNC Charlotte. He earned his law degree from The Charlotte School of Law. Ron currently lives in Belmont, NC. After graduating from law school, Ron founded The Law O...
    Rating:  10
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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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    Christian Smith

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    Christian Smith

    5.019 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Proudly serving the community as a criminal defense lawyer, Christian Smith's ties to North Carolina run deep. A lifetime resident of the state, Christian's career spans over 20 years of distinguished military service, including time as a combat v...
    Rating:  6.9
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    Joshua Nielsen

    Joshua Nielsen

    4.927 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Sex Crime, Family and more
    Bio: Joshua Nielsen was raised in Henderson County, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington for his undergraduate Degree where he majored in History and English. He graduated at the top of his class and department and re...
    Rating:  8.5
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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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    Kerri Lee Sigler

    Kerri Lee Sigler

    5.07 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Juvenile and more
    Bio: Sigler is fearless. She knows the judges, the prosecutors, the probation officers, and has handled nearly every kind of case from armed robbery to possession of weed. She's logged hundreds of hours in trials and thousands negotiating plea deals. S...
    Rating:  8.8
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    Brent D. Ratchford

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    Brent D. Ratchford

    4.67 reviews
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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI and more
    Review: "I got a summons and I have no idea why. I called Attorney Ratchford. He meet with me and told me his fee . My identity was stolen in 2015. I thought the hardest part was over then I get a summons for court. The charges were something I know wasn't..."
    Rating:  7.5
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    Michael Randolph Neece

    Michael Randolph Neece

    5.05 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Expungement
    Bio: With many years of legal experience and the only State Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist in Gastonia, Michael Neece has formed one of the Gastonia’s premier criminal defense law firms. He has tried many jury trials to verdict, winning numero...
    Rating:  8.7
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    John J. Barrow

    John J. Barrow

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Family and more
    Review: "John and his staff have provided the best legal representation that I have ever witnessed and I have worked with many attorney's in the past. He worked a minor miracle in one case involving one of my children. I would highly recommend John to anyo..."
    Rating:  10
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    Meredith Sien Nicholson

    Meredith Sien Nicholson

    5.010 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Divorce & Separation and more
    Bio: Meredith Nicholson is a founding partner of NicholsonPham. Meredith received her Juris Doctor from UNC Chapel Hill School of Law and practices in the areas of family law, litigation, and business law. She focuses her practice on litigation surroun...
    Rating:  10
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    Valerie Marie Hein Hunter

    Valerie Marie Hein Hunter

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Estate Planning
    Bio: Valerie grew up in Alabama and obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. During her undergraduate studies, Valerie became interested in the study and practice of law. She went on to attend the Charlotte School...
    Rating:  9.2
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    Jacob C. Larsen

    Jacob C. Larsen

    5.030 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Family
    Bio: I’m a proud, native North Carolinian. I grew up in Greensboro and got to attend UNC Chapel Hill for college. During those years, I was involved pretty heavily in my church, different community service groups, and soccer. After college, I went to L...
    Rating:  8.1
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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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