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    North Carolina Has 2165 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 16163 Reviews

    Thomas W. Smothers

    Thomas W. Smothers

    3.73 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Review: "They still have me on this DUI CHARGE FROM 2012 I NEED YOUR HELP. MY PO HAS LEFT ME AGAIN I HAVE HAD 7 DIFFERENT PAROLE OFFICER GOR THIS SAME CHARGE. THE CLERK OF COURT SAID I HAD A WARRANT FOR MY ARREST BUT THEY LET ME LEAVE TO FOUND YOU OR Mrs N..."
    Rating:  7.0
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    William J. Cotter

    William J. Cotter

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Rating:  7.1
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    Gregory W. Stafford

    Gregory W. Stafford

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Litigation, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense
    Review: "Mr. Stafford is a man that can get the JOB done. He did everything for me that he said he could and he did."
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    Samantha B. Kilpatrick

    Samantha B. Kilpatrick

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Litigation and more
    Bio: Samantha Kilpatrick is an experienced litigator, having served as an Assistant District Attorney in Wake County where she prosecuted numerous felonies and domestic violence cases. Her jury-trial experience is extensive. In addition to general civi...
    Rating:  7.5
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    Katherine Hagen

    Katherine Hagen

    5.03 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation
    Review: "My wife put out a restraining order (in Craven County) just so she could keep our daughter, wrote down a bunch of nonsense...needless to say after all was done, Mrs Hagen got me my daughter back, she almost got my case dismissed but judge wouldn't..."
    Rating:  6.2
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    Phillip Wayne Covington

    Phillip Wayne Covington

    3.52 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I hired Mr. Covington for a DWI. This was my second one so I knew I needed help or I was going to jail. We had a trial and Mr. Covington got the judge to throw the case out because the police didn't have a good reason to stop me. He did an awes..."
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    Kevin Giese Sweat

    Kevin Giese Sweat

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Litigation and more
    Bio: Kevin Giese Sweat is a diverse trial lawyer, covering a wide range of criminal and civil cases. Kevin frequently appears on behalf of his clients in the Municipal, State, and Superior Courts of Athens-Clarke and surrounding counties. Kevin’s pract...
    Rating:  8.6
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    Lynn Broadway Wilkie

    Lynn Broadway Wilkie

    1.76 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Thank you Lynn. For doing everything you can to save our family. I would recommend her to anyone who needs a lawyer for any case! She’s awesome "
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    Rebecca Adlam Olla

    Rebecca Adlam Olla

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
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    David J. Fillippeli

    David J. Fillippeli

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Family and more
    Rating:  8.5
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    Jimmy F. Gaylor

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    Jimmy F. Gaylor

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Personal Injury and more
    Rating:  6.7
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    Jones Pharr Byrd Jr.

    Jones Pharr Byrd Jr.

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Family, Criminal Defense
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    C. Jason Humphrey

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    C. Jason Humphrey

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Litigation and more
    Rating:  7.9
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    Brandon Pettijohn

    Brandon Pettijohn

    3.76 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 7 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Review: "I reached out to Brandon about a traffic ticket. We had a quick chat over the phone and he was friendly and honest about what he could do for me. He came through and met the expectations. I would use him and his firm again."
    Rating:  6.4
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    Sally M. Waters

    Sally M. Waters

    4.611 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime and more
    Bio: Sally McClure Waters has deep connections to Asheville, NC, her hometown, where she laid the foundations of her education and career. After graduating from Asheville High School and obtaining her undergraduate degree from UNC Asheville, she pursue...
    Rating:  6.6
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    Leigh A. Peek

    Leigh A. Peek

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
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    Mueni Muli

    Mueni Muli

    5.016 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Immigration and more
    Review: "The process of filing my EB-2 was not only making nervous but also giving me alot of challenges in terms of providing accurate information in the USCIS forms. Each check box matters on every USCIS form, and there is only correct way of doing it! I..."
    Rating:  6.6
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    Zeyland G. Mckinney

    Zeyland G. Mckinney

    5.02 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury and more
    Review: "Zeyland is an interesting and very competent "country" attorney. He won my criminal case for assault with a belly bump in a pretrial sidebar by getting the judge to laugh about the upcoming case, causing the DA to become uncomfortable and to ask t..."
    Rating:  6.9
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    Alexander Edward Stark

    Alexander Edward Stark

    3.76 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more
    Review: "Alex is very helpful and is willing to help you understand what steps will and will not need to be taken to resolve legal matters. Very respectful and genuinely a caring man that 100% stands up for Civil Rights! Thanks for everything Alex! Keep up..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Phillip R. Dixon

    Phillip R. Dixon

    1.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Trusts and more
    Review: "Went in for a consultation on separation/divorce and ended up with nothing but paperwork I could download online myself. Dixon spent half of the hour's consultation giving a un-needed and completely useless history of divorce in NC since the 1600..."
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