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    Kevin L. Barnett

    Kevin L. Barnett

    5.012 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: DWI & CRIMINAL DEFENSE "From Stop Signs to Murder" Criminal and traffic cases can be more complex than they seem, and if you are in the hands of an inexperienced attorney who does not know what he or she is doing, you can end up with awful...
    Rating:  7.7
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    Todd A. Smith

    Todd A. Smith

    5.03 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Real Estate and more
    Bio: We provide superior defense representation for all State and Federal Criminal offenses and full-service legal representation to those who have suffered due to the negligence or wrongful actions of others. Being a Board Certified Federal, and State...
    Rating:  8.1
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    Thomas C. Porter

    Thomas C. Porter

    3.813 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "I used Mr. Porter for my son's criminal case. He was awesome. It was the best decision I ever made. He worked tirelessly to help us. We were using another lawyer at first then switched to Atty. Porter. If you want a competent hard working lawyer, ..."
    Rating:  6.6
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    Edwin M. Hardy

    Edwin M. Hardy

    4.317 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy & Debt, Debt Settlement and more
    Bio: Edwin "Sandy" Hardy has practiced Bankruptcy law in eastern North Carolina for 38 years. He was born and raised here. He has successfully filed thousands of bankruptcies. He is a former state legislator in the North Carolina House of Representativ...
    Rating:  8.2
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    Joshua Tetterton

    Joshua Tetterton

    4.911 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI
    Bio: For seventeen years, Joshua Tetterton has done one thing: defend people charged with crimes and traffic offenses in North Carolina. He opened Tetterton Law Firm in Beaufort in 2009 and has practiced here ever since — building a reputation in Carte...
    Rating:  8.0
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    Paul A Suhr

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    Paul A Suhr

    4.16 reviews
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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration, Business and more
    Won freedom for a Mexican worker after two years hard fought battle. Won a pardon and asylums.
    Rating:  8.9
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    John Murphy Townsend

    John Murphy Townsend

    5.05 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Expungement, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Murphy is a Criminal and Traffic Law attorney, practicing in and around the Greensboro area. "I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where I lived until 1996, when I headed north to Boone, North Carolina to attend college at Appalachian State ...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Robert A. Buzzard

    Robert A. Buzzard

    5.08 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Medical Malpractice and more
    Bio: As the managing senior partner at Buzzard Law Firm, I make sure that my experience achieves the best result possible for ur clients. For over two decades I have been handling complex civil and criminal and civil litigation, from speeding tickets t...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Robert Nason Nye

    Robert Nason Nye

    5.04 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Robert is a native of Charlotte, NC, although he has lived in South Carolina (Charleston) and Georgia (Savannah) for a great portion of his life. After high school in Charlotte, he attended and graduated from The Citadel with high honors. Upon gra...
    Rating:  10
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    Scott C. Robertson

    Scott C. Robertson

    4.25 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Review: "I was hoping and praying to get charges reduced down to a lesser offense and Scott was able to get the charges dismissed. Thanks!!!! Services were definitely worth every penny."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Harold Jean Robert Eustache

    Harold Jean Robert Eustache

    5.03 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: Harold is a North Carolinian who has spent his entire life serving our community. He joined Greenwood Law as an Associate Attorney in July of 2018 and he focuses on DUI’s/DWI’s, other types of criminal law, and juvenile criminal law. Harold was an...
    Rating:  8.2
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    Wayne B. Eads

    Wayne B. Eads

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Appeals and more
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    Michael Charles Surles

    Michael Charles Surles

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family
    Rating:  8.1
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    M. Christina Rivenbark

    M. Christina Rivenbark

    5.06 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and more
    Bio: Since 1987, attorney Christina Rivenbark has been building a reputation for passion, skill and integrity in areas of the law that matter to everyday, hardworking individuals and families. Under her leadership, our dedicated legal team handles crim...
    Rating:  6.6
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    Timothy Vitow Anderson

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    Timothy Vitow Anderson

    4.728 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy & Debt, Intellectual Property and more
    Bio: I was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. I graduated from the University of Tampa with a Bachelors Degree in Economics. I obtained my Juris Doctor degree from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia and am now licensed to practice in ...
    Rating:  8.0
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    Ryan D. Oxendine

    Ryan D. Oxendine

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Personal Injury and more
    Review: "Ryan helped me navigate through a federal business/employment litigation matter after I was sued by a major corporation. The attention to detail and his advocacy was top-notch from the very first meeting until the end of the case."
    Rating:  10
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    Adam Benjamin Levy

    Adam Benjamin Levy

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family
    Review: "Adam help my husband a few times with his court and get a good result. It's good for our family because my husband is a driver for his work. And also Mr. Levy does not charge us for consultations only for working. So he is a good lawyer because he..."
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    EJ Hurst

    EJ Hurst

    4.58 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Administrative Law and more
    Bio: Admitted to: States of North Carolina and Maryland; U.S. Courts of Appeal, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Courts for D.C., NC Eastern, Middle, Western Districts: Colorado; and North Dakota. Practicing nationally, Jay's col...
    Rating:  8.4
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    Samuel L. Bridges

    Samuel L. Bridges

    3.04 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: Criminal defense and traffic court in Wake County and eastern North Carolina. 25 years of accessible, reliable, hands-on representation. Mayor of Garner 2001-2005. Call.
    Rating:  7.6
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    M. Alan LeCroy

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    M. Alan LeCroy

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Social Security and more
    Rating:  7.1
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