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    James Austin Davis

    James Austin Davis

    5.032 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: I am a proud third generation Rowan County attorney and am licensed to practice law in both North Carolina and Virginia. I focus primarily on Driving While Impaired defense, criminal defense, and general trial litigation. To date, I have tried hun...
    Rating:  10
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    Nathan Edward Sweet

    Nathan Edward Sweet

    4.847 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, DUI & DWI
    Review: "I had the great pleasure to be a client of Nathan Sweet. Back in November 2012 I was charged with a misdemeanor larceny and came across the office of Nathan Sweet. I met up with him and we discussed my options, I Immediately felt relieved because ..."
    Rating:  9.7
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    Landon White

    Landon White

    5.08 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation and more
    Bio: Landon White has earned more than 10 years of trial experience representing clients in criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings in State and Federal Courts. He has experience in more than half of the 100 counties in the State of North Carol...
    Rating:  9.7
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    William K. Goldfarb

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    William K. Goldfarb

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice, Workers Compensation and more
    Bio: I have been helping those in need for over 30 years. As a trial lawyer, I stand with the weaker against the powerful and in the courtroom we are able to even the playing field. I have been successful both trying cases in front of juries and settli...
    Rating:  10
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    Michael Jon Macht

    Michael Jon Macht

    5.015 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Before opening his own practice, Mike served with the Public Defenders Office in Buncombe County, where he gained in-depth experience handling a range of criminal cases. At present, he gives back to the legal community by mentoring new attorneys. ...
    Rating:  9.4
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    Justin Parnell Enecks

    Justin Parnell Enecks

    5.010 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Serving exclusively Carteret County, 99% of my practice is dedicated to criminal defense. I am fully committed to helping my clients achieve the best possible result, and I always treat my clients as people, not file numbers. Although I am origina...
    Rating:  10
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    J. Scott Coalter

    J. Scott Coalter

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: J. Scott Coalter is Board Certified Specialist in State and Federal Criminal Law in North Carolina who began defending clients in criminal cases in 1997. He has experience as both a prosecutor and public defender, having served as an Assistant Pub...
    Rating:  9.9
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    Hart Miles

    Hart Miles

    5.05 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Gaming
    Review: "I have NOTHING bad to say about Hart! Being that I have never had to go through the process of hiring a lawyer, showing up to court, etc. and the fact that I was living out of state I assumed this was going to be a painful process. I was lucky to ..."
    Rating:  9.7
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    Nathaniel James Earwood

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    Nathaniel James Earwood

    4.9151 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime and more
    Nathan Is an experienced, reliable and compassionate Defense Attorney
    Rating:  7.8
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    Robert Kelly Corbett

    Robert Kelly Corbett

    4.511 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I worked as an Assistant District Attorney for approx. 12 that time I had approx 60 felony jury trials ranging from robbery, embezzlement, rape and 1st degree murder. My experience allows me to help those charged with serious criminal offenses fin...
    Rating:  9.7
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    Marcus E. Hill

    Marcus E. Hill

    4.953 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI
    Bio: You are charged with DWI and are probably concerned about the potential our first meeting, which costs you nothing, we'll go over what happened in detail. I'll explain what will happen if you are found guilty, the worst case scenario. This should ...
    Rating:  10
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    Gregory J. Brewer

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    Gregory J. Brewer

    5.011 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Estate Planning and more
    Our firm has been serving clients for four generations in legal matters of all types.
    Rating:  10
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    Kimberly Ann Olsinski

    Kimberly Ann Olsinski

    5.043 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Kimberly Olsinski has experience representing client in the Charlotte and Concord area with their criminal defense and personal injury matters. If you have been arrested for a DWI, drug possession, assault, trespassing or any other criminal offens...
    Rating:  8.9
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    Franklin L. Jones

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    Franklin L. Jones

    4.938 reviews
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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: In 1998, I established my practice in the heart of Halifax County, North Carolina, right on US Highway 301 across from the Halifax County courthouse. I had always worked tirelessly to help those in my community, but I knew as an attorney I could t...
    Rating:  8.4
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    Sophia Gatewood Crawford

    Sophia Gatewood Crawford

    4.86 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury
    Bio: From settlement to trial, we are committed to work for and with you to achieve positive results. We fight to protect your undeniable rights and your freedom!
    Rating:  9.8
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    Matthew Charles Faucette

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    Matthew Charles Faucette

    4.535 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "He is my hero when my son got in trouble all the other lawyers i spoke with said he would go away for a long time but god was always in charge and with matt 's help my son is home thank you"
    Rating:  7.1
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    Michelle Nicole Abbott

    Michelle Nicole Abbott

    5.08 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Michelle Abbott is a North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney, located in Charlotte, NC. Michelle is licensed to practice law in North Carolina State Court and in Federal Court in the Western District of North Carolina. Michelle works at Gilles La...
    Rating:  9.4
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    Michael Randall Puterbaugh

    Michael Randall Puterbaugh

    5.013 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Former prosecutor, elected official, adjunct professor, law firm partner, death penalty certified, NFL agent and Certified Title IX Investigator - having tried criminal cases at the municipal, county and federal levels and having handled matters f...
    Rating:  9.2
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    Jennifer M Chandler

    Jennifer M Chandler

    5.043 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: Jennifer M. Chandler is a North Carolina native, born in Raleigh and raised in Asheville. She graduated from University of North Carolina at Asheville with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.​ During her years at law school she was president ...
    Rating:  9.8
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    Michael Scott Fradin

    Michael Scott Fradin

    5.027 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Attorney Michael S. Fradin provides legal representation of the highest caliber to his cients. His areas of practice include criminal law and DWI/DUI law. Well-versed about DWI laws and how to defend accused drivers, he furthered his knowledge by ...
    Rating:  10
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