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    Kevin E Heckart

    Kevin E Heckart

    5.02 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more
    Review: "The best. I hired Kevin to handle what I knew was going to be a messy divorce given my x-wifes bitterness/ anger/ hatefulness and the amount of martial assets to divide. Not to mention child support and alimony issues. He aced it! Navigated me thr..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Kelly Scott Lee

    Kelly Scott Lee

    2.33 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "He has handled more than 8 cases in 2 years for my Fiancé. Several felonies and keeps him out of jail each time. Very knowledgeable and responsive. I highly recommend his service and now have several of my friends handling there cases, they are pl..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Michael Bruce Driver

    Michael Bruce Driver

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Rating:  7.1
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    Jody Scott Lanier

    Jody Scott Lanier

    5.010 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI and more
    Review: "Really nice and helpful Communication is very great and know how to take care of stuff."
    Rating:  7.1
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    Kirby H. Smith

    Kirby H. Smith

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Estate Planning and more
    Review: "Kirby Smith handled a potentially expensive traffic case for me and the outcome was as good as could be expected. I was very pleased with how he handled it."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Jeffrey Scott Koehler

    Jeffrey Scott Koehler

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Contracts & Agreements and more
    Rating:  7.2
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    Alexander C. Kreager

    Alexander C. Kreager

    5.02 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Personal Injury and more
    Review: "Alex Kreager represented my 2 sons and I in a very complicated divorce from a 15 yr marriage that involved 2 states. He worked tirelessly to preserve my spousal support and child support awards from VA while also preparing for the NC trial. Alex m..."
    Rating:  6.9
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    Jeffrey Joseph Blick

    Jeffrey Joseph Blick

    4.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Bio: You need legal help. Come experience law that cares. From traffic to domestic, criminal to personal injury, let our personalized approach work for you. Blick Law - a better law. Call or email today!
    Rating:  6.4
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    Martha Elizabeth Beach

    Martha Elizabeth Beach

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Review: "She saved my home for me and my family. Able to cut through red tape! Kept me up to date. Definitely recommend."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Ben G. Irons

    Ben G. Irons

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 51 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Education, Employment & Labor
    Bio: Ben G. Irons, II was born in Greenville, North Carolina. He attended public schools in Greenville and in 1967 graduated from J. H. Rose High School. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971 after being...
    Rating:  9.4
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    James J. Exum

    James J. Exum

    5.02 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Car Accidents and more
    Review: "Attorney Exum was hired by my father to represent him in a wrongful death lawsuit, in which my motherbpassed away. My sisters and I became his clients, upon the passing of my father in the midst of the case. Mr. Exum displayed a very unprofessiona..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Matthew Hayes Godwin

    Matthew Hayes Godwin

    5.03 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: The Crowe Law Firm is powered by a team of trial-tested attorneys and former prosecutors who bring decades of proven criminal law experience and cutting-edge strategies to each case. Our North Carolina criminal defense lawyers have worked on both ...
    Rating:  7.3
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    David Michael O'Bryan

    David Michael O'Bryan

    5.02 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "He was recommended by a friend and I made the right choice. I was very scared and stressed out about my charges but he made me feel a lot better from our first meeting. I really felt like he cared about the case and I appreciate everything"
    Rating:  5.4
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    Thomas W. Smothers

    Thomas W. Smothers

    3.73 reviews
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 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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    Derek Matthew Gray

    Derek Matthew Gray

    1.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: In 2008, Mr. Gray started his practice of law as an Assistant District Attorney here in Forsyth County and served in that position for 10 years until 2018. During his time as an Assistant District Attorney, he prosecuted all levels of criminal mat...
    Rating:  6.9
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    William J. Cotter

    William J. Cotter

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    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Rating:  7.1
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    David Ray Hamm

    David Ray Hamm

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Review: "My son had gotten a speeding ticket in Currituck County, over a year ago. They had revoked his license in NC as well as Virginia. I called the Sheriff’s department and she gave me 3 lawyers names to call. After calling all 3, I found David was the..."
    Rating:  6.5
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    Gregory W. Stafford

    Gregory W. Stafford

    5.01 review
    North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 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 29 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 10 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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