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North CarolinaCriminal Defense Lawyers in North Carolina

The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in North Carolina, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in North Carolina should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Andy Patrick Roberts

Andy Patrick Roberts
Roberts Law Group, PLLC
203 W Millbrook Rd Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27609
Licensed for 22 years, Andy Patrick Roberts is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Duke Law School... read more >

Andrew B Banzhoff

Andrew B Banzhoff
Devereux & Banzhoff, PLLC
22 S Pack Square Ste 1100
Asheville, NC 28801
Licensed for 25 years, Andrew B Banzhoff is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Wake Forest University School of Law... read more >

Paige Dorothy Miles Feldmann

Paige Dorothy Miles Feldmann
The Law Offices of Wiley Nickely, PLLC
2401 Weston Parkway Ste. 100
Cary, NC 27513
Licensed for 8 years, Paige Dorothy Miles Feldmann is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Walter H Paramore III

Walter H Paramore III
P.O. Box 215
Jacksonville, NC 28540
Licensed for 48 years, Walter H Paramore III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Scott C Robertson

Scott C Robertson
113 Cabarrus Avenue E
Concord, NC 28025
Licensed for 30 years, Scott C Robertson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of North Carolina School of Law... read more >

Meleaha Machelle Kimrey

Meleaha Machelle Kimrey
300 Dick St
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Licensed for 18 years, Meleaha Machelle Kimrey is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeremy Barrett Smith

Jeremy Barrett Smith
128 N McDowell St
Charlotte, NC 28204
Licensed for 18 years, Jeremy Barrett Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Meredith Nicholson

Meredith Nicholson
NicholsonPham
113 Broadway Street
Durham, NC 27701
Licensed for 24 years, Meredith Nicholson is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of North Carolina School of L... read more >

Russell D Babb

Russell D Babb
Tharrington Smith, LLP
150 Fayetteville Street Suite 1800
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 25 years, Russell D Babb is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of North Carolina School of Law... read more >

Darrin D Jordan

Darrin D Jordan
Whitley, Jordan & Inge, P.A.
305 N Main St
Salisbury, NC 28144
Licensed for 34 years, Darrin D Jordan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Anna Morrison Goodwin

Anna Morrison Goodwin
101 S Main St
Monroe, NC 28112
Licensed for 19 years, Anna Morrison Goodwin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Coolidge Jr

David Coolidge Jr
Coolidge Law Firm, PLLC
434 Fayetteville Street Suite 2030
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 17 years, David Coolidge Jr is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Duke University School of Law... read more >

George W Wiseman III

George W Wiseman III
George W. Wiseman, Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 74
Concord, NC 28025
Licensed for 30 years, George W Wiseman III is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law - Campbell Univer... read more >

Mark Andrew Jones

Mark Andrew Jones
Bell, Davis, & Pitt P.A.
100 N Cherry St
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Licensed for 17 years, Mark Andrew Jones is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James E Quander

James E Quander
Quander & Rubain, PA
301 N Main St
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Licensed for 26 years, James E Quander is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Daniel Boyce

Robert Daniel Boyce
Nexsen Pruet, PLLC
4141 Parklake Ave
Raleigh, NC 27612
Licensed for 40 years, Robert Daniel Boyce is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kellie Dorise Mannette

Kellie Dorise Mannette
Thomas, Ferguson & Beskind, LLP
119 E Main St
Durham, NC 27701
Licensed for 15 years, Kellie Dorise Mannette is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Bradley Smith

James Bradley Smith
Arnold & Smith, PLLC
200 N McDowell St
Charlotte, NC 28204
Licensed for 20 years, James Bradley Smith is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Mercer University Walter F. George Schoo... read more >

Roscoe M Holland Jr

Roscoe M Holland Jr
P. O. Box 1046
Clinton, NC 28329
Licensed for 43 years, Roscoe M Holland Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law - Campbell Univers... read more >

Mark Alan Ward

Mark Alan Ward
105 Commerce St
Greenville, NC 27858
Licensed for 37 years, Mark Alan Ward is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law - Campbell University... read more >

Jeffrey M Cutler

Jeffrey M Cutler
PO Box 729
Wendell, NC
Licensed for 35 years, Jeffrey M Cutler is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law - Campbell University... read more >

Karen Draper Gerber

Karen Draper Gerber
224 Cherry St S
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Licensed for 19 years, Karen Draper Gerber is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

J Matthew Martin

J Matthew Martin
3 Briarcliff Dr
Asheville, NC 28803
Licensed for 38 years, J Matthew Martin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Todd A Smith

Todd A Smith
110 S Maple St
Graham, NC 27253
Licensed for 25 years, Todd A Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sean Patricio Cecil

Sean Patricio Cecil
Law Office of Sean P. Cecil
315 E. Jones Street PO Box 28186
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 9 years, Sean Patricio Cecil is a Criminal Defense and Drug Crimes lawyer who attended Lewis and Clark Law School... read more >

Haywood E White III

Haywood E White III
2004 Eastwood Rd
Wilmington, NC 28403
Licensed for 30 years, Haywood E White III is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended University of Nebraska College of L... read more >

Danny R Glover Jr

Danny R Glover Jr
Glover Law Firm
406 South Griffin Street Suite B
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Licensed for 29 years, Danny R Glover Jr is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Jason Scott Smith

Jason Scott Smith
Law Offices of J. Scott Smith, PLLC
250 Executive Park Blvd Suite 100
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Licensed for 17 years, Jason Scott Smith is a Criminal Defense and Child Custody / Visitation lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of... read more >

Thomas Smothers

Thomas Smothers
Thomas Smothers, Attorney at Law
210 E. Lexington Avenue
High Point, NC 27262
Licensed for 30 years, Thomas Smothers is a Criminal Defense and Juvenile Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert E Hensley

Robert E Hensley
217 Iotla St
Franklin, NC 28734
Licensed for 36 years, Robert E Hensley is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Elliot Sol Abrams

Elliot Sol Abrams
Cheshire Parker Schneider & Bryan, PLLC
133 Fayetteville Street, Suite 500
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 13 years, Elliot Sol Abrams is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Georgetown University Law School... read more >

Justin B. Hunter

Justin B. Hunter
Hunter & Price, P.A.
210 Limestone Road
Kenansville, NC 28349
Licensed for 17 years, Justin B. Hunter is a DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Albert M Messer

Albert M Messer
40 Clayton St
Asheville, NC 28801
Licensed for 27 years, Albert M Messer is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended University of Arkansas School of Law... read more >

Ryan D. Stump

Ryan D. Stump
Charlotte Estate Planning
7300 CARMEL EXECUTIVE PARK DR STE 110
Charlotte, NC 28226-1309
Licensed for 13 years, Ryan D. Stump is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jan E Pritchett

Jan E Pritchett
Schlosser & Pritchett
326 South Eugene Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
Licensed for 29 years, Jan E Pritchett is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Southern University Law Center... read more >

Daniel Powers Roberts

Daniel Powers Roberts
301 S McDowell St
Charlotte, NC 28204
Licensed for 20 years, Daniel Powers Roberts is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law - Campbell Unive... read more >

Joseph B Cheshire

Joseph B Cheshire
Cheshire Parker Schneider, PLLC
P.O. Box 1029
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 51 years, Joseph B Cheshire is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer... read more >

Michael Randolph Neece

Michael Randolph Neece
P.O. Box 1933
Gastonia, NC 28052
Licensed for 17 years, Michael Randolph Neece is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joshua David Nielsen

Joshua David Nielsen
PO Box 304
Waynesville, NC 28786
Licensed for 12 years, Joshua David Nielsen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mark P Foster Jr

Mark P Foster Jr
409 East Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203
Licensed for 28 years, Mark P Foster Jr is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended UCLA School of Law... read more >

Joseph M Hester Jr

Joseph M Hester Jr
Hester & Tucker, PLLC
P. O. Box 8256
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Licensed for 47 years, Joseph M Hester Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Kiah Fanney

John Kiah Fanney
108 Park Ave
Raleigh, NC 27605
Licensed for 33 years, John Kiah Fanney is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law - ... read more >

Geoffrey W Hosford

Geoffrey W Hosford
Hosford & Hosford, PC
P. O. Box 1653
Wilmington, NC 28401
Licensed for 30 years, Geoffrey W Hosford is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Seton Hall University School of Law... read more >

Anthony Glen Scheer

Anthony Glen Scheer
Rawls, Scheer, Clary & Mingo, PLLC
1011 E Morehead St Ste 300
Charlotte, NC 28204
Licensed for 32 years, Anthony Glen Scheer is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended University of North Carolina School... read more >

Timothy C Morris

Timothy C Morris
Timothy C. Morris, PA
P. O. Box 794
Erwin, NC 28339
Licensed for 30 years, Timothy C Morris is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Campbell School of Law... read more >

Nick Clifford

Nick Clifford
Clifford Law Group, PLLC
410 N Boylan Ave Suite 133
Raleigh, NC 27603
Licensed for 14 years, Nick Clifford is a Criminal Defense and Immigration Law lawyer who attended Florida State University College of Law... read more >

Christopher A Connelly

Christopher A Connelly
101 N McDowell St Ste 104
Charlotte, NC 28204
Licensed for 32 years, Christopher A Connelly is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law ... read more >

Nancy Lynnette Sharp

Nancy Lynnette Sharp
2316 S 17th St
Wilmington, NC 28401
Nancy Lynnette Sharp is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended San Fernando Valley College of Law... read more >

Scott C Casey

Scott C Casey
Casey & Casey Law Off., PLLC
P. O. Box 367
Boone, NC 28607
Licensed for 29 years, Scott C Casey is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

J Michael Edney

J Michael Edney
Law Office of J Michael Edney
1509 Haywood Road Suite C
Hendersonville, NC 28791
Licensed for 39 years, J Michael Edney is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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Specialty Certification in Criminal Law

Certified Specialist in Criminal Law in North Carolina - Criminal law was proposed as a specialty area to the North Carolina Bar in 1990.

Thereafter, the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization designated criminal law, including the subspecialty of specialties in state criminal law and juvenile delinquency law, as a field of law for certification of specialists under the North Carolina Plan of Legal Specialization.

State Bar Rules, Ch. 1, Subch. D, .2502 defines the specialty of criminal law as the "practice of law dealing with the defense or prosecution of those charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes in state and federal trial courts."

The rules also identifies and defines the subspecialty in the field of criminal law as follows: "State Criminal Law--The practice of criminal law in state trial and appellate courts."


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NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


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