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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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Catherine R Bailey

Catherine R Bailey
Fresh Start Family Law
4917 Waters Edge Dr Ste 271
Raleigh, NC 27606
Licensed for 19 years, Catherine R Bailey is a Family Law and Tax Law lawyer... read more >

Mary Cecil Wilson

Mary Cecil Wilson
Wake Public Defenders office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 27 years, Mary Cecil Wilson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Natasha Annette Adams

Natasha Annette Adams
Public Defender's Office - Defender District 15B
129 E King St
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Licensed for 22 years, Natasha Annette Adams is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Waverly Akins

John Waverly Akins
Wake County Public Defender's Office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 24 years, John Waverly Akins is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph Leonard Arbour

Joseph Leonard Arbour
Wake County Public Defender's Office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 18 years, Joseph Leonard Arbour is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

A Robert Bell III

A Robert Bell III
Federal Public Defenders Office
150 Fayetteville St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 25 years, A Robert Bell III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph Harris Craven

Joseph Harris Craven
Assistant Federal Public Defenders Office
150 Fayetteville St Ste 450
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 25 years, Joseph Harris Craven is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Theodore O Dardess

Theodore O Dardess
Wake County Public Defender's Office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 25 years, Theodore O Dardess is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Phoebe Winship Dee

Phoebe Winship Dee
Public Defender's Office
200 S Cameron St #39;s Office
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Licensed for 23 years, Phoebe Winship Dee is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jennifer A Dominguez

Jennifer A Dominguez
Office of Public Defender
300 S Salisbury St Ste 5
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 22 years, Jennifer A Dominguez is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Dana Marie Graves

Dana Marie Graves
Public Defender's Office
129 E King St
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Licensed for 18 years, Dana Marie Graves is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Crystal Gayle Grimes

Crystal Gayle Grimes
Wake County Public Defender's Office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 17 years, Crystal Gayle Grimes is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charis Chit Khin Link

Charis Chit Khin Link
Wake County Public Defender's Office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 13 years, Charis Chit Khin Link is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Tamzin Rose Kinnett

Tamzin Rose Kinnett
Chatham Co. Public Defender's Office
P.O. Box 1871
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Licensed for 15 years, Tamzin Rose Kinnett is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Patrick James Koch

Patrick James Koch
Wake County Public Defender's Office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 23 years, Patrick James Koch is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jennifer Claire Leisten

Jennifer Claire Leisten
Office of the Federal Public Defender
150 Fayetteville St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 22 years, Jennifer Claire Leisten is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christopher James Locascio

Christopher James Locascio
Federal Public Defenders Office
150 Fayetteville St Ste 450
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 24 years, Christopher James Locascio is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Laura Elizabeth Meyer

Laura Elizabeth Meyer
Wake County Public Defender's Office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 14 years, Laura Elizabeth Meyer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Miss Kimberly A Moore

Miss Kimberly A Moore
Assistant Federal Public Defender
150 Fayetteville St # 450
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 30 years, Miss Kimberly A Moore is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Dewey T O'Kelley III

Dewey T O'Kelley III
Wake County Public Defender's Office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 38 years, Dewey T O'Kelley III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ashleigh Caroline Seiber Powell

Ashleigh Caroline Seiber Powell
Wake County Public Defender's Office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 21 years, Ashleigh Caroline Seiber Powell is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David W Snipes

David W Snipes
Wake County Public Defender's Office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 33 years, David W Snipes is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Alexis Nicole Strombotne

Alexis Nicole Strombotne
Wake County Public Defender's Office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 15 years, Alexis Nicole Strombotne is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Celia Visser

Celia Visser
Wake County Public Defender's Office
300 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 24 years, Celia Visser is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

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."


Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

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.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

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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