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North CarolinaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Kenansville, 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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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 >

B Geoffrey Hulse

B Geoffrey Hulse
Haithcock Barfield Hulse & Kinsey, PLLC
P. O. Box 7
Goldsboro, NC 27533
Licensed for 39 years, B Geoffrey Hulse is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Campbell School of Law... read more >

Hayes S Ludlum

Hayes S Ludlum
Ludlum Law Firm
P.O. Box 711
Warsaw, NC 28398
Licensed for 19 years, Hayes S Ludlum 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 >

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 >

J Michael Ricks

J Michael Ricks
J. Michael Ricks, Attorney at Law
302 Brogden Street
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Licensed for 19 years, J Michael Ricks is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Carolyn Burnette Ingram

Carolyn Burnette Ingram
PO Box 10
Kenansville, NC 28349
Licensed for 52 years, Carolyn Burnette Ingram is a Family Law and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Wake Forest University School of Law... read more >

William W Gerrans

William W Gerrans
PO Box 3041
Kinston, NC 28502
Licensed for 42 years, William W Gerrans is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Honorable Christopher James Welch

Honorable Christopher James Welch
Welch and Avery
636 Court Street
Jacksonville, NC 28540
Licensed for 24 years, Honorable Christopher James Welch is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Wake Forest University Sch... read more >

Andrew M Snow

Andrew M Snow
Andrew M Snow – Attorney at Law
220 New Bridge Street
Jacksonville, NC 28540
Licensed for 15 years, Andrew M Snow is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Joseph E Stroud Jr

Joseph E Stroud Jr
Joseph E. Stroud, Jr.
323 New Bridge St
Jacksonville, NC 28540
Licensed for 47 years, Joseph E Stroud Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Wake Forest University School of Law... read more >

Allen Charles Foster II

Allen Charles Foster II
517 N Queen St
Kinston, NC 28501
Licensed for 33 years, Allen Charles Foster II is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Matthew Vernon Silva

Matthew Vernon Silva
Silva, Kiernan & Associates, PLLC
2416 Commerce Rd
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Licensed for 17 years, Matthew Vernon Silva is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bryon M Smith

Bryon M Smith
814 New Bridge St
Jacksonville, NC 28540
Licensed for 35 years, Bryon M Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kevin Joseph Kiernan

Kevin Joseph Kiernan
PO Box 1072
PO Box 1072
Clinton, NC 28328
Licensed for 17 years, Kevin Joseph Kiernan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sherwood C Henderson

Sherwood C Henderson
White & Allen, P.A.
P. O. Box 3169
Kinston, NC 28501
Licensed for 28 years, Sherwood C Henderson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Aaron N Bailey

Aaron N Bailey
Bailey Law, PLLC
114 Old Bridge St
Jacksonville, NC 28540
Licensed for 25 years, Aaron N Bailey is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mark J Hale Jr

Mark J Hale Jr
P.O. Box 916
Goldsboro, NC 27533
Licensed for 16 years, Mark J Hale Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lana S Warlick

Lana S Warlick
PO Box 1393
Jacksonville, NC 28541
Licensed for 48 years, Lana S Warlick is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of North Carolina School of Law... read more >

Clarence G Johnsey

Clarence G Johnsey
White & Allen, P.A.
P. O. Box 3169
Kinston, NC 28501
Licensed for 46 years, Clarence G Johnsey is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin ... read more >

John C Hine

John C Hine
PO Box 916
Goldsboro, NC 27533
Licensed for 50 years, John C Hine is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended New York University School of Law... 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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