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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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Collin Patrick Cook

Collin Patrick Cook
Cheshire Parker & Schneider, PLLC
P. O. Box 1029
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 17 years, Collin Patrick Cook is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kearns Davis

Kearns Davis
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, et al.,
P. O. Box 26000
Greensboro, NC 27401
Licensed for 29 years, Kearns Davis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William F Fritts

William F Fritts
Biesecker, Tripp, Sink & Fritts, LLP
PO Box 743
Lexington, NC 27292
Licensed for 39 years, William F Fritts is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Jackson Harrington

James Jackson Harrington
Law Office of James J. Harrington, PLLC
313 N Main St
Monroe, NC 28112
Licensed for 22 years, James Jackson Harrington is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James P Mcloughlin Jr

James P Mcloughlin Jr
Moore & Van Allen, PLLC
100 N Tryon St Ste 4700
Charlotte, NC 28202
Licensed for 38 years, James P Mcloughlin Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Corey Goodman Rosensteel

Corey Goodman Rosensteel
Rosensteel Fleishman, PLLC
132 N McDowell St
Charlotte, NC 28204
Licensed for 20 years, Corey Goodman Rosensteel is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Andrew K Sandman

Andrew K Sandman
Sandman, Finn & Fitzhugh, PLLC
7101 Creedmoor Rd Ste 122
Raleigh, NC 27613
Licensed for 31 years, Andrew K Sandman is a Criminal Defense 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 >

Paul K Sun Jr

Paul K Sun Jr
Ellis & Winters LLP
P O Box 33550
Raleigh, NC 27612
Licensed for 35 years, Paul K Sun Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Noell P Tin

Noell P Tin
Tin Fulton Walker & Owen
301 E Park Ave
Charlotte, NC 28203
Licensed for 30 years, Noell P Tin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brett Thomas Wentz

Brett Thomas Wentz
Wentz Law, PLLC
401 Chestnut St
Wilmington, NC 28401
Licensed for 19 years, Brett Thomas Wentz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Edwin L West III

Edwin L West III
Brooks. Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
115 N 3rd St #301
Wilmington, NC 28401
Licensed for 29 years, Edwin L West III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph E Zeszotarski Jr

Joseph E Zeszotarski Jr
Gammon, Howard & Zeszotarski, PLLC
115 1/2 W Morgan St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 30 years, Joseph E Zeszotarski Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Dhamian Blue

Dhamian Blue
Blue LLP
205 Fayetteville St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 21 years, Dhamian Blue is a Federal Crimes and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Duke Law School... read more >

J. Patrick Williams

J. Patrick Williams
Batch, Poore & Williams, PC
120 Penmarc Dr. 101
Raleigh, NC 27603
Licensed for 19 years, J. Patrick Williams is a Divorce and Child Custody / Visitation lawyer... read more >

Harry Lipscomb Harper

Harry Lipscomb Harper
28 Hawtree Ct
Weaverville, NC 28787
Licensed for 47 years, Harry Lipscomb Harper is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Florida State University College... read more >

George Brandon Sparks

George Brandon Sparks
284 Mallie Pearce Rd
Zebulon, NC 27597
Licensed for 19 years, George Brandon Sparks is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami... read more >

Edward T Brady

Edward T Brady
325 Green St
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Licensed for 46 years, Edward T Brady is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William R Denning III

William R Denning III
P.O. Box 309
Selma, NC 27576
Licensed for 41 years, William R Denning III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... 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 >

T Patrick Matus

T Patrick Matus
3113 Heathstead Place
Charlotte, NC 28210
Licensed for 51 years, T Patrick Matus is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David W Venable

David W Venable
150 Fayetteville St Ste 450
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 28 years, David W Venable is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James F Wyatt III

James F Wyatt III
402 W Trade St #101
Charlotte, NC 28202
Licensed for 38 years, James F Wyatt III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Matthew Hendrick

John Matthew Hendrick
130 Deer Ridge Dr
Hudson, NC 28638
Licensed for 34 years, John Matthew Hendrick is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Sandra Payne Hagood

Sandra Payne Hagood
210 N Columbia St
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Sandra Payne Hagood is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Samford Un Cumberland School of Law Birmingham AL... read more >

Brian J Moore

Brian J Moore
705 N 4th St
Wilmington, NC 28401
Licensed for 26 years, Brian J Moore is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Tamla Beverly

Tamla Beverly
Frasier & Griffin, PLLC
4400 Falls of Neuse Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
Licensed for 28 years, Tamla Beverly is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Mark Steven Jetton Jr

Mark Steven Jetton Jr
Jetton & Meredith, PLLC
P. O. Box 35248
Charlotte, NC 28204
Licensed for 15 years, Mark Steven Jetton Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William M Willis IV

William M Willis IV
P.O. Box 707
Mooresville, NC 28115
Licensed for 30 years, William M Willis IV is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William Robinson Heroy

William Robinson Heroy
301 S McDowell St
Charlotte, NC 28204
Licensed for 18 years, William Robinson Heroy is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer... read more >

Richard E Cassady

Richard E Cassady
Rich Cassady
P. O. Box 2033
Franklin, NC 28734
Licensed for 18 years, Richard E Cassady is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard A Culler

Richard A Culler
Asst. Capital Defender
500 N Elm St Ste 27
Lumberton, NC 28358
Licensed for 37 years, Richard A Culler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ralph K Frasier Jr

Ralph K Frasier Jr
Frasier & Griffin, PLLC
100 E Parrish St STE 350
Durham, NC 27701
Licensed for 28 years, Ralph K Frasier Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard F Kronk

Richard F Kronk
Baucom, Claytor, Benton, Morgan & Wood, P.A.
PO Box 35246
Charlotte, NC 28207
Licensed for 31 years, Richard F Kronk is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Andrew Lee Peterson

Andrew Lee Peterson
Goddard & Peterson, PLLC
125B Williamsboro St
Oxford, NC 27565
Licensed for 21 years, Andrew Lee Peterson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kathleen Cunningham Clary

Kathleen Cunningham Clary
Rawls, Scheer, Clary & Mingo, PLLC
1011 E Morehead St
Charlotte, NC 28204
Licensed for 15 years, Kathleen Cunningham Clary is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bernard Benjamin Mcavoy Jr

Bernard Benjamin Mcavoy Jr
The McAvoy Law Firm, PLLC
P. O. Box 1764
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Licensed for 20 years, Bernard Benjamin Mcavoy Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Raymond Mcminn

James Raymond Mcminn
105 W. 4th St.
105 W 4th St 8th floor
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Licensed for 17 years, James Raymond Mcminn is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William T Peregoy

William T Peregoy
William T. Peregoy, Attorney at Law, PLLC
P.O. Box 2531
Castle Hayne, NC 28429
Licensed for 34 years, William T Peregoy is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brent D Ratchford

Brent D Ratchford
pob 1556
407 S York St Ste 1556
Gastonia, NC 28052
Licensed for 28 years, Brent D Ratchford 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 >

Jarald N Willis

Jarald N Willis
Arledge Law Firm, PLLC
120 E Court St
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Licensed for 39 years, Jarald N Willis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christopher Sean Yacobi

Christopher Sean Yacobi
Law Office of C. Sean Yacobi, PLLC
PO Box 1851
Nags Head, NC 27959
Licensed for 15 years, Christopher Sean Yacobi is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas Michael Hutton

Thomas Michael Hutton
Thomas M. Hutton
2001 Fernwood Dr
Greensboro, NC 27408
Licensed for 17 years, Thomas Michael Hutton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael E Archenbronn

Michael E Archenbronn
PO Box 30181
Winston-Salem, NC
Licensed for 30 years, Michael E Archenbronn is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Norman Butler

Norman Butler
725 E Trade St Ste 100
Charlotte, NC 28202
Licensed for 39 years, Norman Butler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lisa A Dubs

Lisa A Dubs
31 2nd St NW
Hickory, NC 28601
Licensed for 37 years, Lisa A Dubs is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Berryman J Fitzhugh III

Berryman J Fitzhugh III
7101 Creedmoor Rd
Raleigh, NC 27613
Licensed for 26 years, Berryman J Fitzhugh III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Elaine M Gordon

Elaine M Gordon
PO Box 12282
Raleigh, NC
Licensed for 32 years, Elaine M Gordon is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Howard A Kurtz

Howard A Kurtz
434 Fayetteville St Ste 710
Raleigh, NC 27601
Licensed for 32 years, Howard A Kurtz 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."


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.



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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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