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North CarolinaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Sylva, 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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Nathan James Earwood

Nathan James Earwood
Earwood, Moore, Carpenter & Guy, PLLC
559 West Main Street
Sylva, NC 28779
Licensed for 21 years, Nathan James Earwood is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Regent University School of Law... read more >

John Thetford Barrett

John Thetford Barrett
John T. Barrett, Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 141
Sylva, NC 28779
Licensed for 44 years, John Thetford Barrett is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

J Frank Lay II

J Frank Lay II
439 W Main St
Sylva, NC 28779
Licensed for 28 years, J Frank Lay II is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kimberly Nannette Carpenter

Kimberly Nannette Carpenter
Earwood, Moore, Carpenter & Guy, PLLC
559 W. Main Street
Sylva, NC 28779
Licensed for 28 years, Kimberly Nannette Carpenter is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of North Caroli... read more >

Jamie Carroll Arnold

Jamie Carroll Arnold
Earwood, Moore, Carpemter, and Guy
559 West Main Street
Sylva, NC 28779
Licensed for 15 years, Jamie Carroll Arnold is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Appalachian School of Law... 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 >

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 >

Janna D Allison

Janna D Allison
P.O. Box 1166
Canton, NC 28716
Licensed for 25 years, Janna D Allison is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas R Crawford Sr

Thomas R Crawford Sr
PO Box 300
Sylva, NC 28779
Licensed for 52 years, Thomas R Crawford Sr is a Estate and Probate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of North Caroli... read more >

Brooks S Franklin

Brooks S Franklin
4811 Mulberry Road
Otto, NC 28763
Licensed for 51 years, Brooks S Franklin is a Criminal Defense 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 >

Bradley Shannon Tisdale

Bradley Shannon Tisdale
62 Honeysuckle Ln
Franklin, NC 28734
Licensed for 21 years, Bradley Shannon Tisdale is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kris Vincent Williams

Kris Vincent Williams
390 Crystal Creek Ln
Whittier, NC 28789
Licensed for 23 years, Kris Vincent Williams is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Albert L Williams II

Albert L Williams II
114 Holcombe Cove Rd
Candler, NC 28715
Licensed for 43 years, Albert L Williams II is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey William Gillette

Jeffrey William Gillette
Gillette Law Firm, PLLC
PO Box 32
Franklin, NC 28734
Licensed for 16 years, Jeffrey William Gillette is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer... read more >

Leon M Killian III

Leon M Killian III
P.O. Box 1260
Waynesville, NC 28786
Licensed for 55 years, Leon M Killian III is a Criminal Defense and Commercial Real Estate Law lawyer who attended University of North Caro... read more >

David Alan Henson

David Alan Henson
4 W Main St Suite 9
Brevard, NC 28712
David Alan Henson is a Criminal Appellate Law lawyer... read more >

Edward Paul Dettmar

Edward Paul Dettmar
Public Defender Office of Gordon County
PO Box 299
Webster, NC 28779
Licensed for 20 years, Edward Paul Dettmar is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Wake Forest University School of Law... read more >

Mara Lynne Mayer

Mara Lynne Mayer
Transylvania County Courthouse
7 E Main St
Brevard, NC 28712
Licensed for 20 years, Mara Lynne Mayer 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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