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Chase Coble
Winston Salem, NC Attorney with 3 years of experience
(866) 373-1130
514 S. Stratford Road
Suite 280
Winston Salem, NC 27103
Free ConsultationNursing Home and Personal Injury
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
As a personal injury attorney, Chase Coble enjoys the dual role he serves as his clients’ legal advocate and support system.
When someone suffers a life-altering injury, they often are dealing with serious physical, financial, and emotional pain, and stress. Add to that the burden of dealing with insurance companies, health care providers and the legal system, and it can be overwhelming.
Having an experienced advocate to guide them through the legal system allows Chase’s clients to focus on what’s most important: healing and getting their lives back on track.
Chase, who grew up in Burlington, joined the Deuterman Law Group’s personal...
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Marcus Edward Hayes
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Campbell Law School
When you are injured in an accident, there is only one chance to get it right. With over 25 years in practice, Marcus E. Hayes, Sr., has the experience and performance record to guide clients through the difficult maze of insurance and legal negotiations. As a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Marcus has the track record you want. Membership in this organization is comprised of attorneys in the United States who have recovered million dollar verdicts or settlements for their clients. While not a guarantee of similar results, clearly Marcus has the right stuff to tackle the...
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J. Michael Riley
Durham, NC Lawyer
Free ConsultationAsbestos
University of North Carolina School of Law
Mike has been practicing law with Martin & Jones for more than 20 years and his practice focuses on representing individuals suffering from asbestos-related diseases including malignant mesothelioma, asbestos related lung cancer and asbestosis. His clients include workers who were occupationally exposed to asbestos in industrial settings such as power plants, chemical plants, railroads, shipyards, paper mills and other manufacturing facilities. Mike has represented clients from states all over the United States as well as from various provinces in Canada.
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Angie Stoker Rogers
Yadkinville, NC Lawyer
Business, Probate, Real Estate and Traffic Tickets
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Community connections run deep for Angie, whose family has lived in the Yadkin Valley region for several generations. As a former prosecutor and founder of the Public Interest Law Foundation during law school, where she attended on a prestigious merit-based scholarship, Angie has a deep passion for protecting the most vulnerable in the community. That abiding sense of commitment, alongside her sharp legal judgment and astute attention to detail, makes her an effective legal advocate for her clients.
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John Price
Durham, NC Attorney with 52 years of experience
Antitrust, IP and Securities
University of Kansas School of Law
John A. Price has over four decades of legal experience, including first chair trial experience on a variety of complex business and commercial litigation matters with special emphasis on the areas of antitrust and unfair/deceptive trade practices, business torts, securities fraud, intellectual property, minority shareholder, regulatory, products liability, environmental, and a wide spectrum of business disputes. He is ranked AV Preeminent with 5 out of 5 for legal ability and ethics by Martindale-Hubbell in a peer-reviewed rating. He is certified in civil litigation by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, licensed to practice law in Kansas, Texas and...
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Billie J. Guthrie
Durham, NC Attorney
Free ConsultationSocial Security Disability
North Carolina Central University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
Billie Guthrie has spent more than 20 years working with people experiencing challenging life situations and fighting for social justice, first as a social worker and later as an attorney.
Billie, who has a master’s degree in social work from the University of North Carolina, worked in the mental health field as an administrator and social worker. One of her primary roles was as a policy advocate, fighting for legal and systemic changes to improve outcomes for disabled adults and people dealing with persistent mental health issues and homelessness.
As an attorney, Billie helps her clients navigate the complicated and often frustrating...
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Steven Corriveau
Durham, NC Attorney
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Wake Forest University School of Law
Steven maintains a varied practice focusing on representing workers who have been injured on the job and people who have been injured due to the negligence of others. His practice also includes representing consumers who have been harmed by unfair or deceptive business practices.
Steven started his legal career with the office of the North Carolina Attorney General, where he worked primarily defending the state of North Carolina in workers’ compensation cases, before deciding to join Martin & Jones out of a desire to help real people who have been injured or harmed. Steven understands how difficult it is for people...
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Forest Horne
Durham, NC Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
Campbell University (NC)
Forest has been practicing law for more than twenty-five years. He spent the first six years of his career as a partner with a large “defense” law firm mainly defending large corporations in civil lawsuits. Seeing the inequalities that existed in the justice system between wealthy and powerful companies and regular people, Forest was motivated to change his law practice, join Martin & Jones and help level the playing field for ordinary, hard-working men and women and their families.
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John Alan Jones
Durham, NC Lawyer
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Products Liability
University of North Carolina School of Law
John Alan Jones is the founding member and managing partner of Martin & Jones, where he has worked since he began practicing law in 1982. John Alan handles both trial and appellate work in state and federal courts throughout North Carolina and around the U.S. He heads the firm's medical malpractice group, which is comprised of three attorneys and seven staff members. John Alan dedicates a large percentage of his practice to representing individuals catastrophically injured by medical negligence, defective pharmaceuticals, toxic substances or other negligence. He also devotes a significant amount of his work time to consumer...
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Rishona Peace
Durham, NC Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
North Carolina Central University
Attorney Peace is a managing partner at the Law Office of Peace & Squires, PLLC practicing in the areas of Business, Contracts, and Personal Injury Law. Attorney Peace has worked extensively negotiating North American and International contracts, and has used her notable negotiations skills to effectuate first-rate results for her clients.
Attorney Peace earned her Juris Doctor degree from North Carolina Central University in 2008, her Master of Business Administration, Cum Laude, from North Carolina Central University in 2004, and her Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, Magna Cum Laude, from North Carolina Central University in 2002. While attending North Carolina...
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Holly A. Groh
Angier, NC Attorney with 15 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Campbell Law School
With over a decade of experience practicing family law in the Triangle area, she has cultivated a stellar reputation for her genuine kindness and unwavering dedication to her clients' well-being. Holly's approach is deeply rooted in building meaningful relationships with each of her clients. By understanding their individual priorities, she crafts tailored case strategies that reflect their needs.
Armed with a formidable skill set in negotiation and litigation, she consistently goes above and beyond for her clients at Breeden Law, earning admiration for her thorough preparation and tireless advocacy.
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David Hyland
Durham, NC Attorney with 29 years of experience
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Campbell Law School
Chris Hyland is an experienced personal injury lawyer and managing partner at Hyland, Padilla, & Fowler, PLLC. He is committed to protecting the rights of injury victims in Raleigh and Durham. Chris attended the College of Wooster for his undergraduate degree and earned his Juris Doctor from Campbell University School of Law. Active in the legal community, he is a current member and former Durham County Bar Association president. He is also a part of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the Fourteenth Judicial District, the North Carolina Bar Association, and more. For his dedication and success, he was awarded...
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Gray Ellis
Pittsboro, NC Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
North Carolina Central University School of Law
I founded Ellis Family Law, PLLC in 2008 with a clear mission to deliver top-notch legal representation to individuals in North Carolina grappling with complex family law issues. Since then, my firm has successfully advocated for numerous husbands, wives, children, grandparents, and other family members in courts throughout the state. Our efforts have been recognized with awards from both national and local entities including Super Lawyers, Martindale Hubbell, North Carolina’s Legal Elite, NC Lawyer's Weekly Power List, NC Leaders in the Law, and the BBB, among others.
As a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in family law with over two decades...
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Sara Ellen Barlowe
Chapel Hill, NC Attorney with 8 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Sara Barlowe is an associate attorney at Bagwell Holt Smith where she practices in the Firm’s Family Law department. Sara joined the Firm in July of 2020 shortly after relocating to the Research Triangle area from Astoria, Queens with her family and their two cats. While in New York, Sara worked as an Assistant District Attorney with the Bronx District Attorney’s office where she focused primarily on domestic violence and special victims cases with the exception of a year-long stint in the office’s Special Investigations Division where she handled long-term wiretap investigations.
Sara received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Benjamin...
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Andrew S Bullard
Chapel Hill, NC Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Michigan State University
Originally from Grand Haven, Michigan, Andrew Bullard attended the University of Michigan, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science. He later attended Michigan State University College of Law and obtained his J.D. in 2010. Andrew Bullard primarily practices estate planning, estate administration, special needs law and guardianships at the firm. Andrew’s experience includes assisting individuals and families as they navigate the process of planning and administering estates and trusts. Additionally, he guides fiduciaries through their duties in the probate process and helps families plan for the care of loved ones with long-term special needs. Andrew takes...
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Jason Edward Spain
Chapel Hill, NC Attorney with 11 years of experience
Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Probate and Workers' Comp
DePaul College of Law
Mr. Spain was admitted to the State Bar in 2013 and practiced as an estates and business law attorney prior to joining BHSPA in 2018. Jason focuses on Estate Planning and Probate law, helping clients plan for their family’s future and to assist clients in administering the estate of a loved one. He also is proficient in helping small business owners set up business succession plans that will allow their companies to be passed on to the next generation and help provide financial security for their families in the event of retirement, death, or disability.
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William Richardson
Fayetteville, NC Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Medical Malpractice and Traffic Tickets
Campbell Law School
William O. “Billy” Richardson has been practicing law in North Carolina since his admission to the Bar in 1980. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation as a zealous, effective litigator, in and out of the courtroom. He has appeared in front of the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the North Carolina Supreme Court.
He continues to build The Richardson Firm, in hopes of providing zealous, competent representation for each client that he has the pleasure of representing.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Eminent Domain/Condemnation
Civil Rights
Criminal Law
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North Carolina, 1980
U.S. Court of...
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Jerry Parker Jr
Fayetteville, NC Attorney
Free ConsultationAnimal, Business, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Campbell University
Jerry D. Parker, Jr., is a co-founding principal partner of Parker & Frey, PLLC. Mr. Parker directs all litigation operations. Mr. Parker is personally involved in every case and insures that each client receives impeccable representation. Mr. Parker's litigation team includes very experienced attorneys and paralegals as well as investigators who have worked as a cohesive unit successfully for over 25 years.
Jerry recently received an AV rating from his peers, which means that he was deemed to have very high professional ethics and preeminent legal ability. Only lawyers with the highest ethical standards and professional ability receive a...
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Joel C. Harbinson
Taylorsville, NC Attorney with 45 years of experience
(828) 632-4264
70 East Main Avenue
P. O. Box 400
Taylorsville, NC 28681
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Joel C. Harbinson attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated in 1977 with an A.B. degree and from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 1979 with a J.D. degree. He has been self-employed since 1979 as a criminal, domestic, and personal injury attorney in Taylorsville. In addition, Joel is a certified mediator in Superior Court cases, receiving accreditation from the N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission in 1998, and is a certified arbitrator in District Court cases.
Joel is the former President of the 22nd Judicial District Bar Association (1987-1988, 1999-2000) and a...
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Karina Garcia Herhusky
Apex, NC Attorney
Criminal Defense and Immigration
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Karina Herhusky is a dedicated professional who strives to provide the best legal representation for her clients. She believes that empathizing with clients is the key to successful representation. Karina understands the importance of keeping clients informed throughout every step of the process.
An immigrant herself, Karina understands a client’s perspective, including the challenges they face to legalize their status and other issues that may have an impact on their legal status. As a wife and mother, Karina empathizes with families who may be facing the threat of separation due to their immigration status. She fiercely advocates on behalf of...
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Will Blackton
Raleigh, NC Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationUniversity of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
The Raleigh-based lawyers at Boerema Blackton LLP focus on providing practical, business-oriented legal advice to companies with 1-49 employees. If you are looking for responsive, legal services from an attorney who knows you and your business, you found us.
Our firm acts as an outside general counsel for a number of clients, providing dedicated, responsive support with institutional knowledge of the client’s business or situation. The business lawyers in our firm represent clients who conduct business on local, national, and international scales.
The firm’s core competency is in organizing, buying, and selling interests in corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, nonprofits, and other...
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Timothy G. Fowler
Garner, NC Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family and Personal Injury
Drake University Law School
Whether you are going through a separation and divorce, have suffered personal injuries as a result of an auto accident, or have pending criminal charges or a traffic ticket or need a Will drawn up or you need a probate attorney to help administer an estate, Tim G. Fowler is available to help you get the results that you both want and need. Tim has over 21 years of experience helping clients just like you. He is a knowledgeable, skilled, and determined attorney with attorney's fees that are fair and reasonable. Just as importantly, he is also a good person...
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David Vtipil
Raleigh, NC Attorney with 32 years of experience
Personal Injury, Products Liability, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Campbell Law School
David Vtipil is a skilled personal injury lawyer serving North Carolina. He handles cases in many different areas including car accidents, work injuries, dog bites, and more. David is also a NC certified board specialist in Workers' Compensation cases. He has won many awards including being named one of the Best Lawyers in America in the field of workers' compensation law.
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Kelly Stevens
Raleigh, NC Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Missouri - Columbia
Kelly A. Stevens is a co-founder and managing member of the law firm of Hemmings & Stevens, P.L.L.C. and has been practicing as an attorney since 1994. She grew up in the mid-west and graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. While in college she was elected President of her pre-law fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta. She attended law school at the University of Missouri-Columbia and graduated in 1994. While in law school she performed an internship at the Attorney General's Office for the State of Missouri and later clerked for...
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Cameron Lambe
Raleigh, NC Attorney with 8 years of experience
Business, Collections, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
University of North Carolina School of Law
Cameron Lambe is a civil litigation attorney with experience in contract negotiation and dispute, real estate law and litigation, and business and employment law.
She is also a North Carolina native with a background in small business ownership and marketing, specifically in the areas of real estate, property management, and the beauty industry.
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Lindsey D. Granados
Cary, NC Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationCannabis Law, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
Stetson University College of Law
Attorney Lindsey D. Granados is an experienced trial lawyer and seasoned litigator who advocates tirelessly for her clients. She truly cares for the well-being of her clients, and her compassion and desire to see justice in action motivates her to seek the best possible outcome in each case. Over the course of her career, Lindsey has tried hundreds of District Court cases—infractions, misdemeanors of every variety, DWIs—and numerous high-level felony criminal jury trials to verdict in Superior Court.
Ms. Granados was born and raised in Seminole, Oklahoma. She graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University, located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and with a Bachelor’s...
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Omari M Wilson
Durham, NC Attorney with 17 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Foreclosure Defense
Capital University Law School
During much of past fifteen years of my career as an attorney, I worked in the non-profit public interest law sector to provide legal services and technical support to North Carolina’s financially distressed and limited resource property owners seeking to preserve their homes, land, farms, and rural livelihood. I've also worked briefly at a small private law firm representing clients in personal injury and business litigation cases.
I was raised in the West End community of Mebane – my father’s hometown and a historical black community founded by former slaves after the Civil War in Alamance County. During the past several years, the West End Revitalization Association...
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Woodberry Bowen
Lumberton, NC Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
University of North Carolina School of Law
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William Wickward Jr
Durham, NC Attorney
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Social Security Disability
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Durham disability, personal injury and traffic lawyer representing clients in Durham, Raleigh, Cary, Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and throughout North Carolina.
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Mariana Vazquez Garcia
Durham, NC Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
The George Washington University Law School
Mariana Vázquez-García is the founder of Vazquez Garcia Law, PLLC. Her passion for helping people with their immigration cases was ignited when she joined the Immigration Law Clinic at the George Washington University Law School in the fall of 1997. While she was still a law student, she won two cases before the Immigration Court in Arlington, Virginia. She knew then that once she graduated law school in 1998, she only wanted to practice immigration law. That enormous desire to help others continues to this date with much success.
Since 1998, now as an Attorney, Mariana has...
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Scott Montgomery
Cary, NC Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Wake Forest University School of Law
Scott Montgomery is a N.C. Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, as certified by the North Carolina State Bar. Scott limits his practice exclusively to family law. His practice is focused on equitable distribution of marital property, child custody and support, alimony, as well as adoption and various other legal issues arising from separation and divorce. Scott was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and grew up in Cary. He attended Ravenscroft High School in Raleigh, class of 1999. He graduated with honors from Wake Forest University in 2003 with...
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Mr. Dennis Jay Sargent Jr
Cary, NC Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Opened law practice focusing primarily on bankruptcy and associated legal matters. The goal is to provide individuals and families the peace of mind when dealing with stressful and difficult decisions regarding their home and property. We strive to put the client first, helping to guide them down the legal process path. Caring and understanding is the basis for which we base our practice on.
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Ann Paradis
Durham, NC Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(919) 942-1430
3326 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd.
Suite 210-C
Durham, NC 27707
Education and Elder
Western New England University School of Law
I concentrate in education law including special education law. I also represent petitioners and respondents in guardianship hearings in the Triangle area. Gahagan Paradis, PLLC accepts education law cases in every North Carolina county, and we are the largest parent friendly education law firm in North Carolina.
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Brian Royster
Mount Airy, NC Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Brian is the managing partner in the firm. He regularly handles matters involving Personal Injury, Estate Planning, Guardianships and Traffic Violations on behalf of individuals and businesses in Surry and Stokes Counties. Brian is a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, an organization dedicated to protecting people's rights, the North Carolina Bar Association and the Surry County Bar Association. Brian Royster was recognized by the North Carolina Bar Association in 2014 for his service to the community and professionalism. He received the young lawyer Centennial Award at the annual meeting of District 17B for his work with...
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Sean A. Cole
Raleigh, NC Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
Wake Forest University
I'm originally from Buchanan County, Virginia. I graduated from King University in 1994, and from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1997. I started practicing in Raleigh in 1997, and worked for insurance companies for three years. In 2000, I changed sides to represent injury people and have done that ever since. I have tried cases across North Carolina, and have represented thousands of personal injury clients across the southeastern United States, Canada, and Central America. I opened my own firm in April 2000, after practicing with some of the largest personal injury firms in North...
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Andrea Bosquez-Porter
Raleigh, NC Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Family
University of Wisconsin Law School
Andrea Bosquez-Porter is the founding member of Bosquez Porter Family Law, a boutique family law firm that provides exceptional and hands-on service to its clients. She is a Board Certified Family Law Specialist, a Certified Family Financial Mediator, and a Parenting Coordinator.
Ms. Bosquez-Porter is originally from San Antonio, Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York and a Master of Business Administration degree from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Ms. Bosquez-Porter graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
Ms. Bosquez-Porter is admitted to practice law...
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Benjamin H. Whitley
Raleigh, NC Attorney
Consumer, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Mississippi College School of Law
Do you need quality legal advice? Then look to Ben Whitely, of Whitley Law Firm. Don’t suffer through your personal injury alone. Contact a Raleigh personal injury lawyer to schedule a meeting today!
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Mark Finkelstein
Raleigh, NC Lawyer with 39 years of experience
(919) 755-8819
Suite 2800
Two Hannover Square/434 Fayetteville Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Antitrust, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Health Care
University of North Carolina School of Law
Mark is recognized for excellence by many peer rating organizations such as Best Lawyers in American and Super Lawyers. He is a former president of the Chief Justice Susie M. Sharp Inn of Court and the 2015 president of the 10th Judicial District which comprises all of Wake County including Raleigh and much of Research Triangle Park (RTP)
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Elliot Sol Abrams
Raleigh, NC Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Appeals, Criminal Defense, Family and White Collar Crime
The George Washington University Law School
Our nationally recognized Raleigh law firm focuses on criminal defense, family law, and professional license defense. A small firm mentality allows us to provide personalized attention to each matter. Our philosophy of tireless devotion to our clients and uncompromising honesty has earned us the reputation as one of the go-to firms in the State. We counsel our clients through all aspects of the case, providing the individual attention necessary to achieve justice and return peace to your life.
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Dori J. Dixon
Durham, NC Attorney with 20 years of experience
Elder and Estate Planning
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Dori J. Dixon focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, elder law and special needs planning. Whether you are planning for your family’s future, navigating the world of disability benefits, looking into long-term care options, or grieving the loss of a loved one, Mrs. Dixon can help you every step of the way.