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Heidi Chapman
Orange County, NC Attorney with 42 years of experience
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
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Alexander J Palme
Orange County, NC Lawyer
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
North Carolina Central University
Trained as a real estate and estate planning attorney initially in my career, my practice areas have expanded to encompass estate administration, special proceedings, and corporate formation, as well as, real estate and estate planning. I am a young, energetic attorney determined to become the best in my field through excellent representation of each and every client. I am constantly learning new aspects of the law and surrounding myself with opportunities for growth. Have you reviewed your estate plan lately? If not, maybe it’s time we take a peek at it!
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Elizabeth A Wood
Craven County, NC Attorney with 9 years of experience
Immigration
Concord Law School
Elizabeth focuses her practice on reuniting families and helping individuals reach their American dream. As an adoptive mom of four siblings, she understands the importance of keeping families together.
From 2006 until 2013, Elizabeth assisted an immigration attorney as a paralegal managing the processes for immigration matters including permanent resident/green card applications, petitions for family members, immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications, adjustment of status applications, and citizenship and naturalization. She realized that she wanted to take the lead and help people reach their American dream. It was at that time that she decided to enroll in law school.
In 2015, she graduated...
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Lynn Norton-Ramirez
Orange County, NC Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
University of California - Davis
I have been a practicing attorney since 1987. I began my legal career in Los Angeles, California. I joined the Office of the Public Defender in 1990. During my 18 year career as a Deputy Public Defender, I was able to gain invaluable trial experience. I was promoted to the highest trial level position and was assigned death penalty cases. I lectured at attorney training seminars on the topic of juvenile mitigation and fitness and taught a felony trial series for new felony lawyers.
Upon relocating to North Carolina, I worked as an Assistant District Attorney for the County of Durham...
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Franchesco Donovan Fickey Martinez
Onslow County, NC Attorney with 9 years of experience
Immigration
University of Dayton School of Law
Franchesco Fickey Martinez was born and raised in Eastern North Carolina, specifically Onslow County and its Surrounding Areas. After attending undergraduate school, graduate school, and law school, he wanted to return to his community and start his own practice. In 2015, Mr. Fickey Martinez opened his own practice, calling it Fickey Martinez Law Firm, P.L.L.C. Mr. Fickey Martinez strives to have his law firm be innovative and business oriented. To meet that end, Mr. Fickey Martinez believes that a law firm should be reasonably prices, mostly flat-fee based, and have a high regard for client-lawyer communication. ...
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Bruce Allen
Cumberland County, NC Attorney
Bankruptcy, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and Traffic Tickets
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Concentrating in consumer and business Bankruptcy with over 25 years experience in the law. I limit the number of cases so that I know my clients and cases. Also experienced in tax issues, civil and criminal trials, both bench and jury, settlement, mediation, and all means to empower clients and produce a favorable result. My knowledge also includes contracts, adoptions, domestic matters, wills, estates, and most matters which may arise. Let me and my assistants tend to your matter. By practicing bankruptcy law I am a debt relief agency under federal law and proudly represent persons with debt problems.
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Matthew H. Richardson
Cumberland County, NC Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Campbell Law School
Meet Matt Richardson, a distinguished partner at The Richardson Firm, renowned for his exceptional legal experience. Matt embarked on his legal journey by attending Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, following the completion of his undergraduate degree at the prestigious University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Since his admission to the North Carolina Bar in 2009, Matt has been an esteemed practitioner in southeastern North Carolina.
Early in his career, Matt served as an Assistant District Attorney in Cumberland County, where he tirelessly prosecuted cases on behalf of the State of North Carolina for nearly two years. This...
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Melinda C. Flinn
Cumberland County, NC Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Campbell Law School
With more than two decades of experience, Melinda Flinn has dedicated her legal career to family law within Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Recognizing the emotional toll and strain associated with family law and divorce matters, Melinda is committed to offering her clients compassionate and pragmatic legal guidance. Employing a hands-on approach and drawing upon her comprehensive understanding of the local legal system, she tirelessly pursues her clients' interests in every case.
Melinda places great importance on engaging her clients in their own legal journeys. She endeavors to provide them with a comprehensive overview of all potential outcomes, empowering them to make informed...
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Patrick R. Anstead
Cumberland County, NC Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationDUI & DWI, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Patrick R. Anstead is one of the most sought after litigation attorneys in Southeastern North Carolina. Mr. Anstead prioritizes cases involving the violation of constitutional rights and catastrophic personal injury. If you have been charged with a crime, hurt on the job, or been a victim of police misconduct, call The Richardson Firm and ask for a free consultation with Patrick Anstead to protect your rights.
Recent Outstanding Results:
$60,000 for a woman falsely arrested by local police
$400,000 for a disabled man assaulted by a personal care assistant
$85,000 for a medical assistant assaulted by a physician
$135,000 for family...
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Mary Lawrence Ellis
Cumberland County, NC Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and Domestic Violence
Campbell Law School
I spent seven years at the Hoke County District Attorney’s Office, where my primary focus was on prosecuting serious felony cases. These cases ranged from domestic violence and drug trafficking to felony assault, child sexual assault, child abuse, rape, and murder. I have a wealth of trial experience and have devoted my career to resolving high-conflict cases. My commitment, thorough preparation, and empathy are clearly reflected in my work.
I am a native of Hoke County and maintain strong connections within my community. I graduated from Meredith College with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and obtained my Law Degree from Campbell...
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Garistine Davis Simmons
Cumberland County, NC Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Elder, Estate Planning and Tax
St. Thomas University School of Law and Ohio State University - Columbus
Hello, I'm Garistine Simmons, but please, call me "Joy". My parents, Gary and Christine Davis, inspired my name "Garistine" as a blend of theirs, and they nicknamed me "Joy" because I brought so much happiness into their lives. I chose to become a Life and Legacy Planning Lawyer driven by my passion for assisting others in planning, building, and solving problems to ensure their lives are filled with "joy" and "peace".
In my legal practice, I concentrate on Business Planning, Estate Planning, and Medicaid Planning. I assist business owners in establishing the foundational and infrastructural aspects of their businesses, including business...
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Bevin Wall
Carteret County, NC Lawyer with 37 years of experience
(252) 223-4411
7025 Highway 70, Ocean Way Plaza, Suite F
Newport , NC 28570
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Foreclosure Defense
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Bevin W. Wall, Attorney at Law is a General Practice of Law emphasizing DWI, Traffic & Criminal Defense, Real Estate & Bankruptcy Law, and Wills & Estates.
Located in Newport, North Carolina, the primary jurisdictions of practice are the District & Superior Courts of Carteret & Craven Counties, NC, including Beaufort, Morehead City, Newport, Havelock, New Bern, and the Crystal Coast Beach communities of Atlantic Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, Indian Beach and Emerald Isle.
A Leader in the Legal Community, the goal of Bevin W. Wall, Attorney at Law is to provide quality legal services to his clients, in an...
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Hugh A. Hudson
Durham County, NC Lawyer
Immigration
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Attorney Hudson has been a successful advocate fighting the US Immigration System on behalf of immigrants, including himself and his family members, who have all successfully been granted citizenship in the US. Additionally, Attorney Hudson has served as an advocate to many undocumented immigrants by defending deportations, filing for temporary protected status and asylum, and many more.
Hugh Hudson, Esq. M.B.A. is a full service United States Immigration Attorney. Attorney Hudson provides exceptional counsel and representation for immigration needs including employment-based, family-based, and removal defense cases.
Attorney Hudson is the founding member of the The Law Office of Hugh...
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Nathaniel Coates Smith
Orange County, NC Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Nathaniel “Nat” Smith heads up the firm’s civil litigation practice. He handles serious personal injury and workers’ compensation cases in addition to business litigation, trust and estate litigation cases. He also works on civil appeals on behalf of the firm’s clients. Mr. Smith grew up in Raleigh, where he was a member of Broughton High School’s 50th graduating class in 1979. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics. He graduated with honors from UNC School of Law in 1993. While in law school, he clerked...
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Omari M Wilson
Durham County, 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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Ann Paradis
Durham County, NC Lawyer with 33 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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Mr. Dennis Jay Sargent Jr
Wake County, NC Lawyer with 28 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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John Fitzpatrick Jr
Durham County, NC Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of North Carolina School of Law
The Law Office of John C. Fitzpatrick helps people through the following difficult times:
Criminal Law – Our Durham attorney focusing will aggressively defend you from allegations of North Carolina criminal violations, ranging from traffic tickets for speeding or Driving While Impaired (DWI/DUI), to misdemeanors like shoplifting or domestic assault, to drug charges or white collar crime, and serious felonies, including homicide.
Personal Injury – If you have been injured in an accident, you may be entitled to financial compensation for your medical bills, pain, and even your time lost from work. An injury from a car accident, trucking accident, bicycle accident...
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Will Blackton
Wake County, 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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David Vtipil
Wake County, 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
Wake County, 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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Lindsey D. Granados
Wake County, 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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Scott Montgomery
Wake County, 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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Cameron Lambe
Wake County, 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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William Wickward Jr
Durham County, 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 County, 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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Jeannette Griffith Congdon
Wake County, NC Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Georgia State University College of Law
Jeannette has 11 years of experience working in the insurance industry in claims handling. She has represented both plaintiffs and defendants and is bilingual in Spanish and English.
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Jesse Sayre Shapiro
Wake County, NC Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Campbell University
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Rebecca Allen Poole
Wake County, NC Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of North Carolina School of Law
Attorney Rebecca Poole brings a powerful combination of skill, passion, and advanced training to the practice of law. Certified by both the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization and Center for Cooperative Parenting, Rebecca has established a reputation for excellence – and results – in the areas of mediation, arbitration, litigation, and the collaborative divorce process. She also assists the firm’s clients in developing comprehensive estate plans that ensure family members and financial affairs are protected and preserved.
Over the course of her legal career, Rebecca has maintained an unwavering commitment to achieving client goals, even when faced with challenging...
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Sean A. Cole
Wake County, 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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Dori J. Dixon
Durham County, 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.
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Amanda Owens
Craven County, NC Attorney with 13 years of experience
Elder and Estate Planning
The University of Toledo College of Law
A native of Lancaster, Ohio, Amanda graduated in 2008, Magna Cum Laude, from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She graduated from the University of Toledo College of Law in 2011. While in Law School, Amanda interned with the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals.
With a concentration on Elder and Special Needs Law, Amanda began practicing with White & Allen, PA in 2017. She is a zealous advocate for the elderly and disabled rights' for public benefit, including navigating the laws governing Special Assistance Medicare, and Medicaid. Her practice area also includes Incompetency and...
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Virginia A. Noble
Durham County, NC Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationMilitary and Social Security Disability
Duke University School of Law
Ginny practices in the areas of social security and veterans disability law. The North Carolina State Bar has certified her as a specialist in social security disability law. Ginny is accredited to practice before the Department of Veterans Affairs and is admitted to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. She is also admitted to the U.S. Federal District Courts in all three North Carolina districts.
Ginny stays involved with professional organizations in her areas of practice both locally and nationally. She is a past chair of the social security disability specialization committee of the North Carolina State Bar. Ginny is...
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Christa A. McGill
Durham County, NC Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationMilitary and Social Security Disability
Duke University School of Law
Christa practices in the areas of veterans disability and social security disability law. She has been dedicated to helping veterans receive the benefits they've earned since 2007. She represents veterans at all levels—VA Regional Offices, the Board of Veterans Appeals, and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Christa has been helping disabled people win their Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income claims since 1992. She handles social security cases at the administrative level as well as appeals in the federal court system. The North Carolina State Bar has certified her as a specialist...
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Mr Robert M Love
Durham County, NC Attorney with 34 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
NC Licensed attorney providing residential real estate legal services to Buyers, Sellers and Homeowners.
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Julia Harris
Orange County, NC Attorney
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and Marquette University Law School
Julia received a BA in Criminology and BA in Sociology from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Julia went on to earn her J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School (N/K/A Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School), in Lansing, Michigan. During law school, Julia competed in the Mock Trial First Year Competition and was a semifinalist. She also competed in Moot Court and was a finalist in the Negotiations Competition. During her last semester of law school, Julia completed an externship at the Durham County Public Defender’s Office.
Julia is an associate attorney in the Family Law department. Julia focuses...
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Heather Helmendach
Orange County, NC Lawyer
Free ConsultationEmployment
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Heather Helmendach joined The Noble Law’s Charlotte office as an Associate Attorney in October 2021 after gaining valuable experience as a seasonal associate for The Noble Law from May 2019 to January 2021. In 2021, Heather received her J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where she graduated in the top 10% of her class. During her time at UNC Law, she was a member of the North Carolina Law Review, UNC Women in Law, and served as President of the Labor & Employment Law Association.
Not only is Heather passionate about working tirelessly to produce favorable outcomes...
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Kevin Michael Kennedy
Orange County, NC Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
For over 15 years attorney Kevin Kennedy and team have built a law firm on the values of transparency, clear communication with clients, and aggressive advocacy. All at an affordable rate. Attorney Kennedy is a Chapel Hill based criminal defense attorney serving the greater Triangle area. He focuses his practice on traffic related violations, DWI cases, revoked licenses, drug and alcohol violations, and traffic accidents. Please give us a call or get in touch with us on our website to receive a free consultation directly from Kevin himself about your pending legal matter. You are not a criminal. Let us...
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Suzanne Begnoche
Orange County, NC Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(919) 960-6108
1526 East Franklin Street, Suite 102
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Free ConsultationConsumer
University of North Carolina School of Law
False information on your credit report stopping you from getting a loan? Settled a debt, but collectors are STILL calling you? Identity theft victim? I sue creditors and credit bureaus, including Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion, on behalf of consumers who are not able to get credit reporting errors corrected on their own. I also advise victims of identity theft and security breaches, and I sue debt collectors and creditors in cases of abuse, deception, harassment, and threats, including harassing phone calls.
Consumer litigation: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act,...
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Deborah A. Moy
Pamlico County, NC Attorney with 8 years of experience
Divorce, Elder, Family and Juvenile
Elon University School of Law
“We are a better State Bar because of people like Deborah Moy who want to be attorneys.”
Superior Court Judge Michael L. Robinson - Vice President, NC Bar Association; Councilor, NC State Bar
A self-professed “Air Force brat,” Deborah Moy was born in the Philippines and spent her childhood living in Gainesville, FL (Go Gators!); Dayton, OH (Go Reds!); Fairfax, VA (Go ‘Skins!); and Greensboro, NC. Deborah’s maternal grandmother, Eva Jones, was a tobacco sharecropper in Eastern NC, who raised nine children on her own. She credits Grandma Jones for instilling in her the importance of strength, hope, and humility, and for...