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Kelly Jesson
Charlotte, NC Attorney
Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Miami School of Law
At Jesson & Rains, PLLC, we are committed to providing personal and cost effective legal services for individuals and businesses in the greater Charlotte area. Jesson & Rains focuses on three primary areas of the law: estate planning, business, and construction. For our estate planning clients, we offer a thorough consultation to go over all assets and liabilities to provide an individualized plan that is right for you, including will drafting, trust drafting, powers of attorney, healthcare agent designation, and advanced healthcare directives (also known as a "living will"). Our attorneys also represent personal representatives during...
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Dr. Ilonka Aylward
Charlotte, NC Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Appeals and Immigration
University of Virginia School of Law
Prior to founding Aylward Law in 2004, Dr. Aylward practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP in New York City, where she worked with a team representing Microsoft in government antitrust litigation. She also practiced at Katten Muchin Rosenmann, LLP in Charlotte.
Ilonka received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she served on the editorial board of the Virginia Law Review and was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics (1999-2001). At graduation, she was awarded the Olin Prize—an award for the best paper written in law and economics by a member of the...
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Liscah Isaboke
Charlotte, NC Lawyer with 4 years of experience
Business, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
North Carolina Central University School of Law
I help individuals and businesses legally protect their business and assets to ensure the creation of generational wealth. Interested in creating a contract such as an operating agreement, a nondisclosure agreement, employee hire agreement, joint venture agreement or any contract related to a business transaction?
Are you interested in filing a trademark to protect your brand that you worked so hard to create?
Visit us at https://www.isabokelaw.com
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Bobby Bollinger Jr
Charlotte, NC Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Campbell University
Bob Bollinger knows how to solve workers' compensation problems. Bob's philosophy of representing his clients is quite simple--his client's best interests always come first. If settling your case makes sense, then he will negotiate the best possible settlement. If going to court makes the most sense for you, then he will take it to court! Bob knows that the most effective tool a lawyer has --- going to court --- is sometimes needed in order to solve his client's problems, and unlike some lawyers, he is not afraid of a courtroom. He is...
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Ronald Lawrence Frey II
Charlotte, NC Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
Cleveland State University
If you are charged with a criminal offense and require aggressive representation, please contact Charlotte, North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney Ron Frey of The Frey Law Firm, PLLC at (844) 766-3739 for a free consultation. Please visit us on the web at http://www.FreyLegal.com
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Jason Power
Charlotte, NC Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBarry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
My passion is getting to know our clients and walking side by side with them helping their businesses grow, not pushing or pulling them.
At Franchise.Law I work with:
-Business owners ready to expand their business and achieve their goals through franchising, licensing, or offering a business opportunity
-Existing Franchisors who want to lower their franchise legal fees, have help with growth, and have a better relationship with their franchise attorneys
-Franchisees who need help creating or negotiating employment contracts, franchise agreements, or supplier agreements
-Entrepreneurs looking to buy a franchise who want advice on legal issues and negotiations
-Business owners and individuals wanting to protect...
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Lakota R. Denton
Asheville, NC Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Workers' Comp
Western New England University School of Law
Based in Asheville, NC, Lakota R. Denton is a Personal Injury Lawyer that has assisted many clients in North Carolina who have been injured through no fault of their own, or due to someone else’s negligence. He is committed to helping injured persons in his community, and assisting them through the complex legal process, so they can get their lives back on track. Lakota is a Cum Laude graduate of Western New England College of Law. After interning at Pellegrini Seeley Ryan and Blakesley in Massachusetts and the National Labor Relations Board in Hartford, Connecticut during Law School,...
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Adam Gregory Linett
Greensboro, NC Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Duke University School of Law
Trial Attorney. Practice areas include workers' compensation accidents, traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases, wrongful death cases, serious car or truck injury cases, and medical malpractice cases. Licensed in North Carolina, New York, and Massachusetts.
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Brian Chase Malone
Cullowhee, NC Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
I am Brian C. Malone, a forward-thinking and dedicated immigration attorney with a comprehensive background in various immigration law disciplines. I began pursuing a certificate in Immigration and Citizenship Law and Practice in 2014, which I earned in 2017. Since then, I have handled a diverse and unique set of immigration cases. I consistently go above and beyond in family-based cases, appeals, and representation before various court systems, USCIS, ICE, and CBP.
I am committed to building partnerships based on trust, respect, and honesty, truly embodying a 'client-first' approach with a real-time case management portal that fosters transparency and efficient communication....
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Patrick A. Twisdale
Asheville, NC Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Communications, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Washington and Lee University School of Law
My name is Patrick Twisdale, and I am an attorney at Twisdale Law, PC. My practice areas include patents, trademarks, copyrights, and corporate law, serving clients throughout the United States, with a particular focus in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and the surrounding states, such as Virginia. I earned my law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law in Virginia and am authorized to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. I am dedicated to providing strategic legal solutions to businesses, inventors, and entrepreneurs.
My background includes working at the USPTO and the Office of Research Commercialization at...
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James Richard Yandle
Charlotte, NC Lawyer with 18 years of experience
A Charlotte native with international experience, and tax lawyer that is also a CPA, I help taxpayers like you with federal tax controversies and disputes, federal tax litigation matters, and IRS criminal investigation defense.
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Jake Andrew Snider
Asheville, NC Lawyer
Business, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Elon University School of Law
As a partner attorney at my firm, Asheville Legal, I assist clients to resolve disputes primarily in the areas of business, construction, insurance, and real estate. I strive to deliver masterful litigation services, and I pride myself on outmaneuvering the opposition and in clear communication with my clients regarding costs and expectations. I live in Asheville, North Carolina with my wife and four children.
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Michael Wimer
Asheville, NC Attorney with 38 years of experience
Business and Insurance Claims
University of South Carolina School of Law
Boasting over 30 years of experience as an attorney in both North Carolina and Texas, Mike Wimer strives to deliver masterful and unparalleled civil litigation services. Mike prides himself on having the stamina, fortitude, and expertise to handle the most complex and challenging civil disputes in the areas of construction law, insurance claims, and business disputes.
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Ethan A. Trice
Hendersonville, NC Lawyer with 3 years of experience
Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Wake Forest University
I'm an attorney practicing in Western North Carolina and licensed to practice in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas. I primarily focus on transactional law and estate planning.
I'm originally from Georgia, but went to Wake Forest for Law School. While at Wake Forest, I was involved in the Moot Court, Public Interest Law Organization, Phi Alpha Delta, and the Federalist Society.
My main practice areas are estate planning, business law, trademarks, and family law. I am a guardian ad litem in several of the counties here in Western North Carolina.
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Rebekah Grafton
Asheville, NC Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Immigration
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Rebekah Grafton is a former trial attorney for the Department of Homeland Security in their Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division. She is prepared to put years of experience litigating on behalf of the government to work for you. She is not only skilled in the complicated nuances of immigration law, but in her unique experience she has also become well-versed in the policies that guide the filing of applications. She has prepared and argued written motions and memoranda at both the Immigration Court level as well as at the Board of Immigration Appeals. Additionally, she has worked closely with USCIS...
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Andrew Alexander Strauss
Asheville, NC Attorney with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationGeorgetown University Law Center
Andy Strauss is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning & Probate Law. His North Carolina practice includes the full spectrum of complex estate planning, estate tax planning, and asset protection planning. He is a 1978 graduate of Georgetown University School of Law and a member of the North Carolina, Florida, and Pennsylvania State Bars. Andrew is married to Holly and has two daughters: Spencer and Courtney.
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Paul Tharp
Charlotte, NC Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Appeals and Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Paul Tharp, born in Chicago, attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington on a basketball scholarship, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in English and a minor in Philosophy. He then attended law school at UNC-Chapel Hill and was part of the Moot Court Invitational Team. After passing both the Florida and North Carolina Bar Exams, Tharp settled in Charlotte.
Mr. Tharp is an experienced trial attorney who has tried bench and jury trials in state and federal courts in North Carolina. Mr. Tharp has written appeals and petitions in civil and criminal cases before the United...
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Scott M. Anderson
Asheville , NC Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Workers' Comp
Attorney Scott Anderson has a passion for helping the injured and protecting their interests against insurance companies. Mr. Anderson has extensive trial, and strategic negotiation experience is personal injury, wrongful death, and workers compensation matters in North Carolina and South Carolina. He is licensed in both states and has handled matters in both states over the past 29 years. He is managing partner of Grimes Teich Anderson LLP, a North Carolina and South Carolina personal injury law firm with 8 offices in both states. Before becoming a personal injury attorney, he was an insurance defense lawyer, which gives...
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Rashad Blossom
Charlotte, NC Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
University of Alabama School of Law
Bevelle v. Jefferson County
Practice Area:
Bankruptcy
Date:
Aug 25, 2006
Outcome:
Condemnation action was excepted from the automatic stay, and the debtor was not entitled to a temporary restraining order to keep the county from continuing with the condemnation.
Description:
The county commenced a condemnation action in a state court after the debtor's bankruptcy proceedings had commenced. The debtor contended that the condemnation action was subject to the automatic stay imposed pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 362(a).
Knudson v. Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Practice Area:
Debt Collection
Date:
Oct 04, 2007
Outcome:
State law tort claims were preempted by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Description:
Consumer sued defendant bank alleging claims for defamation, invasion of privacy, violation...
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Mr. David R. Badger
Charlotte, NC Attorney with 52 years of experience
Bankruptcy
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Dave Badger is an experienced litigator who represents consumers, businesses, debtors and creditors.
A former Chairman of the North Carolina Bar Bankruptcy Section, Dave is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and annually selected to Best Lawyers in America, North Carolina Legal Elite and SuperLawyers.
Dave has been named to the Super Lawyers Top 100 Attorneys in North Carolina.
At the 2017 North Carolina Bar Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Dave received the Lifetime Achievement Award from his peers.
In November, 2019, Dave presented The 40 Year History of the North Carolina Bar Association Bankruptcy Section with retired Bankruptcy Judges Thomas Small and William Stocks at...
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Jessica E. Leaven
Asheville, NC Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
Jessica is dedicated to getting justice for those who've been sexually harassed, discriminated against, have Family and Medical Leave Act issues, or suffered retaliation at work. As a partner at Grimes Teich Anderson, Jessica focuses her practice on employment law, workers' compensation, and personal injury.
Since she became an attorney in 2001, Jessica has litigated cases in both state and federal court and before the North Carolina Industrial Commission, and she has an extensive background in appellate work before the North Carolina Supreme Court, North Carolina Court of Appeals, and North Carolina Industrial Commission.
She obtained a successful ruling from...
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Andrew Gordon
Charlotte, NC Lawyer
Free ConsultationCharlotte School of Law
Andrew was born and raised in Syracuse, NY and moved to Charlotte in 2010 to pursue his legal education. Having grown up with 8 siblings and step-siblings, Andrew has been preparing to be a litigator his entire life.
He attended SUNY Cortland for his undergraduate studies where he majored in Political Science. He went on to law school shortly after where he completed his graduation requirements in two and a half years; a full semester early. While in law school, Andrew was inducted into the Order of the Crown academic honor society, served as the president of the LGBT Legal Society,...
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Jason David Witt
Charlotte, NC Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(704) 493-6851
301 S. McDowell St, Suite 1014
Cameron Brown Building
Charlotte, NC 28204
Bankruptcy
Wake Forest University School of Law
Was born and raised in Charlotte, NC.
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Gael Gilles
Charlotte, NC Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Charlotte School of Law
Gael Gilles is the founding attorney of Gilles Law, PLLC in Charlotte, NC. Gael is licensed in North Carolina and South Carolina. Gael is also admitted to practice in all Federal Courts in North Carolina and South Carolina. He handles criminal defense including sex crimes, drug crimes, and federal crimes, handling both felonies and misdemeanors. Gael decided to pursue a career as an attorney in order to help people in need that might not otherwise have had an opportunity for valuable legal advice. Gael is of Haitian descent and speaks French and Creole. Gael is married...
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Matt Arnold
Charlotte, NC Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Business
University of North Carolina School of Law
Mr. Arnold is an experienced trial attorney who has tried bench and jury trials in both North Carolina District Court and North Carolina Superior Court and has argued cases in front of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Supreme Court, and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, VA. Mr. Arnold grew up in Charlotte, and attended Carmel Junior High, South Charlotte Middle, and graduated from Providence Senior High School. Mr. Arnold earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology graduating cum laude from Belmont Abbey College where he received a basketball scholarship and played varsity basketball...
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Mathew E. Flatow
Charlotte, NC Attorney with 19 years of experience
Business, Employment and Workers' Comp
Wake Forest University School of Law
As a lawyer and a small business owner, I view my cases with a singular focus: to solve the problems faced by my clients.
I founded SeiferFlatow, PLLC in 2011 after years of developing a broad and extensive litigation practice in both state and federal court in Charlotte and throughout North Carolina. Experienced in many types of civil litigation, I am committed to achieve the best possible results for every client embroiled in a legal dispute or requiring personalized legal advice. My unceasing commitment to satisfied clients is the hallmark of my practice.
Though legal battles can sometimes be long and grueling,...
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Edward Jesson
Charlotte, NC Attorney with 12 years of experience
Business and Insurance Claims
University of Miami School of Law
At Jesson & Rains, PLLC, we are committed to providing personal and cost effective legal services for individuals and businesses in the greater Charlotte area. Jesson & Rains focuses on three primary areas of the law: estate planning, business, and construction. For our estate planning clients, we offer a thorough consultation to go over all assets and liabilities to provide an individualized plan that is right for you, including will drafting, trust drafting, powers of attorney, healthcare agent designation, and advanced healthcare directives (also known as a "living will"). Our attorneys also represent personal representatives during the estate administration...
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Henry E. Teich
Asheville, NC Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Henry Teich is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation, who has for over 40 years successfully represented workers with serious work injuries.
He is one of the founding partners of Grimes Teich Anderson LLP, a North Carolina and South Carolina Injury and Disability Firm with 8 offices in the two states. His goal is to make sure that his clients get the best medical treatment available under the circumstances and to protect them from insurance companies which may use oppressive tactics to limit or deny benefits that the injured worker is entitled to under the law.
He...
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William Lenox Fay
Asheville , NC Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationSaint Louis University School of Law
I finished law school in 2005 and immediately opened my own firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. I began my practice taking criminal cases in North Carolina state courts, with matters ranging from simple speeding tickets up to high level felonies. My practice has been a success because I care deeply for my clients, I consistently get them fantastic results, and I create fee structures that people can actually afford. Over my career, I have taught several seminars to other attorneys on how to properly defend criminal and traffic cases, with a significant emphasis on teaching defense of...
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Eliu Mendez
greensboro, NC Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Campbell Law School
I am a workers' compensation attorney in North Carolina representing employees that have been hurt at work. Contact me for a free consult if you have been hurt at work, you may have certain rights including: payment of medical expenses, payments for permanent impairment ratings, and disability benefits for the time you are out of work.
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Matthew F. Altamura
Asheboro, NC Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
George Mason University School of Law
A self-described 'nerd,' Matt is well-versed in economics, physics, chemistry, engineering, construction, technology, medicine, and more. Once a student with near perfect SAT and LSAT exam scores, Matt double-majored in economics and philosophy at The College of William & Mary, later becoming an economics scholar in Germany while obtaining his J.D. at the George Mason University School of Law. As an attorney, Matt has harnessed his love of learning into an exceptional ability to master each intricacy of his complex cases, and to easily go toe-to-toe with every expert witness he encounters.
These unique talents have served Matt's clients very...
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Ron Payne
Kernersville, NC Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
Wake Forest University
Mr. Payne is the CEO & Managing Partner of Apple Payne Law, PLLC, which he co-founded with retired attorney Bill Apple after owning his own firm Payne Law, PLLC. Mr. Payne's practice areas are estate planning, probate & business advising, and the firm also has family law and real estate teams to serve the full family's needs. Mr. Payne started the practice of law when he founded Payne Law, PLLC after graduation from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 2011.
Before attending Wake Forest University School of Law, Mr. Payne attended Florida Coastal School of Law, where he was...
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Zach Marquand
Winston-Salem, NC Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
Zachary Marquand began his professional career as a high school math teacher with Teach for America, working in a rural community in Eastern North Carolina.
Zachary is one of a select group of board certified specialists in workers’ compensation law practicing in North Carolina.
Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., Zach earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and Latin from DePauw University in Indiana. As a college undergraduate, Zach was senior captain of the men’s swim team.
After devoting two years to Teach for America, Zach attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There, he became...
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Benjamin Scott Burnside
Winston-Salem, NC Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
Ben Burnside is passionate about representing the rights of mentally and physically disabled and injured people. He focuses his practice on helping disabled workers and veterans receive the Social Security Disability and VA benefits to which they are entitled, especially when they have been denied those benefits in the past.
Ben is a proven advocate for his clients. In 2008, he became a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a prestigious association of trial lawyers. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million dollar or multimillion dollar verdicts, awards or settlements for their clients. Fewer than 1 Social Security...
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Casey Spence
Winston-Salem, NC Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
Casey Francis has a strong desire to help people, whether it’s through her work as an attorney or her role as a volunteer for numerous community groups. She joined the Deuterman Law Group in 2011 as an associate attorney in workers’ compensation, following previous stints here as a law clerk and new client coordinator.
Casey is one of a select group of board certified specialists in workers’ compensation law practicing in North Carolina.
Since she joined the firm, Francis has been the lead attorney on workers’ comp cases involving Spanish-speaking clients with a focus on representing undocumented workers in their claims....
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Patrick D. Newton
Pisgah Forest, NC Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Business
Wake Forest University School of Law
Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning & Probate Law
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Ben Corcoran
Yadkinville, NC Attorney
Real Estate
Wake Forest University School of Law
I am a local attorney with a focus on real estate, landlord-tenant, and wills and estates. But I can and will take any matter that arises should you need me, if I do not feel comfortable in handling your matter I will do my best to find you a lawyer that is.
I live in Yadkin County and am raising my family here. I have served in the Army since 2004 and have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan during my time in service. After completing my active service I attended UNC-Greensboro and then Wake Forest School of Law, and have continued...
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Rod Kight
Asheville, NC Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Business
University of South Carolina School of Law
Rod is a cannabis business law attorney. He represents legal cannabis businesses through-out the world and is editor and chief writer of the Kight On Cannabis law blog (www.kightoncannabis.com). Rod is the author of “Cannabis Business Law-What You Need to Know”, published by Aspatore Books in August 2015. Rod is on the advisory board for the American Journal of Endocannabinoid Medicine, for which he also writes a legal column.
Rod is frequently quoted on cannabis matters by trade publications and major media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Time, Politico, and Business Insider. Additionally, Rod has been listed in MG...
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Gary Cash
Asheville, NC Attorney with 48 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
University of North Carolina School of Law
Gary Cash has over 35 years of legal experience, including 25 spent as a North Carolina District Court Judge. He maintains a private mediation and arbitration practice with offices located in Asheville North Carolina. Gary was first elected to the bench in 1986 and most recently served as Buncombe County’s Chief District Court Judge, a position he held since 2002. Prior to serving as judge, Gary worked in Asheville as a general practitioner in the private practice of law. Gary attended Davidson College, during which time he was an International Rotary Scholar at the University of Meunster in...
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James Thomas Amburgey
Asheville, NC Lawyer with 18 years of experience
White Collar Crime
Appalachian School of Law
Thomas Amburgey is a board-certified specialist in state criminal law. As a former prosecutor with the Office of the District Attorney for Buncombe County, he handled thousands of cases, ranging from minor offenses like speeding tickets to capital offenses like first-degree murder. That experience gives him an immeasurable advantage in the courtroom.
Because pleas are often made and charges can be dismissed, many criminal law attorneys only experience a handful of trials in their entire careers. Thomas has successfully completed hundreds of bench trials and dozens of jury trials from both sides of the aisle. Regardless of your charge, Thomas Amburgey...