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Elliot Sol Abrams
Raleigh, NC Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Appeals 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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Bruce Allen
Fayetteville, NC Attorney
Bankruptcy
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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Erich M. Fabricius
Knightdale, NC Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Consumer
University of North Carolina School of Law
Erich has lived in North Carolina his entire life, and takes great pride in helping his fellow North Carolinians--individuals, families, and small businesspersons. Much of his practice is devoted to assisting people who have trouble with debt. A knowledgeable bankruptcy lawyer, he counsels clients on whether filing bankruptcy is their best option, and carefully guides them through the bankruptcy process. Erich also represents clients in debt-related non-bankruptcy litigation, including collections defense and unfair debt collection. Drawing on his experience as a bankruptcy law clerk, Erich can assist individuals and business that are parties to bankruptcy litigation, including defense of...
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Garistine Davis Simmons
Fayetteville, NC Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness 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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Matthew H. Richardson
Fayetteville, NC Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims 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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Philip J. Clarke III
Morehead City, NC Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Campbell Law School
"Give me liberty or give me death." I get that. Over the last 20+ years, I have represented many many clients, young, old, all walks of life, charged with crimes (some rightly, some-wrongly, some both) For many, their quality of life is suddenly gone, because they are incarcerated, and cannot make bond. For those folks, the powerful and slow machine that is our legal system begins its punishment long before any guilt is proven-- the accused is isolated, and their ability to help themselves is very limited, perhaps especially in finding a good lawyer. If ...
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Woodberry Bowen
Lumberton, NC Attorney
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
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Jason Page
WILSON, NC Attorney with 19 years of experience
Appeals, Business and Real Estate
Campbell University
Jason advises families and small businesses in a wide range of issues. His practice includes estate planning and administration, business law, ans real estate. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law.
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Adrian M. Lapas
Goldsboro, NC Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Bankruptcy and Consumer
Wake Forest University School of Law
I have been practicing bankruptcy law and consumer law for over twenty years. In addition to looking at the relief that bankruptcy can offer, I also look for claims to assert against creditors. I will pursue claims against creditors for violations of the Fair Debt Collections Act, the North Carolina debt collection statute, Truth in Lending and RESPA violations. I also pursue mortgage servicing abuses arising under Regulation X. I am a board certified specialist in consumer bankruptcy law. I am also a two-time graduate of Max Gardner's nationally featured "bankruptcy boot camp" and have...
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Al Patrick
Greenville, NC Attorney with 39 years of experience
Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Wake Forest University School of Law and University of Arkansas School of Law
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James B. Snow III
Wilmington, NC Attorney with 42 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of North Carolina School of Law
Jim Snow was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in December of 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, North Carolina; 1984, Virgin Islands and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1979, cum laude); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1982). Member: New Hanover County (Member, Executive Committee, 1990-1994) and North Carolina Bar Associations (Member, Business Law and Real Property Law Sections, Business Law Section Council, 2004-2008; Business Law Section Council, Membership Chair, 2007-2008); The North Carolina State Bar (Fifth Judicial District, Secretary-Treasurer, 1989-1990, Chairman, Fifth Judicial District Young Lawyers Division, 1990-1992). ...
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William Cory Reiss
Wilmington, NC Attorney with 14 years of experience
Appeals, Business and Real Estate
Wake Forest University School of Law
My broad legal practice covers business litigation, ranging from complex cases in the North Carolina Business Court to more straightforward contract disputes, personal injury, and wrongful death cases, including medical malpractice.
But whatever type of case, I use investigative instincts that I honed over more than 14 years as a professional journalist before turning to the Bar.
I exited the University of Virginia in 1994 skilled in various forms of writing and on a mission to get to the bottom of things. A freelance writer and part-time newspaper reporter while still in school, I became a full-time journalist upon...
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Franchesco Donovan Fickey Martinez
Jacksonville, 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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Russell Nugent
Wilmington, NC Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Georgetown University Law Center
Russell is a native of Wilmington, North Carolina and has been practicing law in Eastern North Carolina since 2004. Russell attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated in 1998 with degrees in Biology and Psychology. For the next few years, Russell worked in Chapel Hill and Durham as a research technician for the UNC Neuroscience Center, Intronn, LLC and Trimeris, Inc. During these years, Russell worked as part of research teams exploring RNA based gene therapies, viral fusion inhibitors, and the role Galactocerebroside plays in protein localization near nodes of Ranvier. After gaining...
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Wesley Scott Jones
Wilmington, NC Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer
Visit my Website at www.wsjlaw.com. 21 years experience with emphasis on Construction Law Litigation Cases. Reasonable Fees, Free Initial Phone Consultation; Personal Attention, Direct Communications with me, not an associate or paralegal. I represent Homeowners, General Contractors, Subcontractors, Material Suppliers, and virtually every over participant in the construction context. I have brought legal claims against Engineers, Surveyors, Realtors, Brokers and Real Estate Agents, Sellers, Contractors, and all types of Subcontractors. Breach of Contract, Negligence, Defective Work, Fraud, Misrepresentation and Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices. Graduated from the Norman...
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Elizabeth A Wood
New Bern, NC Attorney with 10 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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Bevin Wall
Newport , NC Lawyer with 37 years of experience
(252) 223-4411
7025 Highway 70, Ocean Way Plaza, Suite F
Newport , NC 28570
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Real Estate
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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Roger Crowe Jr
Beaufort, NC Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Campbell University
Roger Crowe has been a Criminal Defense Attorney for 27 years. He has represented tens of thousands of clients. His reputation as a trial Attorney is exceeded only by his devotion to his Family and Community. Recently, The NATIONAL TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, named him to the "Top 100 Criminal Trial Lawyers in North Carolina." Roger was born in Dunn, North Carolina. He attended NC State University where he double majored in Business and Economics. He attends services at First United Methodist Church in Morehead City. Roger has been married for 34 years and has 2 Children. He enjoys fishing...
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Joseph Christopher DeMartin
Greensboro, NC Lawyer with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Campbell Law School
For Joey DeMartin, officially joining the team at Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law feels like a homecoming. He worked at the law firm, writing motions and assisting in the call center while attending Campbell Law School in Raleigh.
DeMartin graduated from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University in 2018 and passed the North Carolina Bar Exam in 2019. The Washington, N.C., native is the first attorney in his family.
“My grandfather was pretty happy with that,” DeMartin said, noting that the law had interested him from a young age. “I was definitely the family debater. … I...
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Buxton Reed Bailey
Raleigh, NC Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
St. Mary's University School of Law
Buxton Reed Bailey is a practicing attorney in Raleigh, N.C. He represents clients in North Carolina and other states, including Maryland, Delaware, Georgia and Pennsylvania. His law firm, Buxton R. Bailey, P.C., focuses on a general practice of law with a special focus on Immigration and Nationality Law. Bailey, a native English speaker, is also fluent in Spanish. Immigration law is a unique area of law without boundaries and Attorney Bailey represents corporate and individual clients locally and globally. Attorney Bailey represents his clients before the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, The Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, The...
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Jason McGrath
Charlotte, NC Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(800) 481-2180
7300 Carmel Executive Park Drive, Suite 300
Charlotte, NC 28226
Business and Real Estate
Partner Jason A. McGrath is licensed in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, & Federal Court. He’s a problem solver, a transactional attorney, a litigator, & draws on his roots as a (former) Assistant District Attorney. Jason handles a variety of matters, including but not limited to real estate matters & foreclosures; business & commercial law matters; and creditor - debtor disputes. He focuses on the practical as well as the legal, always keeping the short, medium, and long-term strategies in mind. Jason prefers a polite and professional approach; assertive as needed, but also trying to be a decent human being.
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Jeannette Griffith Congdon
Fuquay Varina, NC Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation 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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Heidi Chapman
Chapel Hill, NC Attorney with 42 years of experience
Workers' Comp
University of North Carolina School of Law
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Karen Schuller Boardman
Charlotte, NC Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Business, IP and Trademarks
North Carolina Central University
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Alex V Muntean
Charlotte, NC Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(704) 944-3239
205 Regency Executive Park Dr.
Suite 510
Charlotte, NC 28217
Immigration
We offer a broad range of immigration services including Family/Marriage Green Cards, US Citizenship, Work Visas-Business Immigration , Waivers of Inadmissibility, US Visa, K1 Fiance Visas, Removal of Conditions on Green Card, Consular Immigration Assistance, Applications for LGBT Immigrants, Deportation/Removal Defense , Deferred Action Process, and more. We represent our clients before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), the Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR” or “Immigration Court”), the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), and consular posts around the world.
How can we help? Schedule a consultation now! 704-944-3239
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David C. Herring
Charlotte, NC Attorney with 12 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
I grew up in the small town of Ahoskie, North Carolina, in the eastern part of the state. After I finished high school, I studied architecture at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. I developed an interest in aesthetics, form, proportion, and design. All these things are instrumental in my law practice, which, I believe, are to my clients’ advantage. After finishing college, I moved to Charleston, South Carolina, where I spent several years doing freelance architectural renderings and enjoying the beauty of the Lowcountry. After living in Charleston, I shifted gears to attend law school....
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Manvel Mikhaylovich Vasilyev
Charlotte, NC Attorney with 18 years of experience
Immigration
Duke University School Of Law
A graduate of Duke Law School, Manvel Vasilyev is admitted to practice as an attorney in New York. Prior to establishing IntelinkLaw, Manvel was a partner with an international law firm. He also practiced with several of the most prominent regional and national law firms in the United States. Manvel is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) and the New York Bar Association. Through the years, Manvel gained vast experience in the areas of business and investor immigration law. He focuses on providing solutions to the complex immigration issues that enable employers to reach...
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Ms. Kelly Frecker
Charlotte, NC Attorney with 7 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
I represent clients in the states of Florida, North Carolina & South Carolina in various types of legal matters, including but not limited to business law and real estate law. My career has followed a dual trajectory in litigation and corporate practice. I’ve acted as general counsel to several small businesses with regard to business development and contract work while also representing individuals and entities in complex business litigation matters relating to contract disputes, lender and financial liability matters, and real estate transactions. at both the state and federal level. My previous experience as a judicial clerk gave me insight...
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Jon Mendini
Charlotte, NC Attorney with 33 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of South Carolina School of Law
Based in Charlotte, NC, The Mendini Law Firm is the legal firm of choice for families and businesses throughout Mecklenburg County and across the State of North Carolina. Founded by attorney and Charlotte native Jon Mendini, we are a small, family-oriented law practice that emphasizes personal attention to every client and every legal matter. With over two decades of experience, we offer efficient, cost-effective legal services backed with advice you can trust. Above all, we help make the process friendlier, faster, and much less intimidating, no matter what the situation. The Mendini Law Firm's comprehensive services with regard to...
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Heather Manry Ziemba
Charlotte, NC Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Immigration
Vanderbilt University Law School
Heather Ziemba is a N.C. Board-certified specialist in immigration law. Ms. Ziemba represents individuals, families, and employers in all aspects of immigration law. She has extensive experience in family-based immigration, U visas and visas for victims of domestic violence and other crimes, deportation defense including cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, and asylum, waivers of inadmissibility, consular processing, and the immigration consequences of criminal convictions. She has traveled extensively throughout Central America and Mexico and is fluent in Spanish.
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Trenton Michael Grissom
Charlotte, NC, NC Lawyer
(800) 481-2180
7300 Carmel Executive Park Drive, Ste 300
Charlotte, NC, NC 28226
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
Wake Forest University School of Law
Attorney Trent Grissom is licensed to practice law in North Carolina & South Carolina. He has also been admitted to the federal courts in the District of South Carolina and the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina.
Trent has also spent many years representing clients in general civil matters. He has tried cases involving personal injury, contract disputes, construction disputes, and Homeowners Association (HOA) matters.
Trent is certified as a mediator for Superior court matters in North Carolina and Circuit Court matters in South Carolina.
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Justin Prusiensky
Charlotte, NC Attorney
Tax
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
I am a second generation CPA first and foremost. After graduating from Appalachian State University (UNC Boone!) in 2007, I became a CPA two years later. Since 2009 I have worked exclusively in public accounting focusing on taxes and accounting. I joined the family business in 2013 and became the managing shareholder in 2018, having doubled the size and scope of our CPA firm in 5 years. I graduated from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in December of 2022 and became an NC licensed attorney in May of 2023.
My practice area is tax law both federal/ state matters for...
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William E. Cannon Jr.
Waynesville, NC Attorney with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Products Liability
The University of Georgia School of Law
Bill Cannon is a native of Leesburg, Georgia and has been practicing law for more than 30 years. He focuses his practice in the area of civil litigation and has extensive experience in complex litigation. Bill enjoys working closely with his clients in finding innovative solutions to the challenges they face. He has a keen interest in professionalism and has been a speaker for orientations on professionalism at law schools. Bill is an author of a variety of professional articles and has made many presentations on professionalism in the practice of law and the importance of the justice system.
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Alexander J Palme
Chapel Hill, NC Lawyer
Free ConsultationNorth 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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Sean A. Cole
Raleigh, NC Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts 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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Nathaniel Coates Smith
Chapel Hill, NC Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals 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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Brent Adams
Southern Pines, NC Lawyer with 53 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
North Carolina personal injury lawyer Brenton D. Adams has represented individuals against insurance companies since 1973.
Mr. Adams is board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocacy Forum. He has been selected as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in North Carolina by the American Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. Adams has given lectures to trial lawyers at numerous seminars dealing with trial advocacy and trial practice issues. Among the trial lawyer organizations at which Mr. Adams has lectured are the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, The North Carolina Bar Association,...
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Hugh A. Hudson
Durham, 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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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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Cameron Lambe
Raleigh, NC Attorney with 8 years of experience
Administrative, Business, Insurance Defense 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.