Going to court can be a nerve-wracking experience. You have to go through metal detectors. There are sheriffs deputies all around. Judges in black robes. This is true of courts everywhere, including Raleigh, North Carolina’s Wake County Courthouse.
I prepared this special document for my clients to let them know exactly where to go, where to [...]
I’ve recently updated my Google Local listing for my criminal law practice in Raleigh. My office hours are generally from 8 am until 8 pm, but I often work later than that, and am available to travel to clients’ homes, especially if they have had their licenses revoked after a DWI arrest.
My location has ample [...]
DWI (Driving While Impaired) cases follow a pretty standard formula. Police make thousands of car stops a year in Wake County, and each stop resulting in an arrest for DWI or drunk driving in Raleigh, Cary or Apex, NC generally follows the same pattern. Your DWI lawyer will probably follow this general approach in defending [...]
Many lawyers take the next few weeks off because court is closed a number of days and to celebrate the holidays. I will be working throughout the holiday period, so if you are stopped for DWI, or face criminal charges and need to talk to a Raleigh criminal lawyer or Raleigh DWI lawyer, feel free [...]
A simple reminder to folks looking for the Wake County Court. All criminal matters in North Carolina are resolved on a county-wide basis. Meaning, if you’re arrested in Cary, Apex, or Raleigh or any other community in Wake County, you will eventually need to appear at the Wake County Court House.
The Wake County Court [...]
In the mid-1990s North Carolina created a structured sentencingStructured sentencing replaced Fair Sentencing in 1994. It created a felony sentencing chart and a misdemeanor sentencing chart in which most, but not all, punishments are imposed according to the level of the crime, and the individual’s prior record level. system for misdemeanors and felonies committed after…
Most jurisdictions have dramshop laws. These are laws that put liability on bars, clubs, and other places that serve alcohol. If those places observe a patron becoming too intoxicated, and continue to serve the person alcohol, they can be held liable for any injury to other parties. So for instance, if someone gets drunk at…
MySpace, Facebook, Social Networking… all the kids are doing the social networking thing these days. Twittering too! A lot of adults also use these tools, including LinkedIn and on and on. They’re fun, they’re great ways to keep in touch with friends, to reconnect with old friends, and to share what’s going on in your…
I’ve got an overview of North Carolina’s drug laws in a section on various North Carolina laws. North Carolina has pretty harsh drug laws, so harsh that people coming from New York City, where similar drug crimes are treated much more leniently, may find themselves facing years and years for the same crime here in…
If you’re thinking that a criminal lawyer is going to cost you tens of thousands of dollars, I’m here to tell you that’s wrong. Now, it’s true, some cases are very complex, and if you’re charged with murder, it’s going to cost you a chunk of change in order to hire a criminal lawyer, not…