Powers Law Firm is a criminal defense lawyer in Charlotte with more than 30 years behind it. Attorney Bill Powers is a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist and a past president of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice.
The practice covers DWI and DUI charges, drug offenses, assault, domestic violence, theft, homicide, and traffic tickets. Powers has also received the North Carolina State Bar Distinguished Service Award.
Cases come from Mecklenburg, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Union, and Rowan Counties. The firm publishes free county-by-county DWI guides for Charlotte, Monroe, Statesville, and Gastonia drivers. Consultations on criminal matters carry no fee, and payment plans are available.
J. Bradley Smith, a former prosecutor, heads the criminal practice group here and has handled thousands of DWI and serious felony matters. He founded the firm with Matthew R. Arnold in 2007, and the two restored the historic John Price Carr House in uptown as their main office.
Charges handled range from minor traffic infractions to drug trafficking, embezzlement, burglary, sexual offenses, and murder. The team also files expungements for clients whose cases ended in dismissal or acquittal.
Four offices cover Charlotte, Mooresville, Monroe, and Ballantyne. Phones are answered around the clock, and staff speak Spanish. This is a good fit if you want criminal defense attorneys in Charlotte who also handle family law and injury claims under one roof.
Few defense lawyers can say they wrote the textbook. Samuel J. Randall IV co-authored the fourth edition of Criminal Procedure in North Carolina, a book used in law schools and cited by other attorneys across the state.
Randall Law brings over 35 years of combined experience to state and federal courts, and includes a Board Certified specialist in both. Randall has practiced since 1998; associate William E. Pastor III joined after earning his degree at Rutgers.
Work spans DWI, assault, drug trafficking, gun charges, RICO cases, and professional license defense. Reported results include dismissals in assault, domestic violence, and firearm matters. More than 150 five-star Google reviews back the record. Case evaluations are free.
Robert DeCurtins has defended people in Mecklenburg County courts since 1985, and his son Brandon now practices alongside him. Together they handle DWI, assault with a deadly weapon, drug trafficking, arson, embezzlement, probation violations, and suspended license cases.
The father-and-son setup means clients deal directly with a named attorney. The office takes calls at any hour and charges nothing for the first case review.
More than 30,000 people have been represented by Brad Icard in state criminal court since 1995. The Charlotte native served as an Assistant District Attorney before switching sides, where he handled misdemeanor appeals and serious felonies.
Icard takes roughly 2,500 cases a year covering impaired driving, felonies, misdemeanors, traffic violations, license restoration, and expungement petitions. He states plainly that he handles every case personally rather than passing work to junior associates.
Latino families in Mecklenburg County have turned to Butler, Quinn & Hochman since 2006. What began as a small practice now runs six attorneys and two dozen support staff.
The firm pairs criminal charges with immigration consequences, which matters when a conviction could trigger removal. Attorneys handle assault, violent crimes, DWI, and revoked license cases alongside asylum, deportation, and visa work. Saturday appointments are available and consultations cost nothing.
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Banks Huntley tried everything from speeding tickets to first-degree murder as an Assistant District Attorney in Prosecutorial District Twenty-A. He now uses that background solely for the defense, and takes no civil work.
Huntley appears in Charlotte criminal courts daily and handles each case himself, giving clients his cell number. Charges include DWI, drug crimes, domestic violence, expungements, white collar matters, and juvenile cases across seven counties. Payment plans and free case reviews are offered.
Sitting across from the Mecklenburg County jail and a short walk from the courthouse, Roseman Law Firm is built around traffic and criminal work. Managing attorney Brandon Roseman handles speeding tickets, reckless driving, CDL cases, DMV hearings, DWI charges, and expungements in district, superior, and federal court.
A Spanish-speaking legal assistant is on staff. The firm also takes car accident and wrongful death claims.
Board certification in criminal law by the North Carolina State Bar is rare, and William M. Willis IV holds it. He passed the bar in 1994 and has defended criminal and traffic charges ever since.
Willis works DWI cases daily and has challenged stops, license checks, probable cause, and chemical test procedures. He also handles felonies, drug charges, bond motions, property bonds, expunctions, and probation violations. Most matters run on a flat fee quoted up front, with a Charlotte office by appointment.
Reported outcomes at Gilles Law include a first-degree murder charge dismissed, a second-degree rape charge dismissed, and a not guilty verdict on assault with a deadly weapon.
Gael Gilles and Michelle Abbott practice in both North and South Carolina, at the state and federal level. Cases run from homicide and sex crimes to DWI, drug trafficking, larceny, and license suspension appeals.
Established in 2002, this Charlotte firm mixes criminal work with civil rights litigation. Noell Tin helped prove the innocence of Kenneth Kagonyera, imprisoned for more than a decade for a murder he did not commit.
Seventeen attorneys cover white collar defense, appeals, and professional discipline from offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham.
C. Randolph Emory founded this bilingual practice and has worked in North Carolina law for over 35 years. He was listed in Top Attorneys of North America for 2023 to 2024.
Defense work covers felonies, misdemeanors, drug charges, weapon charges, manslaughter, and murder, plus DUI and DWI. A second office serves Kinston.
An Iredell County jury acquitted a Hall & Dixon client of armed robbery after years of waiting for trial. The firm also settled a fatal collision case for $3 million.
Founding partner Issa Hall and managing partner Ronard Dixon Jr. handle felony and misdemeanor defense, federal cases, CDL and DMV hearings, expungements, and pre-arrest mitigation.
Six decades of practice sit behind Knox Law Center, which works the Mecklenburg and Lincoln County court systems. Seven attorneys handle DWI, drug possession, domestic violence, property crimes, juvenile defense, concealed carry appeals, and traffic tickets.
The Charlotte office sits at 7th and McDowell, with a second location in Denver, NC.
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Impaired driving is the whole focus at Minick Law, which runs offices in fourteen North Carolina cities and hosts the NC DWI Guy podcast.
Attorney Kristen Dewar covers Mecklenburg from the Concord office. The team also handles underage drinking, drug and theft charges, expungements, reckless driving, and DMV license restoration hearings.
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Andrew L. Gordon runs a small uptown practice covering criminal charges, DWI, and traffic citations, plus landlord-tenant disputes and injury claims. His site includes an insurance point calculator so drivers can see what a ticket really costs. First consultations are free.
Jaylene Trivino speaks Spanish and Portuguese, and takes cases in Mecklenburg and Union counties. Her practice covers misdemeanors, drug and alcohol charges, traffic tickets, license restoration, and expunctions, along with simple wills and uncontested divorce.
Practicing in Charlotte since 1985, this trial firm holds an AV-Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and recognition from U.S. News. Several of its lawyers are board-certified specialists.
Defense work includes federal charges, drug crimes, sex offenses, white collar matters, DUI, and domestic violence.
The First Ward office puts this team minutes from the courthouse and jail, with free on-site parking and jail visits for emergencies. Serving North Carolina since 2009, the attorneys handle criminal charges, traffic offenses, juvenile law, and DWI. Staff speaks Spanish fluently, and consultations are free.
Harold Cogdell Jr. has practiced for nearly 25 years and appeared in more than 25 North Carolina counties, plus federal courts in South Carolina, Georgia, and Kansas. He also chaired the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners and served on Charlotte City Council. His work covers federal and state charges alongside business and corporate matters.
Tracy Hatcher handles criminal charges and family law from an uptown office on North McDowell Street. The practice takes cases across nine counties, including Mecklenburg, Gaston, Union, Cabarrus, Iredell, and Catawba.
White collar cases are the specialty here. Chris Fialko is a Board Certified Specialist in state and federal criminal law with over 25 years in court. Best Lawyers named him 2025 White-Collar Lawyer of the Year in Charlotte.
He handles fraud investigations, grand jury subpoenas, drug conspiracy charges, and Title IX misconduct claims.
Carnell Johnson and Elaine Nicholson bring over 30 years of combined experience and backgrounds in the Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office and the New Jersey Attorney General's Office. The firm pairs criminal and traffic defense with deportation work, and has attorneys fluent in Spanish and Chinese. Calls are returned within one business day.