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Through trial and on appeal, I have successfully defended professionals, corporations, and individuals in a broad range of civil litigation matters, including professional malpractice, business and property disputes, construction, aviation, defamation, and similar matters.. I am based in Charlotte, North Carolina, but represent clients across the Carolinas, from the SC beaches to the NC mountains, and beyond.  We aggressively and creatively defend our clients' individual, specific cases, while maintaining the highest ethical standards.. I generally do not bring lawsuits on behalf of injured persons, outside of property or business disputes.  We do not work on contingency.

There's no substitute for experience: Allen has been protecting people accused of crimes and people injured by the negligence or bad acts of others for over 30 years. He is in the courtroom almost every day and has a reputation as a strategic innovator, constantly finding new ways to use the constitution and statutes as precise weapons for his clients.. Allen has successfully handled virtually every type of criminal charge (everything from murder, drug conspiracy, embezzlement to DWI and traffic tickets, etc.) and virtually every type of civil matter (from personal injury motor vehicle crashes to breach of contract to Domestic Violence Protective Orders, etc.).. Allen also has extensive experience in handling appeals in all appellate courts.  For a recent example, see State v. Yencer, 696 S.E.2d 875 (2010), raising a First Amendment challenge to the exercise of police power by the Davidson College Campus Police.. Allen was born and raised just outside of Charlotte in Denver, NC and his distinguished undergraduate and law school career at UNC included induction into the Phi Eta Sigma honor society and being awarded the prestigious Morehead Scholarship. He is active in Mecklenburg Community Church and loves spending time with his wife, Lynn, and sons, Haynes and Gray.

The nicest compliment I’ve ever received about Sodoma Law was from a judge who described us as “smart, tenacious, and compassionate.” When clients come to us in the middle of a divorce or a custody battle, they deserve that blend of qualities from each of our family law attorneys. They need family law attorneys who will fight for them in the courtroom and empower them to achieve their goals at a difficult time in their lives.. When I opened the doors to Sodoma Law in 2008, I wanted to build a team who would help every client navigate the hurdles of separation and divorce with empathy and determination – in and out of court. I wanted to surround myself with people who live and breathe family law like I do. This practice is my passion; it’s not my job, but rather, who I am.. In hindsight, I have to believe that the events of my childhood led me on this path. I often joke with my family that my experience as a child of parents with “irreconcilable differences” predestined my career. As a family law attorney, I feel the advantage of understanding the experience of separation and divorce through the eyes of an adult and as a young girl. That experience was fraught with anxiety, especially at the beginning. I believe it’s our job, as family law attorneys, to educate our clients on their various legal options so as to reduce that anxiety and allow them to feel more in control of their cases. At our firm, each attorney and staff member believes not only in their ability to make a difference in a client’s life but also their ability to be supportive of a client’s emotional, spiritual and physical well being.. After more than a decade of practicing as a family law attorney, I know that when our clients contact us, they are typically making one of the biggest decisions of their lives. They each have somehow empowered themselves enough to make the journey to change what he or she has known…whether it was for one year or twenty years. I understand it is not always hard for everyone, but change affects us all. I see it with my clients. I saw it with my own parents.. Working with someone you trust is critical. From the moment we discuss your case, you will know that I will always do my absolute best to handle your concerns as if they are my own.

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The Law Offices of William H. Harding has handled thousands of car accident, criminal, and family law cases. The attorneys at The Harding Law firm have the skill and experience to prove the car accident was not your fault, stand up to those big name insurance companies, and to demand the full value for your case. We know how to investigate the accident, gather corroborating evidence, question witnesses and reconstruct the car crash if necessary.. Our attorneys also handle a wide variety of criminal charges in both Superior and District Court. No law firm in Charlotte, NC will fight to protect your rights and freedom like The Law Office of William H. Harding. Confidence and trust are especially important in divorce matters. The divorce attorneys at The Law Office of William H. Harding have the skill and know how to get you through this difficult time. The divorce lawyers at the Harding Law firm are experienced in family law matters. When you are in the midst of a complicated divorce, you need more than just an ordinary divorce attorney on your side; you need a confident and experienced family law attorney.. William H. Harding personally oversees all matters related to each client's case at The Law Offices of William H. Harding. No aspect of your case will be handed off to a secretary, paralegal, or inexperienced associate. Additionally, attorney William H. Harding will work with you directly whenever you call with questions or concerns.. Auto Accidents Car Accident Attorney Truck Accident Lawyer Motorcycle Accident Attorney Legal Services Personal Injury Lawyer Criminal Law Attorney Wrongful Death Lawyer Medical Malpractice Lawyer About Us Contact Us Blog

The Law Office of Mark N. Kerkhoff, PLLC was formed in 2010 to provide small to mid-size businesses a new option in sophisticated employment law representation.. I am honored to maintain a Martindale-Hubbell Rating of AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, the highest rating available in the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell system.. As a solo practitioner, a primary component of my practice is employment law compliance, including the full gamut of human resources policy development and complex employment law research opinions.  My firm provides near daily human resources consulting and employment law compliance advice to business owners and HR professionals on matters ranging from employee handbook creation and development to internal investigations and strategic termination reviews.. My firm also frequently reviews and prepares employment contracts arising from the employment relationship, such as non-compete agreements, independent contractor and apprenticeship agreements, and severance and complex deferred compensation arrangements.. With experience before a jury in both state and federal courts, my firm also defends administrative investigations and litigates employment law claims. My practice is exclusively limited to employment law.. Licensed in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Missouri.. Litigation. Contracts. HR Consulting.

The Law Office of Charles L. Morgan, Jr., represents individuals throughout North Carolina in criminal cases at the state and federal levels. We have been successfully defending people accused of felony or misdemeanor crime, from murder to fraud, and from DWI to traffic tickets for over 32 years.. We pursue justice and fight vigorously for all of our clients who are facing felony or misdemeanor crimes in all state and federal courts across North Carolina.

The founding attorney and partner of Epperson Law PLLC, James L. Epperson, has served in the Navy JAG Corps before founding his family law practice in Weddington and Charlotte, North Carolina. In his work with the Navy, Attorney Epperson represented servicemen and women through courts-martial cases, as well as handling high-stakes negotiation for the release of Navy service members from foreign captors in the Middle East. This high-stress work has prepared him for the stressful and emotionally trying world of family law, where he provides counsel and litigation services, as well as mediation and arbitration, for those facing divorce, custody proceedings, domestic violence, support cases, and more. To learn more about how James L. Epperson can help you, call Epperson Law PLLC to schedule a consultation.

Taylor represents people charged with all types of crimes. She primarily focuses her work in state court, and in the last year alone defended a wide variety of cases including:. Taylor also defends kids charged with crimes in juvenile court. She has helped young people charged with these offenses in juvenile court:. Goodnight also defends men and women accused of violating their federal supervised release or probation conditions in the Federal Western District of North Carolina. She also works with Chris Fialko on many of his cases, including high-level state felonies, federal white-collar crime and drug cases, college Title IX sexual misconduct allegations, and post-conviction matters. Just recently, in Raleigh, Taylor made a thirty-minute presentation to a North Carolina parole commissioner on behalf of a post-conviction client. In preparation for the meeting, Taylor compiled a 50-page packet for the parole commissioners detailing all of the reasons the parole board should release her client.. Taylor began working in the criminal defense field when she 18 as an intern, and went to law school at UNC-Chapel Hill specifically to become a criminal defense attorney. She has the passion and tools necessary to fully investigate every case by gathering all key information, interviewing law enforcement and other witnesses, and negotiating with and advocating for her client with the appropriate people. Taylor likes to fight for her clients and believes in thorough and zealous representation, no matter the client or the charge.

T. Nicholas Goanos is an Associate at Butler Pappas. Nicholas presently works in the Charlotte, North Carolina office, having relocated from a nationally-known insurance coverage and commercial litigation firm in Chicago, Illinois. While practicing in Chicago, Nicholas focused his practice in the areas of large, commercial first party property coverage and bad faith disputes, including those involving windstorm, fire, theft, and water damage. In several of these matters, he successfully obtained on behalf of several insurers claim and case dispositive rulings in State and Federal Courts—both within and outside Illinois—on matters involving fire damage, special flood hazard areas, and premises liability. At Butler Pappas, Nicholas continues this practice today. Further, Nicholas has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants in State and Federal Courts in numerous non-coverage matters, including those involving trade secrets, breaches of fiduciary duty, municipal law, and employment disputes. Nicholas is a member of the Bars of the States of North Carolina and Illinois and is a member of the Bars of the Eastern District of Michigan, Northern District of Illinois, and Central District of Illinois. Nicholas received his Juris Doctorate, with honors, from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2006. Prior to earning his Juris Doctorate, Nicholas earned his Bachelor's of Science, with honors, in 2001 from Presbyterian College, before interning for former Senator and Presidential candidate Ernest F. Hollings and earning an International Rotary Club Ambassadorial Scholarship. Through this Scholarship, Nicholas obtained his Master of Business Administration from the University of Indianapolis in Athens, Greece in 2003. Licenses: Admitted to practice in Illinois and North Carolina.

Stoke Caldwell’s vast experience primarily includes representation of professional race car drivers, teams, sponsors, sanctioning bodies and other industry entities; representation of entertainment entities in television, film and live entertainment; and representation of sponsors in major arrangements with MLB teams, NFL teams, NBA teams, and NASCAR and NASCAR teams.. He helped spearhead the legal work for several major groundbreaking joint ventures in the NASCAR space, including the Gillett Evernham and Roush Fenway transactions. Stoke has drafted and negotiated hundreds of motorsports agreements. Having worked on these transactions from all angles, he has a unique perspective and is able to provide insight regarding issues affecting all parties, along with market insight on industry terms.. Stoke's practice includes the formation, purchase and sale of motorsports and other sports teams, the creation of joint venture and servicing arrangements, and the purchase and sale of various other types of entities with strategic and financial investors and sellers.. He is a frequent speaker on sports and entertainment law, including seminars for the NCBA, the Sports Lawyers Association, TRAC and the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries.. Experience. Represents multiple top drivers, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr., various crew chiefs and others with respect to their legal needs in various racing series.. Represents Richard Petty in various matters.. Represents NASCAR racing teams, including Richard Petty Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing, Wood Brothers Racing and others, in connection with full array of contract and legal requirements.. Handled and handles acquisition and divesture transactions for entities involved in the sports industry.. Organized MotoAmerica for motorcycle road racing in the United States and represents MotoAmerica in connection with major contractual and other matters.. Represented Roush Racing and created a joint venture with a major sports team to create Roush Fenway Racing. Represented Evernham Motorsports in connection with an investment by the Gillett family to create Richard Petty Motorsports.. Represents the entertainment interests of a major theme park company.. Represents major national sponsor in connection with multiple major league sports sponsorship agreements.. Represents several personalities in television media contracts.. Represents several sports agencies in contractual matters.. Represents an NBA team on various legal matters.

Sonya Pfeiffer is a committed criminal defense lawyer who vigorously represents her clients in both state and federal court. A skilled communicator, Pfeiffer has successfully counseled numerous clients through both jury trials and complicated plea negotiations.Pfeiffer joined Rudolf Widenhouse & Fialko after working in the business litigation division of Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge and Rice, where she was involved with both civil and criminal cases in the firm's Charlotte office. She began her legal career in the Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office, where she served in both the Misdemeanor and Felony Drug Unit.In addition to her legal experience, Pfeiffer is an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker. She spent more than a decade as a television news reporter in Raleigh, Boston, Omaha and New York. She also covered major international stories while based in Paris, France, including the Yitzhak Rabin assassination in Tel Aviv and the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in Paris. As a result of this experience, Pfeiffer has a unique ability to tell each client's story in a compelling and persuasive manner.Pfeiffer is admitted to practice in both State and all Federal courts in North Carolina, as well as the District of Columbia and Massachusetts. She is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.

Since becoming a member of the North Carolina State Bar, I have immersed myself into the area of Workers' Compensation law and have dedicated my career to learning the ins-and-outs of the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act.  I have spent the better part of my career representing individuals involved in work place accidents, avidly fighting to ensure my clients receive all of the benefits they deserve under the Workers' Compensation Act.  However, I have also obtained valuable experience on the other side of things by representing employers and carriers in defending Workers' Compensation claims.  The experience I had defending Workers' Compensation claims has, and will, continue to help tremendously in my practice and zealous representation of injured workers.. Prior to law school, I attended Eastern Michigan University where I majored in Criminal Justice and was an active member of the school’s Honor’s College. After receiving my undergraduate degree, I continued my studies at Charlotte School of Law, graduating in 2016 with Cum Laude honors.. During my time in law school, I had the privilege of interning for multiple Fortune 500 companies. These experiences provided me with valuable insight into my current practice and am able to apply to cases involving companies of all sizes.

Since 1995, Chris Connelly has been certified as a Specialist in State Criminal Law by the North Carolina State Bar. Of the thousands of lawyers in the Mecklenburg County Bar, only a handful have received this distinguished certification.  First licensed to practice law in 1987, he has represented thousands of clients in felony and misdemeanor cases - as well as traffic matters - in the Federal and State Courts.. Chris and his wife live downtown in their adopted city of Charlotte.. Chris enjoys travel, Tai Chi and trail riding on his gaited Tennessee Walking Horse named Dustye. Dustye is a sweet tempered, playful, noble-hearted buckskin who loves to give rides to kids.. Rounding out the family is the office mascot and part time employee Murraye Connelly, a Labradoodle who is quite sure in his own mind that he is a highly evolved human being. He is doted upon by staff and clients alike, stealing their hearts with his sweet disposition.. (While I am honored by the loyalty and enthusiastic testimonials of clients, please remember that each case is different and must be evaluated on its own merits.  Prior results do not gaurentee a similar outcome in the future.)

Since 1993, Richard "Rick" Anderson has been an attorney in Charlotte, NC, representing clients in upholding justice pertaining to medical negligence, workers’ compensation, and catastrophic injury. He has earned a spot in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum after successfully litigating settlements over $1 million. Rick has been associated with significant cases involving medical negligence and malpractice. When he accepts your case, Rick makes a personal commitment to you and uses his 27 years of knowledge and experience to advance your lawsuit to achieve a successful outcome.. Rick is a native Charlottean. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1990 and his Juris Doctorate law degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 1993.. In 1993 Rick began his law career as an associate with Price & Smith Attorneys at Law in Charlotte, NC. After six years, in 1999, he was named as a partner with the firm. In 2017, Rick founded Price Petho & Anderson Attorneys at Law, where he practiced until 2020. In September of 2020, Rick merged with Attorney, Mark Sumwalt founding the Sumwalt Anderson Law Firm.

Since 1992, Jeff Warren has aggressively represented North Carolinians who have sustained severe and significant injuries whether in the workplace, at a hospital or nursing home, or on the highway.  Jeff has obtained favorable verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients in a wide variety of cases including negligent highway design, inadequate security and delayed cancer diagnosis.. Jeff  has served on the Board of Governors for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, an organization that, like him, is dedicated to protecting the legal rights of those injured by negligence of others. He also serves on the Advocates for Justice's Political Action Committee and is a charter member of its President's Club and Leader's Forum.  He is quoted frequently in North Carolina legal publications on various legal issues, and has appeared frequently on Charlotte-area television and radio stations, providing legal advice to listeners and viewers on such subjects as medical negligence and workers' compensation.. Jeff has been rated as a Super Lawyer and the Top 100 Trial Lawyers of the National Trial Lawyers since 2011

Shepard Smith is a managing attorney for the Charlotte office of Stewart Law Offices. Born and raised in Charlotte, Shepard became a lawyer because he wanted to be able to advocate for those who found themselves in overwhelming legal circumstances.. As the youngest of five siblings, Shepard learned the value of hard work at an early age while spending summers earning money as a landscaper and warehouse laborer. He knows how important a paycheck can be to a family, and how an injury can forever change a person’s life.. Shepard brings a unique perspective to personal injury cases and workers’ compensation claims because of his previous experience as a defense attorney for large insurance companies. “I used to represent and defend large insurance companies in workers’ compensation and general litigation matters. I found it to be quite troubling how insurance companies would often treat injured individuals as numbers rather than people with hardly any sympathy,” he says. “My experience as an insurance defense lawyer has allowed me the opportunity to gain special knowledge of the inner-workings of insurance companies and their tactics, and I am able to apply this knowledge to my law practice for the benefit of my clients.”. Shepard has represented many clients and argued cases to verdict in front of the North Carolina Industrial Commission as well as North Carolina Superior Courts. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar Association, and the Mecklenburg County Bar Association.

Sean F. Herrmann has successfully represented employees in race, sex, pregnancy, national origin, disability, veteran, and age discrimination matters. He fights for employees facing unlawful pay practices and sexual harassment at the workplace. Sean regularly represents whistleblower clients facing illegal retaliation. He also has extensive experience with workplace torts and civil rights abuses. He has assisted many executives and employees with their employment contracts, non-competes, and severance packages.. Sean’s desire to represent employees is nothing new. He went about accumulating valuable experience before joining Van Kampen Law that he employs every day to provide his clients the best representation possible. Between 2005 and 2009, Sean attended Illinois College where he triple-majored in Political Science, International Studies, and Spanish. He graduated summa cum laude and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. During his junior year at Illinois College, Sean completed an internship at the United States Attorneys’ Office in Washington, DC. In that role, he first encountered the world of employment law while working extensively on a Title VII sex discrimination lawsuit, which he saw through to the trial’s completion.. Sean left Washington for Seville, Spain, where he researched immigration from Africa into the European Union and interned at an immigrant rights non-governmental organization. These experiences set Sean on the path to representing employees whose rights have been violated.. To that end, in 2012, Sean received his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law where he graduated with magna cum laude honors. There, he earned CALI awards in Employment Discrimination, Labor Law, and the Civil Litigation Clinic.. Sean also completed an externship with the Honorable Tom M. Lytton of the Illinois Appellate Court, and was a Law Clerk at Freking & Betz, LLC, the largest plaintiff-side employment law firm in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a Notes Editor for the University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy and advanced out of the College of Law to a national moot court competition.. In addition to being licensed to practice law in both North and South Carolina, Sean has been admitted to the United States District Courts for the Western, Eastern, and Middle Districts of North Carolina and for the District of South Carolina. He has also been admitted to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Sean is one of the few Spanish-speaking employment law attorneys in the region, which allows him to better advance the interests of workers in Charlotte’s Hispanic community.. Sean was raised in Illinois, but today he proudly calls the Queen City home. He quickly fell in love with Charlotte and enjoys everything that it has to offer. When he’s not at the office, Sean enjoys playing basketball, running, cycling, reading, and traveling.

Scott J. Rizzo was born in Massachusetts. He grew up in New England and then attended Syracuse University, from which he obtained his Bachelor of Science in 1994 from the Whitman School of Management. Mr. Rizzo worked in the business world for several years before moving to the west coast to attend law school at the University of San Diego, School of Law. He obtained his Juris Doctorate in May 2000 and was admitted to the California State Bar in December 2000. Mr. Rizzo obtained extensive legal experience in California prior to his family’s decision in early 2006 to relocate to Charlotte. Mr. Rizzo was then admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in September 2006. To learn more about Attorney Scott Rizzo, visit our website at !

Samantha Clark Aktug has practiced Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Law for over 20 years. Her skill and knowledge of the law is apparent in her track record. She has helped thousands of clients with multi-million dollar settlements, developing a reputation that speaks for itself.. Ms. Clark Aktug's work is now solely dedicated to Workers' Compensation claims. Helping victims of workplace injury is more than just her profession; it's her passion. Her attention to detail and commitment to justice is evident in how she maximizes her clients' compensation.. Clark Aktug graduated with a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned her J.D. from the Catholic University Columbus School of Law.

Rylee M. Dillard is a workers’ compensation defense attorney in the firm’s Charlotte, North Carolina office.  She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a concentration in politics, philosophy, and law from College of Charleston in 2014 and her J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2017, where she made the Dean’s List.. Rylee was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 2017, and she is a member of The North Carolina Bar Association and Young Lawyer’s Division.. Rylee is originally from Greenwood, South Carolina.  Outside of her practice, she enjoys working out, experiencing new types of food, practicing yoga, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

Ryan is a former Mecklenburg County and Cabarrus County Assistant District Attorney with more than 15 years experience in both District and Superior Court. He has successfully tried hundreds of cases in District Court and approximately twenty-five trials by jury in Superior Court.. He now uses that extensive experience and inside knowledge of the criminal justice system to defend those charged with traffic and criminal offenses. Every criminal or traffic offense is serious. Even something as minor as a traffic ticket can have long lasting consequences if not handled properly. Contact Ryan today to discuss your case.

Ron has over 20 yrs of litigation experience and is the founder of Skufca Law, representing businesses and individuals in the areas of business, construction, motorsports, and family law. Ron currently serves as outside general counsel to several long-time business clients while also working with individuals starting their own business or helping resolve disputes that arise. With substantial experience in the construction industry, NASCAR, and advising a wide range of businesses in all aspects of their legal issues, Ron is dedicated to helping both new and longtime business owners in a cost effective and efficient manner. Some of his representative clients are General Contractor JD Goodrum Construction, Charlotte Mechanical, and Front Row Motorsports.. Outside of his legal practice, Ron has always been actively involved in the community, having served on the board of the Dilworth Community Development Association as a long-time Dilworth resident; as a member of the Dilworth South End Rotary club; as a coach, board member and sponsor for Dilworth Little League for over a decade; a sponsor of Myers Park High School baseball; a participant in the 24 Hrs of Booty cycling fundraising event in Myers Park, having personally raised thousands of dollars to help cancer organizations; as well as other community organizations and events.. In 2013, Ron founded the South End Shuffle 5K & Mile Run running race to benefit the Purple Promise Foundation to End Melanoma cancer and the Charlotte Rail Trail. The South End Shuffle has helped raise money and increase awareness to these two local non-profit organizations that have personal and local connections to him and Skufca Law.

Robert DeCurtins has lived in Charlotte since 1984 where he and his wife have raised their three children and he began his legal career.  Over the past 25 years he has successfully represented many thousands of clients in state criminal court in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and nearby counties.  He enjoys his relationships with his clients, past and present, and looks forward to getting to know his future clients.. Robert was born in Miami Beach, Florida on March 20, 1954, and grew up in Dayton, Ohio .  He attended college at Eastern Kentucky University where he graduated in 1976 with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology.. His first job out of college was with Montgomery Ward as a security director for a new location.  Responsibilities included hiring and training a staff of store detectives to apprehend shoplifters and all internal investigations of employee theft and embezzlement.. While working in that capacity Robert was introduced to the field of polygraph (or lie detector) and later graduated from the Lincoln Zonn Institute of Polygraph in Miami, Florida where he graduated 2nd in his class, which consisted mostly of police officers from around the country.  He was hired by the Zonn Security Corporation upon graduation and trained in New York city for a period of time under a nationally renowned polygraph examiner and interrogator who had conducted polygraph testing on witnesses surrounding the President Kennedy assassination.. Eventually, Robert accepted a position in Dayton, Ohio with Takkon Polygraph Firm which was owned and operated by Dayton Police Department homicide investigators and was the largest private firm in the Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana area.  While there he testified in criminal court as a polygraph expert.  Robert believes his polygraph and interrogation experience has been invaluable in his career as a criminal defense lawyer, having personally conducted approximately 8,000 polygraph examinations.  He also was eventually granted a state license to administer polygraphs in North Carolina .  Robert is possibly the only lawyer in North Carolina to have held such a license.. With an educational and job background in the criminal justice area, Robert began law school at the University of Dayton School of Law in 1980, obtaining his law degree in 1983.  Mr. DeCurtins then moved his family to Charlotte, North Carolina and began his legal career as an Assistant Public Defender.  In 1985 he left that office and went into private law practice.  At that time, Mr. DeCurtins helped prosecute child support arrearage cases in Charlotte .  In addition, he also represented the City’s interest in front of the Civil Service Board where his job was to have the board uphold punishments, i.e. suspensions or termination, handed down by the Charlotte Police Department for officer misconduct.. Throughout his career Robert has probably defended clients charged with almost every type or category of criminal case in North Carolina .  Of his most memorable cases to date were two separate instances where he defended Charlotte teachers who were accused of having sex with a student.  In one of the cases his client was a male teacher and in the other a female teacher.  The case involving the female teacher generated significant media interest on a national level because of the rarity of a female teacher being charged and several television shows, i.e. 20/20, sought interviews and or appearances.. Mr. DeCurtins also represented a NFL Carolina Panthers player during the Rae Carruth murder investigation and prosecution in Charlotte, North Carolina .  At that trial, approximately one year after the investigation started, both Robert and his client were called to testify.. Areas of Practice:. Bar Admissions:. Education:. Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky, 1976Bachelor of ScienceMajor: Criminology. Professional Associations and Memberships:. Mecklenburg County BarMember. North Carolina Academy of Trial LawyersMember

Rob Heroy solves problems. Big problems. He believes that standing up to the Government provides his clients with the best possible results. He is aggressive and has significant trial experience in state and federal court. He left a prominent Charlotte law firm to join Goodman Carr as a partner in January of 2012. Prior to that, he served as an assistant district attorney in the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office.. Rob represents clients in criminal matters in state and federal courts. He handles high-stakes criminal matters such as white collar criminal charges and investigations, often involving millions or billions of dollars, large-scale drug trafficking conspiracies, weapons violations, serious assaults, and homicides. He has tried dozens of jury trials and does not shy away from trying a case if it is necessary.. His work also frequently involves representing individuals and companies who are the subject of investigations who want to know their legal options and whether steps can be taken early on to protect themselves. In many cases, he has kept his clients from being charged, and their names from ever seeing a news reel.. His cases have been prominently featured in media including the New York Times, the BBC, L.A. Times, MSNBC, CNN, the Charlotte Observer, and others. He was recently recognized in a novel by a nationally recognized journalist for his assistance in contributing to the knowledge of prosecution of organized crime in the Charlotte area. He has represented international kingpins and provided commentary to the BBC for the El Chapo trial and Mexican politican Genaro Luna, as well as the New York Times.. He is experienced in state and federal criminal appeals, and in post-conviction relief. He has had success overturning decades-long sentences for clients. For example, he obtained reversal of a client’s 35-year sentence based on insufficient evidence of the client’s knowledge of criminal wrongdoing from the N.C Court of Appeals. In 2019, he obtained reversal of a synthetic drug conspiracy conviction based on improper venue. In 2018, he overturned a 50-year murder sentence based on the ineffective assistance of the client’s trial lawyer, and overturned another conviction on direct appeal where the client had not been properly advised of his rights to counsel. He obtained a 100-month sentence reduction on remand for another State client, and obtained a remand for resentencing from the Fourth Circuit for a 2-year reduction for another client. (read more). He has scores of other victories where cases have been overturned on appeal or when challenged in post-conviction proceedings.. He has a number of other exciting appellate challenges working their way through the courts including a habeas corpus challenge to the immigration detention policies in North Carolina, where the ACLU and Just Futures have joined the litigation, as well as a First Amendment challenge to our jury intimidation statute in which renowned legal blogger Eugene Volokh is arguing with Mr. Heroy. The last case involves the defense of an attorney where Rob is challenging her conviction based on arbitrary enforcement by federal law enforcement. In this case and dozens of other cases, he is the lawyer that lawyers call when they need assistance, either with criminal charges or investigations or with disciplinary proceedings.. Rob also litigates immigration matters in federal district court and federal courts of appeal. In some cases, he has obtained court orders compelling immigration to grant relief to individuals or release them from detention, and in others he has obtained relief by appealing arbitrary immigration decisions to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has presented at continuing legal educations seminars before other attorneys on the subject of immigration law and has been accepted as an expert witness in the area of immigration law in North Carolina Superior Court.Business North Carolina Magazine selected Rob to the Legal Elite every year since 2010, an award in which Business North Carolina polls attorneys to vote for the top 3 percent of attorneys in their field. North Carolina Super Lawyers has recognized him on multiple occasions as a Rising Star in criminal defense. Martindale Hubbell has rated him as an AV Preeminent lawyer, their highest rating for legal ability. Martindale also lists him as having a 4.9 out of 5.0 client rating. He has a 10 out of 10 attorney rating on . He was selected to the Mecklenburg County Bar Leadership Institute in 2011.. Rob is the president of the Mecklenburg Country Criminal Defense Bar. He is on the Board of Directors for the Mecklenburg County Bar Foundation and an executive committee member. He previously taught advanced criminal law at the Charlotte School of Law. He also puts on the annual criminal law CLE for the North Carolina Bar Association. He has received pro bono awards and recognition over the last several years.. Outside of the law, he was a finalist in the 2010 World Series of Poker. He is married to Katie Heroy, and they have three little boys, Linus, Arthur, and Leo and love spending time in the North Carolina mountains. He is also the founding member of The Adventure Club, which explores the world and whose members are limited to Rob, Katie, Linus, Arthur, and Leo.