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This firm concentrates on auto dealer compliance and related consumer protection issues. I have over 22 years of executive experience in automotive management.  I have been recognized as an expert in auto dealer compliance by the United States District Courts, North Carolina Courts, The North Carolina Department of Justice, and the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division.  I provide legal counsel to several auto industry trade groups, specifically concerning motor vehicle titles, liens, collections, and securitization compliance.  I have successfully litigated many complex auto related complaints, up to the appellate level including the North Carolina Supreme Court.  I have been published concerning auto related transactions in legal and professional publications on topics including: execution of titles, limitations of conditional delivery, wrongful repossession, and damage disclosure requirements.

Due in large part to the success of the Capital Defender offices ( no death sentences in the last 11 years) the death penalty was abolished this year and my career of 30+ years as a Public Defender and Capital Defender came to an end. As Capital Defender I led a defense team that successfully represented over 50 clients charged with capital murder none of whom received a death sentence. As a Public Defender I represented people charged with offenses ranging from trespassing to murder in both bench and jury trials. I have extensive jury trial experience, am a skilled courtroom advocate and persuasive litigator. I look forward to bringing my skills and experience to defend those who the government seeks to fine or imprison.

Board Certified Specialist in State Criminal Law. Super Lawyers since 2011. Selected No. 1 Lawyer in Rocky Mount by Evening Telegram Readers. Senior Partner:  Hester, Moore & Tucker. Former member and Chair of the Clean Water Management Trust Fund. Former member of the Coastal Resources Commission. Member and former President of the Pamlico Tar River Association. Baseball Coach. Bicycle rider. Married to Betsy A. Hester, former High School Teacher of the Year for Nash Rocky Mount Schools.. Children:  Josh, Joey and Maggie. Maggie (Margaret Hester Cromer) graduated from NCCU Law School in 2014 and passed the State Bar Examination.