While we here at Dummit Fradin know we have a great team of attorneys and staff, we are always pleased when national organizations recognize people on our team. We'd like to congratulate Jessica Culver and Patrick Apple for being identified as one of the Top 40 under 40 lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers [...]
Dummit Fradin trial attorney, Patrick Apple, recently won a high-stakes custody trial for our client in Randolph County. This sensitive child custody trial involved sexual abuse allegations and multiple experts were involved. Attorney Patrick Apple was expertly able to impeach the testimony of the child. The 5-year-old child was using words like "custody" in the [...]
In North Carolina, it is possible to get your record cleaned by petitioning the court for an expungement. But the act of getting your record cleaned is a bit more complicated than just petitioning the court. Below we answer 9 common questions regarding expungement in NC. What is an expungement? An expungement is when a [...]
A client approached our Winston-Salem legal team with a Stokes County DWI charge. On the second court date, DWI attorney informed the State that the Defense was taking the case to trial. The trial grounds were contesting that the State Crime Lab blood tests did not sufficiently establish impairment. After negotiating with the State Trooper [...]
Our client was facing several felony drug charges including drug trafficking charges in heroin and opium. Under that charge alone, she was up against a mandatory 18-year minimum prison sentence. But, she was likely facing a 22-year prison sentence if convicted. Her bond was set at 1.5 million dollars. Learn how our attorney was able to get [...]
Our bilingual immigration attorney in Greensboro, Devon Senges, helped a local woman get an expedited immigration process for “urgent humanitarian reasons”. We usually see these expedited processes granted in cases such as a dying spouse with a week to live. Except, in this case, there was no dying spouse. The woman was stuck in [...]
A husband was charged with Assault on a Female in Forsyth County, NC for allegedly assaulting his wife. The charge was holding our client back from applying to become a United States Citizen. Fortunately, our Winston-Salem criminal defense attorney secured a dismissal of the charges against the husband. There are two sides to every story. [...]
What is Alienation of Affection? North Carolina is one of only 6 six states in which you can still sue for alienation of affection. These types of lawsuits basically allow a spouse to sue their marriage's homewrecker. "So, if a third party has inserted themselves into your marriage in some way and destroyed [...]
When you hire an attorney, you’re entrusting them with your future. So, you want to make sure they offer you the best representation possible. And while good results do matter, having a sound client-attorney relationship is just as important. Keep reading to learn the three biggest warning signs you’re in a poor client-attorney relationship. 1. [...]
Yes, the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles can impose various types of revocations the moment you are charged with a DWI. Not only are there consequences for a Driving While Impaired charge, but also for a conviction. Upon conviction, the NC DMV imposes at least a one-year revocation of your driver’s license. However, an [...]
