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While you may get out of a speeding ticket or even a simple marijuana possession charge with nothing more than a citation, more serious charges may result in your arrest….

Efforts to address domestic violence concerns have resulted in broad legislation aimed at preventing firearm access to those charged with or convicted of certain offenses. While in some cases these…

State v. Cobb: The NC Supreme Court Eases the Requirements for Establishing the Reasonableness of Traffic Checkpoints. A few days ago, the Supreme Court of North Carolina published their opinion…

State v. McKoy: The Court of Appeals Closes the Door on Character Evidence Harmful to the State; Eases the State’s Burden of Overcoming Proof of Self Defense. In the recently…

Hiltzheimer Law Office announces that founding attorney Ben Hiltzheimer has been named to the Super Lawyers list for North Carolina. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than five…

While the law may seem old and static, it is quite dynamic. As part of our state’s “Common Law” jurisprudence (theory or philosophy of law), cases build on each other…