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The National Trial Lawyers association has named James one of its Top 100 Trial Lawyers from 2014-2017. He is a General Member of the National College for DUI Defense, and has successfully completed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s course on DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, a 24 hour course taught to officers trained in DWI investigations. James and his beautiful wife, Laura, have 6 children.

Lance spent 12 years as a Deputy Sheriff in Harvey, LA. During his tenure there he worked in the Street Crimes Division as well as being a Team Leader of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team. He is a graduate of the Charlotte School of Law in Charlotte, NC. During law school, Lance interned at the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office. He is certified in DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (24 hour training) and Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (16 hour training) by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

During law school, Blake completed an internship with the honorable Michelle M. Rick in the 29th Circuit Court of Michigan.  He has completed the NHTSA DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Course.

At law school, he was a Presidential Honor’s Scholar, a recipient of a full merit scholarship, Associate Editor of the Property Law Journal, and a member of the Order of the Crown. Gint also graduated Magna Cum Laude from Appalachian State University with a degree in Business Management. Gint has successfully completed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s course on DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, the same 24 hour course that police officers throughout the nation undergo to properly investigate DWI’s.

He has completed the NHTSA DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Course as well as the UNC School of Government’s Misdemeanor Defender Training. Navi also graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Management and Organizational Development from Mount Olive College in North Carolina.

In law school Amy was an Honor Court Justice, a Peer Mentor and a Teaching Scholar.

During law school she interned at Pisgah Legal Services, the Public Defender’s Office District 29B, and for the head family district court Judge in Raleigh. Before going to law school she taught English in Spain for a year.

She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a degree in Mass Communication. She is originally from Waynesville, NC.