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Do I Really Need A Lawyer, Is This Something That I Can Do Myself?

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Its 3:30 in the afternoon, and I have just finished a consultation with You, potential client about a legal matter. After spending 45 minutes with you, the potential client, discussing the merits of your case, not yet down to the nuts and bolts, but definitely a very detailed discussion about the “ins and outs”, you […]
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When Saying Less Is More

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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Abraham Lincoln Those words spoken by President Abraham Lincoln are as true today as they were when he spoke them. Every day, a police officer somewhere in America advises someone of the right to remain silent and the […]
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DUI

NC DWI Laws Could Get Even Tougher

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There’s no two ways around it: North Carolina is tough when it comes to punishing DWI offenders. Compared to many states, the consequences of being convicted of a DWI in NC can be downright draconian. Many states don’t require a year-long license suspension for a first-time DWI conviction, and ignition interlock devices aren’t necessarily required […]
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Practice Areas

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Our attorneys are recognized as leaders and contribute invaluably to our communities. Our main practice areas are Criminal Law, Traffic Law, Immigration Law, Workers Compensation Law, Personal Injury Law, Business law, Bankruptcy, Family Law and Wills and Probate. Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law Disability Estate Administration-Probate Estate Planning Family Law Immigration Law Personal Injury Traffic […]
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Criminal Law

Roll, Roll, Roll Your Coal

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One highly particularized automotive subculture for diesel pickup trucks has produced the phenomenon of “rolling coal” or “coal rolling.” For the uninitiated, diesel truck owners modify their on-board computers and exhaust systems to cause the vehicle to run an ultra-rich fuel-to-air mixture (i.e. feeding more diesel fuel into the engine than normal). The result is […]
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About Us

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Phillips and McCrea, PLLC is a law firm located in Charlotte, North Carolina, which pledges diligence, excellence, and integrity in all matters that we handle. Our attorneys are recognized as leaders and contribute invaluably to our communities. Whether you need a fierce negotiator with a keen attention to detail for your transactional matters, or a […]
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Attorneys At Law

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Michael C. Phillips Military—United States Marine Corps, Judge Advocate Corps, 1997-2007; Judge Advocate, 2003-2007; Honorable Discharge, Captain, 2007; National Minority Officers Association, Judge Advocate, Operation Iraqi Freedom III Biography—Vice President, Black Law Students Association, 2000-2001. Associate of Hispanic Law Students Association. Law School—North Carolina Central University School of Law, J.D., 2001 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity […]
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