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Metro areas, rural regions and practice areas
Pick the part of North Carolina where your case sits, then narrow to the kind of legal help you need. Federal cases have their own section because they follow different courts and rules.
Federal practice
Federal courts in North Carolina
Federal cases in North Carolina are heard in the Eastern, Middle and Western districts, and they follow different rules, timelines and sentencing guidelines than state court. This page covers lawyers listed anywhere in North Carolina.
Metro areas
Grouped by the courts and counties people actually travel between.
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Metro (North Carolina)
The Triangle covers Wake, Durham, Orange, Chatham and Johnston counties, with district and superior court in Raleigh, Durham, Hillsborough, Pittsboro and Smithfield.
Charlotte Metro (North Carolina)
The Charlotte region spans Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell and Rowan counties, with the busiest criminal calendars in the state.
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point Metro (North Carolina)
The Triad covers Guilford, Forsyth, Alamance, Davidson and Randolph counties, including court in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Graham and Asheboro.
Asheville Metro and Western North Carolina
Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood and Transylvania counties, with court in Asheville, Hendersonville, Waynesville and Brevard.
Fayetteville Metro and the Sandhills (North Carolina)
Cumberland, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Hoke and Robeson counties, including cases connected to Fort Bragg and military service.
Wilmington Metro and the Cape Fear coast (North Carolina)
New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties, where coastal traffic, boating and tourism cases sit alongside ordinary district court dockets.
Greenville, New Bern and Jacksonville Metro (Eastern North Carolina)
Pitt, Craven, Onslow, Lenoir, Wayne, Beaufort and Carteret counties, including cases tied to Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point.
Rocky Mount and Wilson Metro (North Carolina)
Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson counties along the Interstate 95 corridor.
Hickory Metro and the Catawba Valley (North Carolina)
Catawba, Burke, Caldwell and Cleveland counties in the western foothills.
Rural regions
Smaller counties where court sessions are less frequent and lawyers often cover several counties.
High Country and northwestern mountains (rural North Carolina)
Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes and Surry counties. Court sessions are less frequent in rural districts, so travel and scheduling matter more.
Far western mountains (rural North Carolina)
Jackson, Macon, Cherokee, Swain, Graham and Clay counties, where a lawyer often covers several counties in one week.
Albemarle region and northeastern coastal plain (rural North Carolina)
Pasquotank, Chowan, Perquimans, Bertie, Hertford, Martin, Washington, Tyrrell and Dare counties, including the Outer Banks.
Southeastern rural counties (North Carolina)
Columbus, Bladen, Sampson, Duplin and Pender counties away from the coast.
Northern piedmont rural counties (North Carolina)
Granville, Vance, Person, Franklin, Warren and Caswell counties.
South central rural counties (North Carolina)
Richmond, Anson, Stanly, Montgomery and Scotland counties.
Practice areas in every region
22 topics, each available inside any metro area, rural region or federal practice.