Experience

Roberts Law Group

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  -Manage complex criminal defense practice in state and federal courts throughout the State of North Carolina, including the defense of charges of DWI, Drug Offenses, Sex Crimes, Financial Crimes, Property Crimes, and traffic offenses-Handled criminal defense matters in over 50 North Carolina counties and all three of its federal districts

• Associate Attorney

  • Feb 2014 - Jul 2016



Law Offices of Heather R. Klein

• United States

• Associate Attorney

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2014

  -Managed a diverse litigation practice in Alleghany, Ashe, and Wilkes Counties in the areas of criminal defense, family law, and civil litigation - Secured not guilty verdicts in seven out of ten District Court misdemeanor trials in my first year as a licensed attorney- First Chair litigation experience in a wide range of civil cases in District and Superior Court, including both collections actions and breach of contract claims -Managed a diverse litigation practice in Alleghany, Ashe, and Wilkes Counties in the areas of criminal defense, family law, and civil litigation - Secured not guilty verdicts in seven out of ten District Court misdemeanor trials in my first year as a licensed attorney- First Chair litigation experience in a wide range of civil cases in District and Superior Court, including both collections actions and breach of contract claims



Federal Public Defender's Office, EDNC

• Legal Intern

  • Aug 2011 - Jan 2012

  - Drafted a Sentencing Memorandum in a complex felony case involving the issue of whether the defendant’s prior state convictions met the federal definition of “felony” for purposes of his charge of Possession of Firearm by a Felon- Assisted with Detention Hearings in U.S. Magistrate court - Drafted a Sentencing Memorandum in a complex felony case involving the issue of whether the defendant’s prior state convictions met the federal definition of “felony” for purposes of his charge of Possession of Firearm by a Felon- Assisted with Detention Hearings in U.S. Magistrate court



Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  - Represented indigent criminal defendants in Mecklenburg County District Court under the Third Year Practice Rule- Secured not guilty verdicts after District Court trials for clients charged wth both Assault and Filing a False Police Report - Represented indigent criminal defendants in Mecklenburg County District Court under the Third Year Practice Rule- Secured not guilty verdicts after District Court trials for clients charged wth both Assault and Filing a False Police Report



North Carolina Attorney General's Office

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  - Assisted with drafting summary judgment motions in a corporate tax dispute with Amazon.com and an employment discrimination suit under Title VII - Drafted an appellate brief on behalf of the State in a murder case, and the North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction - Assisted with drafting summary judgment motions in a corporate tax dispute with Amazon.com and an employment discrimination suit under Title VII - Drafted an appellate brief on behalf of the State in a murder case, and the North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction