Dozier, Miller, Pollard & Murphy, LLP

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Law Firm in Charlotte, North Carolina
 
Address
Cameron Brown Building, 301 South McDowell Street, Suite 700
Charlotte, North Carolina 28204
(Mecklenburg Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 704-372-6373  
Fax: 704-347-0674
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http://www.lawcharlotte.com
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Dozier, Miller, Pollard & Murphy, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Criminal Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Plaintiffs Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Airplane and Helicopter Crash Litigation, Hazardous Products Liability (Aviation, Motor Vehicles), Medical Malpractice, Domestic Relations, Family, Divorce, Immigration and Naturalization Law, Business and Corporate Law, Sales and Acquisitions, Estate Planning and Probate.
Year Established: 1979
Firm Profile:
One of the preeminent law firms in North Carolina, Dozier, Miller, Pollard & Murphy, LLP represents individuals and businesses who have suffered injuries or damages as a result of wrongful acts or omissions. We pride ourselves on our ability to meet and exceed our clients' expectations.

The firm has obtained substantial dollar verdicts and settlements for its clients, including multi-million dollar recoveries in automobile accident, medical malpractice, patent license infringement cases, and the largest wrongful death recovery every reported in North Carolina, a $26.05 million dollar recovery resulting from an aviation crash.

Public and private corporations, merchants and entrepreneurs seek our advice and counsel. Our business attorneys provide solutions to complicated business problems. Our civil litigators give the other side an opportunity to settle, but if they refuse, we take them to court.

Several of our attorneys are former prosecutors and successfully defend our clients when they are accused of violating the law. Our family law, immigration, and estate attorneys have decades of experience and strive to find innovative, effective and practical solutions to our clients' problems.

Firm Size: 11
Representative Clients:
Loeffler Ketchum Mountjoy; Amstrong & Eshleman PA; Tyler II Construction, Inc.; Pregel; Aviation Metals, Inc.; United Spirit Inc.; Imaging Associates Inc.; Carolinas Production Group, Inc.
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
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MEMBERS OF FIRM
John J. Cacheris (Member) born Washington, D.C., 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1988); Wake Forest University (M.B.A., 1994; J.D., 1994). Clerk, Honorable Charles R. Richey, U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1994-1995. Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Criminal Justice Section); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Government Investigations; Drug Crimes; Felonies; Misdemeanors; Traffic Violations; Driving While Intoxicated; Criminal Litigation; Grand Jury Practice; Conspiracy; Fraud. Email: John J. Cacheris
W. Joseph Dozier, Jr. (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, June 11, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1970); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant District Attorney, 26th Judicial District, 1973-1979. Member, 1981-1984 and Chairman, 1983-1984, Mecklenburg County Civil Service Board. Member: North Carolina and American Bar Associations; 26th Judicial District (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1980-1981) and North Carolina State Bars; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability. Email: W. Joseph Dozier, Jr.
Thomas J. Falish (Member) born Jersey City, New Jersey, July 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1985); Duke University (J.D., 1989); University of North Carolina at Greensboro (M.B.A., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Business and Corporate Law; Business Sales and Acquisitions; Estate Planning; Estate Administration. Email: Thomas J. Falish
Amy B. Foxhall (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, July 13, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 2001); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2004). Member: Mecklenburg County (Member, Family Law Section; Board Member, Young Lawyers Division), North Carolina (Member, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Family Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Alimony; Domestic Violence. Email: Amy B. Foxhall
Richard S. Gordon (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, October 19, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, North Carolina; 1971, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1973, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1967; J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant District Attorney, 26th Judicial District, 1974-1982 and 1991-1997. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of North Carolina, 1982. Member: North Carolina Bar Association; 26th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bars. [Capt., U.S.M.C., 1970-1974]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Appellate Practice; White Collar Crime. Email: Richard S. Gordon
Timothy H. Graham (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, September 5, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Appalachian State University (B.S., 1983); Campbell University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Order of the Barristers. Notes and Comments Editor, Campbell Law Review, 1986. Recipient: West Hornbook Award, 1985 and 1986; American Jurisprudence Book Award: Property I, Contracts II, Administrative Law, Family Law, Wills and Trusts I, Trial Advocacy, Uniform Commercial Code II. Author: Note, "The Contingent Fee in Domestic Relations Cases-Thompson v. Thompson," 7 Campbell Law Review 427, Summer 1985. Member: Mecklenburg County (Member, Family Law Section) North Carolina (Member, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations; 26th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bars. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Domestic Relations; Personal Injury. Email: Timothy H. Graham
William Patrick Hobson (Member) born Dunn, North Carolina, November 14, 1941; admitted to bar, 1971, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1964; J.D., 1971). Member: North Carolina Bar Association; 26th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bars. [U.S. Army, 1965-1968]. Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Probate. Email: William Patrick Hobson
Anne Dunton Lam (Member) born Elgin, Illinois, September 21, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2002). Order of the Barristers. Member: Mecklenburg County (Member: Family Law Section; Young Lawyers Division), 26th Judicial District, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Fellow, Delta Gamma Foundation, 2000-2001, 2001-2002. Member, Negotiation Team, Holderness Moot Court Bench. Recipient, Second Place, National Negotiation Competition, American Bar Association, 2002. Author: "Student Threats and the First Amendment," School Law Bulletin, Spring, 2002. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation. Email: Anne Dunton Lam
George N. Miller (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, July 4, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1982); Campbell University (J.D., 1986). Member: Mecklenburg County (Member, Board of Directors) and North Carolina (Member Immigration and Nationality Law Committee) Bar Associations; 26th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bars; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Immigration Lawyers Association. (Board Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization Law; Criminal Defense. Email: George N. Miller
R. Craig Miller, Jr. (Member) born Raleigh, North Carolina, June 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: Université de Lyon, Lyons, France; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1970; J.D., 1975). Member: North Carolina Bar Association; 26th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bars. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business and Corporate Law; Business Sales and Acquisitions; Estate Planning; Wills; Estate Administration. Email: R. Craig Miller, Jr.
Gary L. Murphy (Member) born Greensboro, North Carolina, March 2, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1970); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1974). Research Assistant to the: Honorable Carlisle W. Higgins, Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court, Fall Term, 1974; Honorable James G. Exum, Jr., Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court, Spring Term, 1975. Assistant District Attorney, 26th Judicial District, North Carolina, 1975-1980. Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Criminal Justice Section); 26th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bars; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. [With USMC Reserves, 1970-1976]. (Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Criminal Litigation (State and Federal Courts); Drug Crimes; White Collar Crimes; Felonies; Misdemeanors; Traffic Violations; Driving While Intoxicated. Email: Gary L. Murphy
Scott T. Pollard (Member) born Burlington, North Carolina, September 28, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Beta Phi. Member: North Carolina Bar Association; 26th Judicial District and North Carolina State Bars; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Scott T. Pollard
Kimberly R. Robertson (Member) born Statesville, North Carolina, September 26, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1984; J.D., 1988). Recipient: Mecklenburg County Pro Bono Service Award, 1992 and 1995. Volunteer, Children's Law Center, 1992-1995. Member: Mecklenburg County (Member, Family Law Section) and North Carolina Bar Associations; 26th Judicial District Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Family Law; Child Support; Equitable Distribution. Email: Kimberly R. Robertson
Richard D. Stephens (Member) born Burke County, North Carolina, August 7, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1967); Columbia University (J.D., 1970). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in: the "Best Lawyer" (North Carolina Family Law and "North Carolina Super Lawyers," 2006. Member: Mecklenburg County (Member, Family Law Section) and North Carolina (Chairman, Family Law Section, 2005-2006) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Member: Family Law Section; Legal Specialization Committee); American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Family Law; Child Support; Equitable Distribution. Email: Richard D. Stephens


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