Charns Law Office

123 Orange Street, Suite 201 Durham NC 27701 U.S.A. View Map

Attorneys

M. Alexander Charns

ISLN: 913067251
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Practice Areas

Criminal Law; Felonies; Misdemeanors; Traffic Violations; Civil Rights; Police Misconduct; Freedom of Information; Public Records; Driving While Intoxicated; Drug Crimes; Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Information and Privacy; Civil Appeals; Criminal Appeals; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights Section 1983; Constitutional Law; First Amendment Law; Fourth Amendment Law; Wiretapping; Electronic Surveillance; Malicious Prosecution; Search and Seizure; Criminal Defense; Death Penalty; False Arrest; Excessive Use of Force; False Imprisonment; Police Brutality

Admitted: 1982, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D.
Member: North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Bar Association; National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers; North Carolina Advocates for Justice.
Biography: Author: "Cloak and Gavel: FBI Wiretaps, Bugs, Informers and the Supreme Court," University. Illinois Press, 1992; articles or essays in The New York Times, The Washington Post and other publications. Former Member, Fourteenth Judicial District Grievance Committee. Member, National Writers Union. Formerly with Charns & Charns and Duvoisin and Charns.
Born: Michigan, 1956
Cases: E.g.s Brown v. Waddell, 50 F.3d 285 (4th Cir. 1995); Tucker v. Waddell, 83 F.3d 688 (4th Cir. 1996); Glenn-Robinson v. Acker, 538 S.E.2d 601 (N.C.App. 2000); N.C. v. Sanford Video & News, 553 S.E.2d 217 (N.C.App. 2001); N.C. v. Price, 611 S.E.2d 891 (N.C.App. 2005); N.C. v. Weatherspoon, 2010 N.C.App. LEXIS 908 (N.C.App. 2010)(unreported). 

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