Spotlight: Bill Powers Steps into a Rare Role By Sonya Pfeiffer It is no secret that there is this thing between Raleigh and Charlotte. The sometimes obvious, sometimes subtle thing. Not exactly a competition or rivalry; indeed, if you ask any nice and polite North Carolinian from either…
How Long Can a Case Be Continued for Lab Reports? How is Blood Evidence Proven in Court? How Long Does It Take to Get Blood Results? Blood Testing in DWI cases takes time and involves a delicate balance of trial schedules, witness availability, and scientific testing protocols – Bill Powers What is Chain of…
Driving While Impaired cases are in-and-of-themselves complicated matters for presentation in court. When coupled with the loss of another human life, the consequences and potential for punishment(s) necessitate a careful examination of the law, facts and procedural history of the on-scene investigation. What happens in drunk driving fatality cases…
Modified Transcript of “Charlotte Experienced Legal Counsel” for the Hearing Impaired: How do I understand how to represent a serious felony? The simple answer is hard knocks, it’s life. It’s being in the trenches and fighting for someone’s life and their livelihood and their family and their well being. There…
It is unlawful for a person less than 21 years old to drive a motor vehicle on a highway or public vehicular area while consuming alcohol or at any time while he has remaining in his body any alcohol or controlled substance previously consumed, but a person less than…
Modified Transcript of “Can An Attorney Represent Two People” for the Hearing Impaired: **Applies to both civil and criminal matters. It’s not unusual for an attorney to represent more than one person in a case. The attorney needs to make sure that each person is represented to the best of…
Modified Transcript of “Reasonable Suspicion To Stop” for Hearing Impaired: . . .By a reasonable and articulable suspicion that the person seized is engaged in criminal activity. Reid v. Georgia, 448 U.S. 438, 440 (1980). Any time I’m analyzing a DUI defense I generally break my assessment into four…
NC SERIOUS FELONY CHARGES Who Is Bill Powers? Bill Powers is the founding partner of Powers Law Firm PA, having practiced law in North Carolina since 1992. His professional focus is based upon litigation in the various courts of North Carolina. Bill is a Board Certified Specialist by the National…