Position: Member

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Admitted: North Carolina, 2000

Law School: Wake Forest University, J.D.

College: Dartmouth College, B.A.

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Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Fraud

Additional Information: See: United States of America v. Izzat Freitekh and Tarik Freitekh

Michael J. Greene has been a member of Goodman, Carr since September 2003, and is currently the managing partner. Attorney Greene practices criminal defense in both Federal and State Court. In State Court, he handles cases ranging from traffic matters and DWIs to serious felonies including murder, manslaughter and vehicular homicide. In Federal Court, Attorney Greene represents individuals that have been federally indicted in the Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina for drug trafficking and conspiracies, weapons charges, housing and mortgage fraud and white collar crimes. Mr. Greene holds a license to practice law in the State Courts of North Carolina and Federal Court for the Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina.

Attorney Greene worked as an Assistant District Attorney for the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's office (Charlotte, NC). As an Assistant District Attorney, Attorney Greene worked in both District and Superior Court prosecuting a large volume misdemeanor and felony cases. He conducted hundreds of bench trials while in District Court and tried several jury trials in Superior Court.

Attorney Greene is certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in the area of State Criminal Law. Each year since 2004, Attorney Greene has been named as one of Charlotte's �LEGAL ELITE� in the field of Criminal Defense by Business North Carolina Magazine. He was also named in 2009 as one of the �Rising Stars Under the Age of 40� and most recently in 2011 as one of the �Rising Stars� in the field of criminal defense by Charlotte Magazine. In 2010, Attorney Greene was named �Outstanding Panel Member of the Year� for legal services rendered to clients who sought legal representation through the Mecklenburg County Bar Lawyer Referral Service in the area of criminal law.

In 2014, Business North Carolina recognized Attorney Greene as both a �Legal Elite� lawyer and as the top vote recipient, voted by his peers, in the area of criminal defense. (see Rewards & Recognitions). In 2015, he was inducted into the Legal Elite Hall of Fame. Attorney Greene was also named as a 2015 Super Lawyer in the area of Criminal Defense by Super Lawyer Magazine. In the same issue, he was voted as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in North Carolina.

Firm Members: George Laughrun, II