Douglas Kingsbery

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Tharrington Smith, LLP

Experience: 44 years

Criminal Law and Appeals & Appellate

North Carolina, United States Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and 7 others

Best Lawyer, Criminal Defense: White-Collar Section, Best Lawyers, Commercial Litigation Section and 39 others

Awards 41

Experience 44y

Online & Web 6

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Upon graduation from law school in 1980, Doug Kingsbery joined the firm of Tharrington, Smith & Hargrove in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he worked as an associate in the areas of education law and criminal defense. He was made Partner in 1985, and has developed an extensive litigation and trial practice which includes trial and appellate work in civil, criminal and administrative law. Over the past 28 years, he has tried dozens of civil and criminal jury trials in numerous state and federal courts across North Carolina and he has received an AV rating from his peers as reported in Martindale-Hubbell.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

North Carolina

Since 1980

United States Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

North Carolina Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Courts for the Eastern District of North Carolina

United States District Courts for the Middle District of North Carolina

United States District Courts for the Western District of North Carolina

United States Federal Court of Claims

United States Tax Court

Professional Experience

1980 - Current

Tharrington, Smith & Hargrove, now Tharrington, Smith LLP

1973 - 1975

United States Naval Reserve

Honorable Discharge

Education

Duke University

J.D. (1980)

Honors: cum laude

Duke University's Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

B.A. (1977) | Political Science and Religion

Awards

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Best Lawyer, Criminal Defense: White-Collar Section

Best Lawyers in America

Best Lawyers, Commercial Litigation Section

Best Lawyers in America

Best Lawyers, Bet the Company Litigation Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

2014 Client Choice Award

Avvo

Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Best Lawyers, Criminal Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

Douglas Kingsbery

AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated Attorney

Martindale Hubbell

Legal Elite, Criminal Law Section

Business North Carolina magazine

Contacts

Tharrington Smith, LLP 150 Fayetteville Street Suite 1800 Raleigh NC 27601 Telephone: (919) 821-4711 Fax: (919) 829-1583

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Experience: 44 years

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Practice Areas

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Languages

English

Certifications

Board Certified Specialist in Federal and State Criminal Law

North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization

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