LOCKE TURNER CLIFFORD

ASSOCIATE:

Son, Andrew Carter Clifford, Graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Graduate of North Carolina Central School of Law
Former Guilford County Assistant District Attorney in Greensboro, NC

EDUCATION:

University of North Carolina
B.A. English, 1964
J.D., U.N.C. School of Law, 1967

MILITARY:

Enlisted in United States Army - July 1968
Basic Training and Advanced Infantry Training - Fort Dix, NJ
Infantry Officer Candidate School-54th Company, OCS 21-69 - Ft. Benning, GA
Class President -1969
Commissioned as an Infantry Officer, 2nd Lieutenant - June 1969
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant - June 1971
Legal Officer, 10th Aviation Group - Ft. Benning, GA - 1969-70
Trial Counsel and Defense Counsel, Office of the Command Judge Advocate,
USASUPCOMDNG, DaNang, South Vietnam - 1970-71

PROFESSIONAL STATUS:

North Carolina State Bar since 1967
Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law since 1991
Georgia State Bar since 1970, inactive status since 1989

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Clifford Clendenin  & O'Hale, LLP, 1973 - present - senior partner
Part-time Instructor of Business Law, School of Business, UNC-G, 1975 -1977
Assistant Solicitor, 18th Judicial District, Greensboro, NC 1971-73
Trial Counsel and Defense Counsel, Office of the Command Judge Advocate,
USASUPCOMDNG, DaNang, South Vietnam - 1970-71
Legal Officer, 10th Aviation Group - Ft. Benning, GA - 1969-70
Collier, Harris and Collier, Attorneys at Law, Statesville, NC
Associate, 1967 - 68

CRIMINAL LAW EXPERIENCE:

More than 150 jury trials to verdict, roughly half as prosecutor and half as defense counsel. I have resolved more  than 1000 criminal cases, state and federal, felonies and misdemeanors, without jury trials.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION:

Listed as one of North Carolina's Top 100 Lawyers in "North Carolina Super Lawyers 2006" and in "North Carolina Super Lawyers 2007."
Listed as one of North Carolina's Legal Elite 2004,2005, 2006,  2007 in the area of Criminal Defense in Business North Carolina, January 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Issues.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward/White, Inc., 1989-90 edition, 1991- 1992 edition, 1993-1994 edition, 1995-1996 edition, 1997-1998 edition, 1999-2000 edition,
2001-2002 edition, 2003-2004 edition, 2005-6 edition.
Recognized as the "Outstanding Lawyer of the Year for 1983" by the Greensboro Criminal Defense  Lawyers Association
American Board of Trial Advocates - Member since 1999
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow since 1996
Federal Criminal Procedures Committee, 1998-2003
"The American College of Trial Lawyers Proposed Modification to the Relevant Conduct Provisions of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, a Report of the Federal Criminal Procedure Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers", American Criminal Law Review, Volume 38, Number 4, Fall 2001, published by the Georgetown University  Law Center.
The American College of Trial Lawyers Report and Proposal on Section 5K1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, including the proposed amendment to Section 5K1.1 and the companion provision, 18 USC § 3553 (e) and to Rule 35, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, American Criminal Law Review, Volume 38, Number 4, Fall 2001, published by the Georgetown University  Law Center.
North Carolina State Committee 1999 - 2003
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

American Bar Association - since 1973
  -Member of  Criminal Justice Section
American Inns of Court, Guilford Inn of Court, Master of the Bench - 1995 to present
  -Vice-President/Program Chairman - 2005-2007
  -President - 2007-2009
Committee on Indigent Appointments for the Eighteenth Judicial District, 1995-2001
Criminal Justice Act Attorney Qualifications Review Committee, US District Court,
Middle District of NC
  -Chairman - 1986-94
Criminal Justice Act Panel. USDC, MDNC, Member since 1973
Federal Judiciary Advisory Council - 1992-1995
Greensboro Bar Association - member since 1971
  -President, Young Lawyers Division - 1974
  -Young Lawyers Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect - 1975
  -Ethics Committee - 1982
  -Secretary - 1991-1992
  -Director - 1995-1996
  -Quality of Life Committee Member since 1996
  -Constitution, By-laws and Archives Committee, Chairman - 1996-1999
  -President-Elect 1999-2000
  -President 2000-2001
  -Immediate Past President 2001-2002
  -Chair, Race Relations Symposium, April 2002
  -Nominating Committee Chair - 2001-2002, 2006
  -Membership Committee 2003-2004
Greensboro Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - since 1977
  -President - 1979-81
Governor's Task Force on Drunken Drivers - 1982
Guilford County Courtroom Security Committee since 2001
National Association of Counsel for Children, Denver, CO - since 1976
  -Board of Directors ' 1977
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers-  since 2006
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers - since 1975
Lawyers Assistance Committee - since 1992
  -Vice-Chairman 1992                                                                     Criminal Defense Section North Carolina Bar Association
Criminal Law Section Member
  -Vice-Chairman, Criminal Law Section - 1981
  -Chairman, Criminal Law Section - 1981-83                                       
  -Administration of Justice Study Committee - 1988-90
  -Long Range Planning Committee 1999
North Carolina Bar Foundation Trial Practice Curriculum Committee - 1986
North Carolina Child Abuse and Neglect Resources Center, UNC Memorial Hospital Chapel Hill, NC - 1975-1977
Advisory Board Chairman - 1975-1977
North Carolina Civil Liberties Union - since 1975
North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission - since 1998
  -N.C. Bar Association Appointee
  -Member of Subcommittee on Youthful Offenders
North Carolina State Bar
  -Criminal Law Specialty Committee 2001-2006
  -Eighteenth Judicial District Bar
    -Study Committee on Grievance Procedures, 1989
    -President-Elect, 1998-1999
    -President, 1999-2000
    -Nominating Committee -2001-2002
    -Fee Dispute Resolution Mediator - 2002-2005
Southern States Police Benevolent Association, Inc., Legal Defense Attorney since 1991
University of North Carolina School of Law
  -Judicial Sentencing Seminar- Panel Participant - 2003, 2005
University of North Carolina School of Law Alumni Association
  -Board of Directors, Region 4 Representative, 2005-2007
Wong Sun Society of San Francisco, Inducted March, 2000

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:                                                       

"Trial Publicity- Keeping One Step Ahead of Your Opponent"- Hot Topics in Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Section of North Carolina Bar Association, November 11, 2006.
"Litigation Skills for Public Interest and Public Sector Lawyers" Jointly sponsored by the American  College of Trial Lawyers and UNC School of Government, January 20, 2006, Chapel Hill,  NC
"The Future Is Now- Multi-Disciplinary Practice, E-Commerce, and The Electronic Courtroom"-GBA Annual CLE Seminar, February 17, 2000, Greensboro, NC
"Opening and Closing Argument Checklist"- Criminal Justice Section of N.C. Bar Association Annual Meeting, November 19-20, 1999, Pinehurst, NC
"Misdemeanor Structured Sentencing, North Carolina Structured Sentencing Act, Effective October  1, 1994"- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers- September 22, 1995, Greensboro, NC
"Can the Criminal Justice System Survive O. J.?"-   North Carolina District Attorneys" Association, June 12, 1995, Charlotte, NC
"Flat Fees: Firm, Fixed and Fair"- Wake Forest School of Law Criminal Law Seminar- Chapter 2,  Professionalism and Ethics, October 13 and 14, 1994, Raleigh, NC
"The North Carolina Structured Sentencing Act: Six Problems in Ethics and Practical Application for Criminal Defense Lawyers" - North Carolina Bar Foundation, September 16-17, 1994, Asheville, NC
"Fees: How to Get Them, How to Keep Them, Criminal All-Star Program, Criminal Justice Section, North Carolina Bar Association, December 6, 1991, Raleigh, NC
The North Carolina Criminal Procedure Act-Selecting and Empanelling the Jury- North Carolina
Bar Foundation, Raleigh, NC, September 18, 1987 "In Celebration of the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution"- Greensboro, NC, September  17, 1987
"The Investigative Grand Jury- Big Brother Comes to North Carolina"- North Carolina Academy  of Trial Lawyers, Raleigh, NC, June 1, 1987
"Flexibility in Jury Selection"- North Carolina Public Defenders' Conference, Boone, NC, November 13, 1986
"Cross Examination of Children, An Interdisciplinary Approach", Co-authored with Minta Saunders, Ph.D. - North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Wilmington, NC, August 24, 1984
"A Defense Counsel's Perspective of Drunk Driving Cases Under the New Law"- North Carolina Bar Association, Raleigh, NC, May 20, 1983
"Practice Manual for Use by Attorneys Appointed Guardians Ad Litem for Children Allegedly Abused or Neglected"-North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, 1978.

NON-PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Boy Scouts of America
  -Eagle Scout, Troop 152, Ware Shoals, SC- 1957
  -Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 203, 1972-77
  -Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 216, 1987- 1995
Buffalo Creek Sailing and Offshore Racing Society
  -Commodore 1987
Family Life Council
  -Board of Directors 1980-1981
Friends of the Library of UNC-G 1990 to present
  -Board of Directors 1990-1993
GIRLS since 1997
Grassroots Productions Ltd.
  -Director since 1986
  -Portrays Uncle Sam on Independence Day- Fun Fourth Festival
Greensboro Bats Baseball, Inc.-
  -Limited Partner since 1993
  -Portrays Uncle Sam at July 4th Home Games
Greensboro Child Abuse and Neglect Study Commission 1973-74
Greensboro Day School
  -Junior Class Backpacking Trip Leader 1994 to 1999
Greensboro Oratorio Society- "Messiah" Chorus- 1985-1994
Mental Health Association of Greensboro, Inc.
  -Board of Directors- 1981
Piedmont Men's Chorus- 1997-98                                            

West Market Street United Methodist Church since 1974
  -Sunday School teacher 1975-1995
  -Chancel Choir Member 1992-1995
  -Race and Religion Committee 1993-1995
  -Church and Social Policy Committee
  -Chairman 1995