Locke T. Clifford

Senior Partner

Practice Areas

Assault and battery
Bank fraud
Burglary
Check fraud
Civil drug forfeiture
Civil forfeiture
Civil RICO
Computer crime
Controlled substances law
Credit fraud
Criminal conspiracy
Criminal defense
Criminal fraud
Criminal investigation
Criminal law
Criminal prosecution
Drug crimes
Drug forfeiture

Drug trafficking
Drugs and narcotics
Embezzlement
Extortion
Federal criminal law
Felonies
Financial fraud
Forensic accounting
Fourth amendment law
Fraud and deceit
Grand jury practice
Habeas corpus
Health care fraud
Homicide
Insurance fraud
Internet crimes
Juvenile criminal law
Mail fraud

Malicious prosecution
Manslaughter
Money laundering
Murder
Parole and probation
Post-conviction remedies
Search and seizure
Securities fraud
Sex crimes
Sexual assault
Tax fraud
Theft
Weapons charges
White collar crime
White collar criminal defense
White collar fraud
Wire fraud

Admitted

1967, North Carolina
1970, Georgia

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, JD, 1967
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, AB, 1964

Member

Greensboro Bar Association
- President, Young Lawyers Section, 1973–1974
- Board of Directors, 1995–1996
- Member, Quality of Life Committee, 1996–1997
- President Elect, 1999–2000
- President, 2000–2001
18th Judicial District
- President, 1999–2000
- Chairman, Nominating Committee, 2001–2002
- Member: Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, 2002–2003
- Committee on Indigent Appointments, 1995–2001
North Carolina Bar Association
- Member, Criminal Law Section, Vice Chairman, 1981, Chairman, 1982–1983
- Board of Governors, 1984–1987
- Administration of Justice Study Committee, 1988–1990
- Long Range Planning Committee, 1999
- Nominating Committee 2007–2008
American Bar Association
- Member, Criminal Justice Section, 1973–present
North Carolina State Bar
- Member, Criminal Law Certification Specialization Committee, 2001–2006
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, 1996
- Federal Criminal Procedure Committee, 1998–2003
- NC State Committee, 2000–2004
American Board of Trial Advocates, Associate, 1999–present
Guilford Inn of Court
- American Inns of Court
- Master of the Bench, 1995–present
- Vice President and Program Chairman, 2005–2007
- President, 2007–2009
Greensboro Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- President, 1979–1981
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Member, Criminal Defense Section
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Biography

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 27, 1942
Assistant Solicitor, 18th Judicial District, 1971–1973
North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission member, 1998–present
Member, Board of Directors and Region 4 Representative, University of North Carolina School of Law Alumni Association, 2005–2007

Recognition

Listed in Best Lawyers in America for more than 20 years
Member, North Carolina Legal Elite, Criminal Defense, Business North Carolina, 2004–2009
Member, North Carolina's Top 100 Lawyers, 2006–2008
North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2006–2009
Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization

Military

Infantry Officer, U.S. Army, 1969–1971

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Uncle Sam, aka Locke Clifford, hands out flags before the Fun Fourth Festival Run, part of the events celebrating Independence Day, 2008 in Greensboro, NC. Locke has been portraying Uncle Sam in these festivities since 1995.

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Hours of operation
Monday thru Friday 8.30 am until 5.00pm
Other hours by appointment

What Cases We Handle
We accept N.C. District Court criminal cases in Guilford County- including Greensboro and High Point, NC.
We accept N.C. Superior Court criminal cases in Guilford County- including Greensboro and High Point, NC.
We go to District Court in Guilford County- Greensboro and High Point, NC- for 50Bs and 50Cs.

Locke will consider an out of county NC District Court case on a very limited case by case basis.
Locke will consider an out of county NC Superior Court case on a case by case basis.

We accept Misdemeanor cases in the Middle District of NC Federal Court in Greensboro, Winston-Salem and sometimes Statesville and Durham, NC.
We accept Felony cases in the Middle District of NC Federal Court in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham and Statesville, NC and on a case by case basis in any federal court in the US.
We accept Federal civil forfeiture cases, post- conviction work and investigations on a case by case basis.
We do private prosecutions in state court on a case by case basis.