Who We Are
Experienced Greensboro Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers
R. Walton McNairy and Locke T. Clifford were classmates at the UNC School of Law (class of 1967) and founded the firm McNairy and Clifford in 1973. We have represented thousands of clients in state and federal criminal matters for over 38 years.
The Clifford Division of Clifford Clendenin & O’Hale, LLP can provide experienced federal criminal defense in both personal and business matters. As lawyers for the residents and business people of Guilford County, Greensboro and High Point, NC, Clifford Division attorneys bring a seasoned familiarity with prosecutors and the judicial system as much as the law itself.
Greensboro Federal Criminal Defense Attorneys
Attorney Locke Clifford is certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in federal and state criminal law. He represents individuals and corporate clients in criminal cases that include the following:
- Sex offenses
- Financial crimes
- Computer crimes
- Arson
- Federal grand jury investigations
- Regulatory agency investigations
- Drug conspiracies
- Federal tax fraud
- Bankruptcy fraud
- Record expunctions
- Probation and parole violations
Attorney Andrew Clifford joined his father, Locke, in The Clifford Division and practices in State Superior and District Courts handling the following types of criminal cases:
- Felonies
- Misdemeanors
- Expunctions (sometimes called expungements)
- Juvenile cases
- Driving while impaired offenses (DWIs, DUIs)
- Traffic cases
- Defense of domestic violence protective orders
- DMV hearings
- Drug cases
Both father and son are former Assistant District Attorneys in Guilford County, Eagle Scouts, and graduates of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Paralegal for Andrew Clifford
Stephanie
Administrative Assistant for Locke T. Clifford
Ashley
Administrative Assistant for Clifford Division
Shane
We provide services in the following languages at our office and off-site:
- English
- Spanish
We can get translators for other languages if needed.
Experienced Greensboro Criminal Defense Attorneys Who Handle Federal and White-Collar Crime
Whether you are an individual or a business under investigation by a law enforcement or regulatory agency, you need either a federal criminal defense lawyer or a Greensboro criminal attorney to defend your position. For all criminal defense assistance, please call toll free 877-645-2354 and ask for The Clifford Division or use our convenient online contact form.
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.



