W. Rob Heroy, Esq.
Appellate, Criminal, Gaming Law (Litigation)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Personal Introduction
The practice focuses on serious state and federal criminal matters. Rob is a former world series of poker finalist and has a top-5 finish in a 100-mile ultramarathon.
Practice Composition
Litigation
Education
Practice Summary
Rob handles serious criminal matters such as white-collar criminal, drug trafficking conspiracies, environmental offenses, weapons violations, serious assaults, and homicides. He regularly takes cases to verdict in jury trial. He has litigated a number of high profile cases in recent years including United States v. Izzat Freitekh, United States v. Heather Morrow (a border patrol protester) and United States v. Tiawana Brown. He has obtained reversals in serious criminal matters, including a 20 year drug sentence in State v. Edgar Villalvazo and United States v. Edward Taylor. He was named North Carolina’s Criminal Lawyer of the Year in 2023 by Business North Carolina, and Best Lawyers recognized him as Lawyer of the Year for the Charlotte Metro area in 2024. He has been featured in local and national media, including providing commentary for the El Chapo and Sebastian Marset cases.
Response Time
1 day
Personal Interests & Charitable Work
Rob is a former president of the Mecklenburg County Bar Foundation and the criminal law section of the Charlotte criminal bar. https://www.meckbar.org/?pg=MBF-Past-Presidents. He is regularly a featured speaker at events in Charlotte, North Carolina. He teaches trial advocacy for a national organization. https://www.nita.org/s/nita-program-staff/a0SUm00000DkodRMAR/rob-heroy
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