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W. Rob Heroy

W. Rob Heroy

Attorney

Biography

Rob Heroy (en espanol) solves problems.  Big problems.  He believes that standing up to the Government provides his clients with the best possible results. He is aggressive and has significant trial experience in state and federal court. He joined Goodman Carr as a partner in January of 2012. Previously, he was a partner at the law firm of Tin, Fulton, Walker & Owen and served as an assistant district attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina 

Mr. Heroy now represents clients in criminal matters in state and federal courts. He handles high-stakes criminal matters such as white-collar criminal, often involving millions or billions of dollars, large-scale drug trafficking conspiracies, environmental offenses, weapons violations, serious assaults, and homicides He tries several jury trials a year, and even more bench trialsHe has experience contesting wire taps, grand jury subpoenas, and search warrants. 

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Rob represents clients in criminal matters in state and federal courts. He handles high-stakes criminal matters such as white collar criminal charges and investigations, often involving millions or billions of dollars, large-scale drug trafficking conspiracies, weapons violations, serious assaults, and homicides. He has tried dozens of jury trials and does not shy away from trying a case if it is necessary.

He frequently represents individuals and companies who are the subject of criminal investigations or have received grand jury subpoenas. Mr. Heroy advises these folks on what steps they can taken early on to protect themselves and avoid potential charges in the future because even being charged with a criminal offense is a huge loss out of the gate.

Recently Mr. Heroy and Mr. Greene obtained the first not guilty verdict in the country on a PPP fraud case. Within the last year, Mr. Heroy has also secured a dismissal in a first-degree murder case, and convinced the United States Attorney's Office not to indict two separate federal targets.

His cases have been prominently featured in local and national mediaHe provided commentary to the BBC for the El Chapo trial, as well as the New York Times.  He has been recognized in media, and in a recent novel, for his expertise in white collar offenses and organized crime.

He is experienced in state and federal criminal appeals.  He has had success overturning decades-long sentences for clients. For example, he obtained reversal of a client’s 35-year sentence based on insufficient evidence of the client’s knowledge of criminal wrongdoing from the N.C Court of Appeals. In 2019, he obtained reversal of a synthetic drug conspiracy conviction based on improper venue. In 2018, he overturned a 50-year murder sentence based on the ineffective assistance of the client’s trial lawyer, and overturned another conviction on direct appeal where the client had not been properly advised of his rights to counsel.  Recently, working with legal scholar Eugene Volokh, he overturned a jury intimidation conviction in the North Carolina Supreme Court where they had challenged it under the First Amendment..

Rob also litigates immigration matters in federal district court and federal courts of appeal. In some cases, he has obtained court orders compelling immigration to grant relief to individuals or release them from detention, and in others he has obtained relief by appealing immigration decisions to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has presented at continuing legal educations seminars before other attorneys on the subject of immigration law and has been accepted as an expert witness in the area of immigration law in North Carolina Superior Court.

Business North Carolina Magazine selected Rob as the criminal defense lawyer of the year in 2023, and to the Legal Elite every year since 2010. North Carolina Super Lawyers recognizes him as a Super Lawyer. Martindale Hubbell has rated him as an AV Preeminent lawyer, their highest rating for legal ability

Rob is the current president of the Criminal Law Section of the Mecklenburg County Bar. He served as the president of the Mecklenburg County Criminal Defense Bar for over 5 years. He also served as the president of the Mecklenburg County Bar Foundation. He puts on the annual criminal law CLE for the North Carolina Bar Association and has received pro bono recognition from the State for years.

Personal Information

Outside of the law, he was a finalist in the 2010 World Series of Poker. He is married to Katie Heroy, and they have three little boys, Linus, Arthur, and Leo and love spending time in the North Carolina Mountains. He is also the founding member of The Adventure Club, which explores the world and whose members are limited to Rob, Katie, Linus, Arthur, and Leo.

Awards and Recognition

- Named 2023 "Legal Elite" by Business NC Magazine
- Named 2023 "Super Lawyer" by Super Lawyer Magazine
- Named "Legal Elite" by Business North Carolina in the area of criminal law for 2022
- Named on the 2022 Best Lawyers list
- Recognized as "Rising Star" for 2019 in the category of criminal defense
- Recognized on the 2018 list of the Legal Elite by Business North Carolina Magazine
- Recognized by North Carolina Super Lawyers as a Rising Star
- Recognized as one of Charlotte's "Legal Elite" by Business North Carolina Magazine
- Selected to Mecklenburg County Bar Leadership Institute
- Received Pro Bono Honors from North Carolina's Legal Aid
- "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell
- NACDL White Collar Defense College

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University Of North Carolina School of Law
Criminal Defense
Immigration Law

Rob represents clients in criminal matters in state and federal courts. He handles high-stakes criminal matters such as white collar criminal charges and investigations, often involving millions or billions of dollars, large-scale drug trafficking conspiracies, weapons violations, serious assaults, and homicides. He has tried dozens of jury trials and does not shy away from trying a case if it is necessary.