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The Dummit Law Firm Attorneys
The Dummit Law Firm emphasizes the representation of individuals in the resolution of criminal and civil disputes through litigation and negotiation. The firm endeavors to handle each matter with excellence, integrity and zeal. Each of its attorneys has extensive experience in state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate levels, and maintains a high level of competence through continuing legal education and training. The firm's attorneys regularly lecture and publish articles in most areas of the law. Members of the firm share a commitment to the protection of individual rights and the improvement of community relations. Further, members are enthusiastically involved in trial lawyer groups, bar associations and public service activities.
Our Areas of Practice include Class Action Litigation, Criminal Defense, DWI Defense in North Carolina, Injury, Employment/Labor Law, Sports & Entertainment Law, Family Law and general civil law. The experience and expertise we bring to these areas is well known in court rooms across North Carolina.
E. Clarke Dummit
Mr. Dummit is an aggressive trial attorney who has earned a reputation for successfully and professionally representing his clients in the courtroom. He routinely represents clients with charges varying from Driving While Impaired to Drug Trafficking in criminal courts. Mr. Dummit also litigates for victims in cases ranging from simple auto negligence to medical malpractice and wrongful death cases.
Barbara J. Rynne
Ms. Rynne has rejoined the Firm after spending three years as an Assistant District Attorney in the Mecklenburg County DA's Office. She focuses on criminal law and family law.
Ms. Rynne is a dynamic litigator who has over 10 years experience prosecuting a wide range of cases, including high level felony drug cases, homicides, robberies and assaults. As an ADA in Mecklenburg County, she was also responsible for prosecuting all traffic matters, including DWI cases, domestic violence cases and habitual felons charged with drug and property crimes. She has tried approximately 100 jury trials and hundreds of bench trials.
Michael S. Fradin
Mr. Fradin joined the firm in 2007 and concentrates his practice in criminal law and sports law.
Prior to joining The Dummit Law Firm, Mr. Fradin was honored to clerk for the Honorable Linda G. Baxter of the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court.
Mr. Fradin spent two summers working in the District Attorney's Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Brian P. Simpson
Mr. Simpson joined the firm in 2010 and practices criminal and civil law with a focus in the area of fiduciary litigation.
Mr. Simpson graduated in 2003 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a double major in Political Science and Philosophy. He earned his law degree from the University Of Arkansas School Of Law in 2007. While there, Mr. Simpson was on the Dean’s list, a member of Phi Delta Phi honors fraternity and a Note and Comment Editor for the Journal of Food Law and Policy.
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Barbara Cini
Ms. Cini joined the firm in 2011. She focuses her practice primarily on domestic law and Social Security, but handles other areas as well.
Ms. Cini has interned with criminal and personal injury firms in South Carolina and completed judicial clerkships in Michigan, in addition to her recent work with Legal Aid of North Carolina.