Attorney Profile
The son of two educators, Justin was born and raised in the Duplin County town of Beulaville. He received undergraduate degrees in History with honors and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004 and his Juris Doctor from Campbell University in 2007. After working in Onslow County until the fall of 2008, Justin returned home to Duplin County to focus his practice on criminal defense and personal injury litigation. In addition, Justin B. Hunter is a board certified specialist in state criminal law. Outside of his practice, Justin’s greatest pride is his family, and his wife, Katy, and children, Mary Blake and Wilson, are the inspiration behind everything he does. He is also forever grateful to the late Timothy W. Smith, who taught him the craft of practicing law and whose influence continues to guide his work every day.
- AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- 2014 – 2021 North Carolina Rising Stars by Super Lawyers
- 2022 – 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers
- View my profile on Super Lawyers
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers in NC, National Trial Lawyers, 2014
- Bar Admissions and Specializations
- North Carolina, 2007
- Board Certified Specialist in State Criminal Law, 2017
- Education
- Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh, North Carolina, J.D.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, B.A. – 2004
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: History; Political Science
- Graduate, Keenan Trial Institute, 2020
- Masters, Keenan Trial Institute, 2021
- Classes/Seminars
- Speaker , “Current Hot Topics: CDL’s and The Double Jeopardy Issue”, North Carolina Advocates for Justice CLE, 2013
- Speaker, “Basics of Blood Alcohol Testing”, North Carolina Advocates For Justice CLE, 2013
- Speaker, “Basics of Blood Alcohol Testing,” NCAJ CLE, 2019
- Speaker, “Powerful Cross Exam Techniques,” NCAJ CLE, 2020
- Speaker, “Chemical Analysis: Attacking Breath and Blood Tests,” NCAJ CLE, 2021
- Speaker, “Cross Examination of the State’s Expert”, NCAJ CLE, 2022
- President, Duplin County Bar, 2021 – Present
- Vice President, Duplin County Bar, 2017 – 2021
- NCAJ Criminal Defense Section Leadership, 2017
- NCAJ Education Committee, 2017
- President – 4th Judicial District Bar, 2012
- Member, National College for DUI Defense, 2012
- Member, North Carolina Advocates for Justice
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- 2021: $750,000 pretrial settlement in an action based on motor vehicle negligence;
- 2019: $1,060,000 pretrial settlement in an action based on motor vehicle negligence;
- 2014: $600,000 pretrial settlement in an action based on motor vehicle negligence;
- 2013: State V. McKenzie, 736 S.E. 2d 591
The son of two educators, Justin was born and raised in the Duplin County town of Beulaville. He received undergraduate degrees in History with honors and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004 and his Juris Doctor from Campbell University in 2007. After working in Onslow County until the fall of 2008, Justin returned home to Duplin County to focus his practice on criminal defense and personal injury litigation. In addition, Justin B. Hunter is a board certified specialist in state criminal law. Outside of his practice, Justin’s greatest pride is his family, and his wife, Katy, and children, Mary Blake and Wilson, are the inspiration behind everything he does. He is also forever grateful to the late Timothy W. Smith, who taught him the craft of practicing law and whose influence continues to guide his work every day.