Atty. Michael Hoernlein
Clients trust Mike, both as a litigation attorney and as a Certified Fraud Examiner, with their most sensitive and complex investigations. Mike gets to the bottom of the facts efficiently to help clients navigate challenging legal situations to achieve better-than-expected results in line with their business objectives.
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About Michael Hoernlein at a glance
Michael Hoernlein is a criminal defense and white collar attorney based in Charlotte, North Carolina, practicing at Alston & Bird LLP. Educated at New York University (J.D., 2001). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2026). Serands clients in Charlotte, NC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Clients trust Mike, both as a litigation attorney and as a Certified Fraud Examiner, with their most sensitive and complex investigations
- Mike gets to the bottom of the facts efficiently to help clients navigate challenging legal situations to achieve better-than-expected results in line with their business objectives
- Mike is a seasoned investigator with a long track record of helping clients uncover the truth in complex—and sensitive—internal investigations
- Mike represents corporations and individuals in a wide range of industries, with a focus on health care—including providers, insurers, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device manufacturers
- Mike also counsels and defends clients before state and federal authorities (including the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission) in criminal and civil investigations into potential False Claims Act violations, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act violations, accounting fraud, insider trading, money laundering, price fixing, and public corruption
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A criminal defense attorney protects your rights from arrest through trial. Find experienced lawyers handling DUI, drug, federal, theft, and violent-crime charges.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in North Carolina
Practicing law in North Carolina. Legal matters in North Carolina are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Charlotte are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate North Carolina state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in North Carolina brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in North Carolina courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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