As a former prosecutor and now criminal defense attorney, Michael has experience in many different criminal matters ranging from speeding tickets to first degree murder charges. He has tried numerous bench and jury trials in North Carolina district and superior court.

Likewise, Karizza also has years of experience handling many different types of immigration cases from family-based immigration to deportation defense. Although she is licensed to practice law in Washington D.C., she is permitted to work solely on immigration cases in North Carolina. She has handled countless of cases with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and conducted many trials in immigration court. Together, Michael and Karizza’s knowledge and experience will help them fight for you even in complex legal cases.

While knowledge and experience in the law is crucial, it’s also important that your lawyer has compassion for you and your legal matter. Michael and Karizza share a passion for helping others and trying to make people’s lives better. They understand how important these legal issues are. Whether you’re fighting to avoid increases in your driver’s insurance, trying to keep your family together, or trying to maintain your freedom, you need someone who cares about your case and will take the extra steps needed to fight for you. As a husband-and-wife law firm, we make your issue our family’s issue.

Our goal is to bring peace to your life. Too often people are denied access to justice because of the price of legal services. Therefore, at McFarland Law, we do everything we can to make our fees reasonable. We charge flat fees for our services. Flat fees means that you know the total cost of our services upfront and do not have to worry about us adding extra costs for legal services later. We also offer flexible payment plans, which suit your needs and ability to pay. Finally, we offer free consultations and attorney fees as low as $65 for traffic cases.