Rob Heroy (en espanol) is an experienced and aggressive trial attorney. He left a prominent Charlotte law firm to join Goodman Carr as a partner in January of 2012. Prior to that, he served as an assistant district attorney in the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office.
He represents clients in criminal matters in state and federal courts both in Charlotte and throughout North Carolina. He handles criminal matters ranging from traffic matters and DWI cases to serious felonies such as large-scale drug trafficking conspiracies, weapons violations, white collar crime, and homicide. He also represents individuals who have been federally indicted or targeted in the Western, Eastern, and Middle Districts of North Carolina for drug and weapons charges, immigration offenses, and white collar crime.
He is licensed to practice before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Supreme Court, and the Board of Immigration Appeals. He has handled cases in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Louisiana, and Texas. His cases have been prominently featured in media including the L.A. Times, MSNBC, the Charlotte Observer, and Geraldo at Large.
Rob also represents individuals on a wide range of immigration matters with a focus on detention and removal. He primarily represents individuals in the Charlotte, Stewart and Atlanta Immigration courts, but conducts hearings in other courts throughout the country as well. Additionally, he represents detainees in bond hearings through the immigration courts and has challenged their detention through habeas corpus proceedings in both state and federal courts. In a number of cases, he has been able to obtain post-conviction relief for criminal convictions which have allowed his clients to stay in the country. He has presented at continuing legal educations seminars before other attorneys on the subject of immigration law.
He is experienced in state and federal criminal appeals, including the North Carolina Appellate Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Between those courts, he has handled over 50 appeals. He also has an active post-conviction practice which includes motions for appropriate relief, 2255 motions (habeas corpus), and motions to reopen.
Business North Carolina Magazine selected Rob to the Legal Elite in 2010, 2011, and 2012 for criminal defense, an award in which Business North Carolina polls attorneys to vote for the top 3 percent of attorneys in their field. North Carolina SuperLawyers selected him as a rising star in criminal defense for 2013. Martindale Hubbell has rated him as an AV Preeminent lawyer, their highest rating for legal ability. Martindale also lists him as having a 4.9 out of 5.0 client rating. He has a 10 out of 10 attorney rating on Avvo.com. He was selected to the Mecklenburg County Bar Leadership Institute in 2011.
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He is involved in the Immigrant Outreach Project and received pro bono honors from North Carolina’s Legal Aid in 2011. He is a member of the Mecklenburg County Bar Foundation Development Committee. Outside of the law, he was a finalist in the 2010 World Series of Poker and is an active cross-fitter. He is married to another attorney, Katie Heroy, and has a young son, Linus Heroy.