The Reynolds Law Firm, PLLC
We Fight!
PERSONAL INJURY
A good personal injury attorney knows Motor Vehicle Law, Insurance Law, and understands the medical care you have received and may still require. Attorney Reynolds is not only an experienced attorney, but she is also a Registered Nurse. This means that she knows the injuries; the acute pain and lingering suffering; the level of care you deserve; and the medical and legal standards that govern your care and recovery. Most importantly, she knows the restitution you deserve to regain what was taken from you due to the negligence of that other person.
She will guide you through every step in your journey toward receiving the financial restitution you deserve.
You’ll be going up against large, powerful insurance companies. You better have a lawyer who can match them. Your lawyer fights for you. Attorney Reynolds will fight for you.
Do You Have A Case?
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You have a case if you have suffered serious bodily injury, catastrophic injury or lost a family member (spouse, parent, or child) due to the negligence of another person. To evaluate your case, we will look at many pieces of potential evidence, including:
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The medical treatment you received due to the injury and its cost
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Your insurance coverage
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Any available police reports regarding the accident
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Witness reports
SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
Bodily injury refers to the physical damage caused to a person’s body. It can also be known as physical injury. Examples of bodily injuries could include:
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Cuts, abrasions, bruises, burns, and lacerations.
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Disfigurement.
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Impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.
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Internal bleeding.
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Broken bones and fractures.
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Physical pain.
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Illness.
Overall, any injury to the body, no matter how temporary or minute, is a bodily injury. It can also include sicknesses and diseases.
Serious bodily injury is the same as bodily injury, but just much more severe. Typically, a serious bodily injury involves substantial risk of death, obvious disfigurement, and/or loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ. It is much more than minor or superficial injuries.
Whether the injuries you sustained were this serious or not, Kline Law Office is fully capable of representing your case. We promise to fight for the maximum amount of compensation that you deserve to be able to cover medical expenses, property damages, lost wages, and more.
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The term "statute of limitations," in civil law, indicates the time a person has after an accident to file a lawsuit. In North Carolina, the statute of limitations for a personal injury claim is usually three years. Exact times depend on the type of claim. Choosing an attorney is a serious decision. It is important that you get the attorney you choose and not the one who chose you.
WRONGFUL DEATH
​North Carolina law defines the loss of a life through an accidental, negligent or careless act of another as a “wrongful death.”
The law can never ever truly compensate a family for the loss of a loved one. In North Carolina, compensation for a wrongful death may include pain and suffering, medical expenses, funeral expenses, loss of earnings, loss of future earnings, and loss of companionship.
We have the compassion, knowledge, highly qualified experts and accident reconstructionist to fight the insurance companies to get the justice you deserve.
NURSING HOME INJURY
Neglect and abuse of the elderly in long-term care facilities licensed as nursing home or assisted care living facilities happen far too frequently. Facilities are often understaffed or are willing to hire under-qualified caregivers, resulting in the negligent or even intentional abuse of the elderly.
If you suspect your family member is being abused or neglected, call us for a consultation.
We will obtain reports and investigations from The Department of Health and Human Services, The Division of Facilities Services (DFS) which investigates and regulates nursing homes. If no investigation has taken place, we will assist you in filing the complaint to initiate investigations. If your complaint is valid, we will go to court to represent him or her in recovering for the suffering that he or she may have endured throughout the period of neglect and abuse.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Medical malpractice occurs when a patient suffers an avoidable, serious injury or premature death due to a health care provider’s failure to act according to established medical standards.
To prove medical malpractice a victim must establish they were a patient of the provider, the provider breached their standard of care, and the breach led to a negative health impact and specific damages.
If we’re able to take on your case, our hardworking and experienced lawyer will investigate your case, gather evidence, and handle all communication with negligent parties and their insurance companies on your behalf.
We’ll take you through every step of this process, ensuring you fully understand your legal rights and feel heard throughout your case.
We also provide personalized and client-focused care that we hope will get you the results you deserve.
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FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Federal court is much different from state court, so it is vital that you have a knowledgeable attorney to fight for you. Federal courts have extremely strict deadlines and doing nothing or procrastinating might seriously jeopardize your case. The penalties for federal crimes are far more severe than state court. If your state case is dismissed, the federal government can still indict you on the same charge, therefore exercise your right to remain SILENT. If you have a state case as well as a federal case, you absolutely need a federal attorney because doing state time will not prohibit the federal government from prosecuting you for the same crime. The federal government will not credit you for any time you spent in state custody. You can do state time and federal time for the same offense, consecutively.
A federal conviction can have lasting effects on your life. You need an attorney who can help to mitigate the effects on your life as well as on your family.
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If you are unfortunately convicted after a trial or by way of a plea bargaining, you will be sentenced according to the federal guidelines. This is where your state convictions will impact your federal sentence. Attorney Reynolds can help you navigate those issues to minimize your sentence.
GUN OFFENSES
FAILURE TO REGISTER
An example of a gun offense includes possession of a firearm by a felon or possession of an illegal firearm even if you do not have any felony convictions. The government has an expansive definition of "possession." Therefore, 97.6% of felons in possession of a firearm have been sentenced to prison. Sentences varied widely depending on whether a mandatory minimum penalty applied in the case. 14.8% of felons in possession of a firearm were convicted of one or more statutes with a mandatory minimum penalty.
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Note that possession not only firearms but also includes ammunition.
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Our firm provides strategic defense to ensure fair treatment, due process and ultimately to help turn the odds in your favor.
DRUG OFFENSES
Section 2250 of Title 18 United States Code makes it a federal offense for sex offenders, whom are required to register pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), to knowingly fail to register or update a registration as required.
State convicted sex offenders may also be prosecuted in federal court under this statute, facing fines and up to 10 years in prison, if the sex offender knowingly fails to register or update a registration as required, and engages in interstate travel, foreign travel, or enters, leaves, or resides on an Indian reservation.
Furthermore, if a sex offender knowingly fails to update or register as required and commits a violent federal crime, he or she may face up to 30 years in prison under this statute. Often the failure to register is not intentional but you need an attorney to navigate and negotiate with the government’s attorneys. Attorney Reynolds have represented many individual caught in these circumstances with very favorable outcomes.
A drug conspiracy is defined as an agreement between two or more people to commit a drug crime. Examples include conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine.
To prove that a person is guilty of drug conspiracy charges, the government must have sufficient evidence of two things: (1) there was an agreement between two or more people to violate a federal drug law; and (2) each alleged conspirator knew of the unlawful agreement and joined it.
You may be charged along with 25 other individuals. It does not matter that you do not know those 25 co-defendants.
FINANCIAL CRIMES
Examples of financial crimes include Covid-19 relief fraud, mail fraud, and bank fraud.
The US government released 5 trillion dollars to help those who lost income during the pandemic. Unfortunately, the government is now coming after those individuals who did not qualify for this relief. If you find yourself indicted or you receive a letter from the government, you need to hire a knowledgeable attorney immediately. Attorney Reynolds has handled many of these cases and can assist you particularly when the government is seeking jail time and forfeiture.
SUPERVISED RELEASE VIOLATIONS
Supervised Release is not probation. You cannot elect to do your time and end your federal supervised release. In fact, you can actually do more jail time for repeatedly violating supervised release than you received in your initial sentence. The most important thing you can do is stay connected with your probation officer. If you are struggling with addiction, employment, housing or other terms of your supervised release, your probation can find you help. If your probation officer files a petition of violation with the court, you will face the judge and you will need a lawyer.
ABOUT ATTORNEY REYNOLDS
In 1999 Ms. Reynolds was a young nurse living in Houston, Texas who had developed a passion for patients' rights with the goal of attending law school. She wanted to address the negligence she witnessed as nurse and the obstacles she encountered in advocating for patients. However, one evening while driving to her night-shift nursing job, she was side-swiped by a rookie officer in his patrol car. This minor car accident was a water-shed moment in Ms. Reynolds' life. Despite cooperating with the investigation with a sergeant on-scene, Ms. Reynolds was unlawfully arrested at work when she clocked in for her shift the following day. The young officer was unwilling to take responsibility for his actions and arrested Ms. Reynolds and charged her with failing to stop and give information, hit and run and injury to public property. The case was resolved when Ms. Reynolds acting as her own accident reconstructionist provided documentary proof that she was not at fault and that the officer's affidavit contained allegations that were patently untrue. The case was dismissed when the officer failed to show up in court. Ms. Reynolds entered law school the following year with the determination to represent individuals in criminal cases, to uphold the 4th, 5th and 6th Amendments and to hold the state and federal government to their burden of proof.
Attorney Reynolds graduated with a Juris Doctorate from the New York State University Buffalo School of Law in 2004. As a student, she interned at the New York State Attorney General’s office, in the Commercial Litigation Department of the Unified Court of New York, and at the Corporation Counsel for the City of Buffalo. She received undergraduate degrees in Nursing and Psychology, and is a duly licensed Registered Nurse in North Carolina, and a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Managment as accredited by the American Hospital Association.
Attorney Reynolds was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2005 and the North Carolina State Bar in 2006. She immediately joined a prominent criminal defense in Durham, North Carolina before launching the Reynolds Law Firm, PLLC in 2007. She is committed to the zealous representation of all clients facing criminal accusations, victims of motor vehicle, wrongful death, nursing home injury and medical malpractice.
Today, Attorney Reynolds practices federal criminal law in the Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina. Her civil practice covers motor vehicle and wrong death cases from Charlotte to Durham, North Carolina; and her nursing home injury and medical malpractice practice covers all of North Carolina.
We fight.
CONTACT US
Jacqueline M. Reynolds, Esq.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Tel: 704-440-4434
Fax: 980-276-3885
Email: attyreynolds@thereynoldsdefense.com
Office Location
Mailing Address
CONCORD NC
181 Church St N
Concord, NC 28025
P.O. Box 24
Concord, NC 28025
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