Since the inception of Roberts Law Office in 2003, our firm has been dedicated to providing the best legal advice and services to our clients. We attack each case with passion and a dedication to thoroughly meet our clients’ needs. Roberts Law Office is founded on core values that direct our practice:

Dedication to client service

Integrity and trust

Service to our community

Strict personal and professional ethics

Our Commitment to Excellence:

Roberts Law Office treats every case with the utmost importance, and you will always receive our best attention and work. Our attorneys believe in the power of a strong attorney-client relationship. Our results and our commitment to our clients are the truest indicators of the quality of services we offer.

Our experienced team is well versed in North Carolina and federal law; we will advise and help you navigate throughout the legal system so you can have peace of mind while working to resolve your issues. Our diverse team is made up of some of the most knowledgeable and experienced attorneys in North Carolina.

To learn more about each of our attorneys and staff members, please click on their names below:

Edd K. Roberts III
Erin J. Roberts
Danielle Tedesco

Edd K. Roberts III – Partner

Board Certified Specialist

Edd K. Roberts III

Edd is a trial lawyer, who devotes his time and energy to defending and helping people and businesses under criminal investigation or prosecution by the government.  His desire to serve others in need led him to pursue a career in the law.  He handles criminal cases ranging from DWI/DUI, traffic misdemeanors, income tax crimes, white collar fraud to serious felonies including sexual assaults, possession of child exploitation materials, drug trafficking and homicides.  Edd also helps professionals defend against state licensing board complaints.  Edd has over twenty years of experience in the courtroom and has tried over 100 cases to verdict as a trial attorney in both State and Federal Court. He is board certified as a specialist in state and federal criminal law.   Only 4% of all the lawyers in North Carolina have been board certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in their practice area of law.  Edd has been recognized by his peers receiving service awards (NC Legal Elite Award & Super Lawyer Award) for his outstanding efforts in legal representation of others.  Additionally, Edd has been rated AV Preeminent (5.0) by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available.

Phone: 919-782-8115
Email: eddk@robertslawnc.com

  • DMV hearings
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Offenses
  • DWI
  • Federal Crimes
  • Homicide
  • Professional License Defense
  • Sex and Child Exploitation Offenses
  • Traffic
  • Unlawful Alcohol Possession
  • White Collar Crime
  • North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • 4th Judicial Circuit
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • National College for DUI Defense
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice
  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers
  • Wake County Bar Association
  • Board Certified Specialist for Federal Criminal Law by the North Carolina State Bar
  • Board Certified Specialist for State Criminal Law by the North Carolina State Bar
  • Super Lawyers Award Top 100 Lawyers in North Carolina 2024, 2023
  • NC Legal Elite Award-Business NC Magazine 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014 & 2011
  • Super Lawyers Award for Top Rated Criminal Defense-Super Lawyers Magazine 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
  • AV Preeminent (highest) rating by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Martindale-Hubbell Platinum Client Service Award
  • AVVO Client’s Choice Award for DWI & DUI 2017 & 2016
  • Superb AVVO Lawyer Rating Award
  • Board of Directors Wake County Bar Association (2017-2020)
  • Grievance Committee – 10th Judicial District (2014-2017)
  • Professionalism Committee – Wake County Bar Assoc. (2012-2019)
  • Board of Directors Wake County Wildlife Club (2010-present)
  • Volunteer Judge with the Capital Area Teen Court (2003-2014)
  • Attorney Advisor for the Millbrook HS Mock Trial Team (2004-2019)
  • Member of Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral (2020-present)
  • North Carolina State University, BA (with honors)
  • North Carolina Central University, JD
  • Secured an acquittal for a wrongfully accused client of first-degree murder after a three-week jury trial
  • Secured an acquittal for a falsely accused client of first-degree rape after a two-week jury trial
  • Secured an acquittal for a client accused of driving while impaired (DWI/DUI) after a week jury trial
  • Secured an acquittal for a falsely accused client of domestic assault by a spouse
  • Won a Motion to Suppress for a client causing the state to dismiss a gun and multiple felony drug charges due to an illegal search by law enforcement
  • Won a Motion to Suppress for a client accused of first-degree murder keeping out an illegally obtained confession causing the state to offer a lessor included charge
  • Won Motion to Suppress in superior court for a client accused of driving while impaired (DWI/DUI) causing the state to dismiss the charge
  • Successfully avoided prosecution for a falsely accused client of rape by his ex-girlfriend
  • Successfully avoided prosecution for a client accused of a large-scale embezzlement of homeowners’ capital reserve funds
  • Successfully avoided prosecution for a client accused of possession of child exploitation materials

The specific cases referenced above are a small collection of recent cases we have handled; and those past results do not guarantee similar outcomes for future clients.  However, we work very hard to achieve the best possible result in every case for our clients!

Edd is a native to Raleigh and a product of the Wake County’s public school system receiving his diploma with honors from Millbrook High School.  Edd went on to graduate cum laude from North Carolina State University with degrees in Political Science, Philosophy, and a minor in English.  Upon graduating college, Edd went to work in his family’s home construction business.  After working two and half years in construction, Edd went back to school to study law.  He earned a law degree from North Carolina Central University while he continued to work.  During his time in law school, Edd competed in and won a Willie Gary Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy.  Additionally, Edd was selected to intern in the District Attorney’s Office in Wake County during his third year of law school, which allowed him to gain valuable trial and practical experience before taking and passing the North Carolina bar exam.

His first job out of law school was with the firm of Holt York McDarris & High LLP (now part of Fox Rothschild LLP), where he practiced criminal law and business defense.  After working a year at Holt York McDarris & High LLP, Edd took a job as a state prosecutor with the District Attorney’s Office in Wake County.  After working as a state prosecutor for approximately two and half years prosecuting hundreds of cases including DWI, theft, drugs, white collar offenses, sexual assaults and homicides, Edd left the District Attorney’s Office and started Roberts Law Office in Raleigh in 2003.

When Edd is not working, he likes to run, hike and travel with his wife, Erin and two sons.

Super Lawyers 2018

Legal Elite

Erin J. Roberts – Partner

Erin Jochum Roberts

Erin Roberts maintains an active transactional practice and has represented public and private entities in the acquisition and sale of hospitals, hospice agencies, home care agencies, and physician practices. She has represented healthcare providers in the formation and operation of Accountable Care Organizations, including Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, and has represented hospitals and physicians in the drafting and negotiation of all types of physician services, recruitment, and employment agreements.

Phone: 919-806-9710
Email: erin@robertslawnc.com

  • General Counsel Services
  • Healthcare Compliance & Operations
  • Healthcare Government Investigations & Litigation
  • Healthcare Transactions
  • Medicare Enrollment & Reimbursement
  • NC Medicaid Enrollment & Reimbursement
  • Professional License Defense
  • North Carolina
  • Wake County Bar Association

  • North Carolina Bar Association, Health Law Section
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • North Carolina Society of Healthcare Attorneys
  • Selected by Business Leader Magazine as Triangle’s Movers and Shakers Award recipient (2011)
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Health Care (2010-2013, 2017-2019)
  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Health Care Law (2019)
  • Member of Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral (2020-present)
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, JD (2006)
  • Boston College, BA (2003)
  • Provides outside general counsel services to physician groups, both single-specialty and multi-specialty, and federally qualified health centers
  • Represents buyers and sellers on merger and acquisition transactions
  • Counsels on Medicare and NC Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement issues
  • Has represented several healthcare providers in the formation and operation of Accountable CareOrganizations (ACOs), including Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs
  • Counsels on corporate governance matters, including board members’ fiduciary duties regarding transactions
  • Has formed professional corporations and limited liability companies owned and operating by healthcare practitioners
  • Has represented numerous government entities, including counties and health departments, with the sale of home health and hospice agencies in compliance with N.C. Gen. Stat. 131 E-13(d)
  • Prepares and negotiates medical office lease agreements
  • Drafts and negotiates physician services, recruitment, and employment agreements
  • Reviews and revises policies and informed consent documents utilized by hospitals, physician practice groups, and ancillary healthcare providers
  • Counsels healthcare practitioners looking to join or leave a medical practice
  • Negotiates professional services agreements
  • Counsels hospital clients and large multi-specialty physician practices through physician practice acquisitions

Best-Lawyers

Super Lawyers 2018

Danielle Tedesco – Legal Assistant

Danielle Tedesco

Danielle recently graduated from the University at Albany in December, 2021 with a B.A. in Criminal Justice and Sociology and a minor in History. While at the University at Albany Danielle played 5 seasons of Division I volleyball on the Women’s Volleyball team. Where she held a leadership position for 2 of the 5 seasons.  Before coming to Roberts Law Office, she worked as a patient care coordinator at Nu Image surgical and dental implant center. Danielle relocated to Raleigh from central New York to pursue a career in law with the hopes to attend law school in 2024.
When she is not at work you can find her playing or coaching volleyball. She is currently a coach with Chapel Hill Area volleyball club where she assist with their U14 team. Danielle regularly participates in grass volleyball tournaments across the state during the summer.

Education:

  • University at Albany in December, 2021 with a B.A. in Criminal Justice and Sociology and a minor in History (with honors).

Phone: 919-782-8115
Email: danielle@robertslawnc.com