Daniel A. Harris - Greensboro, NC
Attorney at Clifford and Harris, Trial Lawyers
Criminal Defense Lawyers in Greensboro, NC
415 West Friendly Avenue Greensboro, NC 27401
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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13
Years
Experience
Greensboro Criminal Defense Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
- Federal Criminal Defense
- Homicide - Murder and Manslaughter
- Sex Offense Crimes
- Corporate Criminal Defense
- Pornography Charges
- Driving While Intoxicated/Drugged Driving
- Firearm Offenses
- Traffic Violations
- Expunctions
- Assault and Batteries
- Criminal and Civil forfeiture
- Criminal Appeals - NC and 4th Circuit
- Criminal Investigations
- Drug and Narcotics Crimes
- Felonies
- Firearm Rights Restoration
- Fourth Amendment Defense
- Fraud Crimes
- Misdemeanors
- Money Laundering
- Parole and Probation
- Search and Seizure
- Sex Offender Registry Removal
- Sexual Assault
- Student Conduct Representations
- Theft
- White Collar Crime
- Weapons Charges
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Super Lawyers Rising Star. Business North Carolina Legal Elite. Best Lawyers - Tier 1 Firm for Criminal Defense. 10.0 Rating. Federal Jury Trial Not Guilty Verdict.
Daniel Harris is an experienced and talented defense attorney who is widely recognized by his peers and by local judges for his skill in the courtroom and in trial, his knowledge of the law, his ability to interact with clients and others in the court system, and his integrity.
Attorney Harris is in the very select company of still practicing attorneys to have won a Federal Criminal Jury Trial in the Middle District of North Carolina, having his client found not guilty of an indictment for Impersonating a Federal Officer. Attorney Harris has also successfully argued multiple suppression motions in Federal Court, obtained probationary sentences, and helped clients receive substantial downward variances.
Attorney Harris has won numerous other jury trials, to include having a client found Not Guilty of three separate Class C trafficking charges, each charge carrying a mandatory minimum of 18.75 years. Attorney Harris has negotiated dismissals and reductions of First Degree Murder Charges, First Degree Sex Offense Charges, Habitual Felon indictments, Embezzlement, First Degree Kidnapping, Arson, and many more. In District Court Attorney Harris has won hundreds of cases and received numerous Not Guilty verdicts on cases including but not limited to DWIs, Assault on Female, Domestic Violence Protective Order Violations, Communicating Threats, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Larceny, and much more. Attorney Harris is also widely respected by judges and local attorneys alike for his intimate knowledge of the North Carolina Expunction laws and processes.
While every case is different and we cannot make any promises about the outcome of your particular case, know you are in experienced and carrying hands if you hire Attorney Harris.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- SuperLawyers, Rising Star, 2018 through 2023, January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2023
- Business NC Legal Elite, Criminal Law, 2015 - 2018, 2020, 2022-23, January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2023
- Business NC Legal Elite, Young Guns, 2015 - 2018, January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018
- Elon University School of Law Moot Court Board 2012-2013
- Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, Undefeated in Individual Arguments, 2012
- Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, 3rd Best Brief, 2012
Other Sources of Feedback About Daniel A. Harris
Included on the 2026 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2020 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2019 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2018 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Elon University School of Law,
Greensboro,
North Carolina, 2013
J.D.
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Elon University School of Law,
Greensboro,
North Carolina, 2013
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Non Legal Education
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010
B.A.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Clifford Clendenin & O’Hale, LLP, Associate Attorney, 2013 - 2017
- Clifford Clendenin & O’Hale, LLP, Locke and Andrew Clifford, Legal Intern, 2011 - 2013
- The Honorable R. Stuart Albright, Guilford County Superior Court, Judicial Intern, 2011
- Elon University School of Law Honor Court, Student Defender, 2011
Languages
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English (Primary)
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Spanish
Classes and Seminars
- Beyond Ferguson: A Frank Discussion of Race, Policing and the 4th Amendment, Elon University School of Law, September 2014
Pro Bono Activities
- Innocence Project, Elon University School of Law, Vice-President
- Society for Health Law and Bioethics, President
- University of North Carolina Men’s Club Soccer, President
- Criminal Law Society
Published Works
Articles
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 2013
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2014
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2015
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 2013
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2017
Other Affiliations
- 18th Judicial Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice
- Greensboro Bar Association
- Greensboro Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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Contact
415 West Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone: 336-645-8392
Fax: 336-346-3292
Email: Send a message
Hours: Monday - Thurday 8:30am to 5pm; Friday 8:30am - 12:30pm
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