- Divorce
- Child Custody and VisitationFamily law deals with all areas of legalities involving domestic matters such as separation, divorce, child visitation and support., domestic violence, wills, estates and trusts.
- Guardianship
- Spousal SupportMr. Deese has been a speaker at numerous continuing legal education seminars sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Foundation and Wake Forest University School of Law and the American Bar Association. He has written and presented manuscripts on various family law topics, including alimony and equitable distribution. Mr. Deese appears in the District and Superior Courts throughout southeastern North Carolina, and regularly practices before the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court of North Carolina.
- Criminal DefenseAfter a decision is rendered in a civil or criminal law trial by a trial judge or jury in certain cases a written request may be submitted to a higher court to review the judges ruling and its applicability to the case law and case as presented. The appellate court may then decide that a mistake may have been made that would have changed the outcome and then order the matter reheard via a new trial.
- Real Estate LitigationReal Estate Law applies to all legal matters occurring during the purchase, acquisition, or leasing of homes, commercial buildings, and property to include ownership rights and disputes.
- Estate Planning
- Wills