Law firm, Criminal justice attorney, Family law attorney in Whiteville, NC
The Law Office of Santana S. Miller, PLLC is a small general practice firm in downtown Whiteville, North Carolina. The firm handles criminal, traffic and family law matters. Criminal work covers DWI and DUI defense, drug charges including possession, possession with intent to deliver, manufacture, delivery and trafficking, assault, larceny, robbery, burglary and breaking and entering, arson, trespass and property damage, weapon offenses, disorderly conduct and gang offenses, resisting an officer, and motor vehicle offenses. Family cases include divorce, both contested and uncontested, child custody, child support, visitation and adoptions. The firm also files 50B and 50C protective orders in domestic violence and domestic dispute matters, and prepares wills, powers of attorney, deeds and estate plans. Traffic work covers speeding, reckless driving, driving on a suspended or revoked license, school zone violations, passing a stopped school bus, red lights, aggressive driving, failure to yield, illegal passing, commercial truck driver violations and driving with no insurance. Attorney Miller explains each element of a charge and what the prosecutor must prove, and lays out the strengths, weaknesses and likely outcomes of a case. The firm serves Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus and New Hanover counties, offers referrals when it cannot assist, and the staff speaks Spanish.
Santana S. Miller grew up in the small community of Riegelwood, North Carolina. She earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice with high honors from North Carolina Central University, entered North Carolina Central School of Law in summer 2009, and received her Juris Doctor in May 2012. She was licensed to practice in North Carolina in August 2012. Her desire to give back to the community that raised her brought her back to Whiteville, where she opened her own practice on August 12, 2013.





