Carlton M. Mansfield
Originally from the Western Piedmont of North Carolina, Carlton Mansfield came to Robeson County in 1996 after a brief time of practicing law in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Mr. Mansfield began his legal career in Chapel Hill as a solo practitioner handling matters in a number of legal fields, from family law to complex civil litigation. He moved to Robeson County and worked with the law firm of Chavis & Ransom for two years as a general practitioner, but gradually focused more and more on criminal law. In 1998, Mr. Mansfield left Chavis & Ransom and opened his own law office focusing on criminal defense work. He continues that focus with a particular emphasis on capital defense litigation.
Carlton M. Mansfield
Originally from the Eastern Piedmont of North Carolina, Carlton Mansfield came to Robeson County in 1996 after a brief time of practicing law in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Mr. Mansfield began his legal career in Chapel Hill as a solo practitioner handling matters in a number of legal fields, from family law to complex civil litigation. He moved to Robeson County and worked with the law firm of Chavis & Ransom for two years as a general practitioner, but gradually focused more and more on criminal law. In 1998, Mr. Mansfield left Chavis & Ransom and opened his own law office focusing on criminal defense work. He continues that focus with a particular emphasis on capital defense litigation.
• criminal defense, with an emphasis on capital defense litigation
Proprietor, Law Office of Carlton M. Mansfield, Lumberton, NC (June 1998 – December 2004)
• general practice with a focus on criminal law
• civil and criminal litigation, including family law
• criminal appeals, in federal and state appellate courts
• real estate
Associate, Chavis & Ransom Attorneys, Lumberton, NC (June 1996 – June 1998)
Proprietor, Law Office of Carlton M. Mansfield, Chapel Hill, NC (August 1994 – May 1996)
General solo practice with a focus on criminal and civil litigation, practicing in both the District and Superior Courts
United States District Courts:
Eastern District of North Carolina, admitted to practice July 1995
Middle District of North Carolina, admitted to practice August 1995
Western District of North Carolina, admitted to practice August 1995
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, admitted to practice July 1995
United States Supreme Court, admitted to practice September 1997
School of Law
JD, May 1994
Honors and Activities:
• 1993-94 Holderness Moot Court Bench • Native American Law Students Association (President, 1992-94) • William A. and Mildred M. Johnson Scholarship Recipient • 1992 IOLTA Public Service Internship Grant Recipient
Undergraduate Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
College of Arts and Sciences
BA in Political Science, August 1990
Honors and Activities:
• Carolina Indian Circle (President, 1988-89)
• Dean’s List
• Student Representative, Faculty Committee on the Status of Minorities and the Disadvantaged
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
First Presbyterian Church of Lumberton
(Diaconate, Class of 2007)Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Mill Prong Preservation, Inc.
(Board of Directors)National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
North Carolina Bar Association
North Carolina State Bar
Robeson County Bar Association
(Secretary of Criminal Defense Section, May 1997 – September 1998) (President of Criminal Defense Section, September 1998 – 2003)Robeson County Community Corrections Board
(Board of Directors, January 1998 – present)16-B District Bar
UNC Educational Foundation, Inc.
UNC General Alumni Association