DA Lynn Clodfelter

District Attorney
Lynn Clodfelter

Montgomery & Stanly County

Prosecutorial District 28

(704) 986-7011
District Attorney's Office PO Box 1241
Albermarie, NC 28002
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The District Attorney for the Twenty-Eighth Prosecutorial District is Lynn Clodfelter

Thank you for visiting the website of the District Attorneys’ Office in Prosecutorial District 28, which encompasses the counties of Stanly and Montgomery in North Carolina. It is the duty of this office to represent the State with integrity and professionalism, while protecting victims and their rights, in the pursuit of justice.

The goal of this site is to make the information and services provided by the District Attorneys’ Office and the criminal justice system available to the public. Please take the time to search each webpage and explore all of the information we have provided you. Should you have any questions, we have also included details on how you may contact us.

“District Attorney” commonly refers to an attorney for the community elected by the people in his/her district to represent the interests of the general public, including crime victims in court proceedings against people accused of committing crimes. Other jurisdictions use various terms: Prosecutor, U.S. Attorney (a federal prosecutor), Solicitor, or State’s Attorney.

The primary duty of the District Attorney is to prosecute all criminal cases filed in the district. The District Attorney represents the state in all criminal and some juvenile matters. In addition, the District Attorney is responsible for preparing the criminal trial docket and advising law enforcement officers in the district.

Lynn Clodfelter was raised in Davidson County, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1990.  In 1993, Lynn graduated from Campbell University School of Law.  Following his law school graduation, he moved to the 20th Judicial District, which included Anson, Richmond, Stanly and Union Counties.  Lynn practiced as a partner in the law firm of Poisson, Poisson, Bower and Clodfelter until 2004 and in 2005, formed The Clodfelter Law Office. 

Lynn has focused his practice on criminal and domestic law throughout the 20th Judicial District, having tried numerous jury trials to verdict.  Lynn and his wife, Elaine, have a daughter, Hailey who is active in the South Stanly Middle School.  Outside of the office, Lynn enjoys hunting, fishing, boating and spending time with his family.