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DAVID B. FREEDMAN
White and Crumpler, Winston-Salem
Born: Dec. 1, 1956
Education: bachelor's, 1979, law 1982, UNC Chapel Hill
Family: wife, Libby; four children
Boyhood idol: Bobby Kennedy
Favorite book: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Sports: Running and lifting Before his first child was born, he ran a marathon each year.
After David Freedman finished law school, he did what he'd been dreaming of since age 12. He hung a shingle on an office in WinstonSalem as a criminal-defense lawyer. The first month, business was lean, so he spent more time at the YMCA than at the office. "I'd go to the office and check the answering service, and if there were no calls, I'd go back to the Y and play more basketball." Now a partner at White and Crumpler in Winston-Salem, his phone rings plenty.
His first case was a misdemeanor larceny charge - a fellow who had stolen a toothbrush....