He was 64-years-old.
Freedman is survived by his wife and four kids, Cohn said.
Freedman is well-known in North Carolina and represented clients in high-profile cases. His long list of accolades includes a place in The Best Lawyers in America, listed in The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, named in 2006 by Business North Carolina as the state's top criminal defense lawyer, and has been listed in Super Lawyers of North Carolina since 2006, according to his law firm's biography.