Top Rated North Carolina Family Lawyers

Family lawyers advise and represent clients in matters like divorce, custody, adoption, prenuptial agreements, and the civil aspects of domestic violence. They draft agreements, negotiate settlements, appear in family court, protect parental and financial rights, help enforce orders, and provide emotional and procedural guidance through sensitive family transitions.

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Family

Bio: Molly N. Howard has practiced exclusively in the area of family and marriage law since 1994. After receiving her undergraduate degree from Duke University, she studied at Wake Forest University School of Law. After graduating law school, Ms. Howar...

Rating: 8.1

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Adoption and more

Bio: I was born and raised in Tega Cay, South Carolina and chose to return to this area upon my graduation from law school in order to help the people I have known since childhood. I chose to practice family law because I knew I wanted to help families...

Rating: 8.8

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody and more

Bio: Lake Norman area divorce and family law attorney David Self has been practicing law for over 18 years. He focuses exclusively on family law matters, choosing to hone his skill in this important and impactful legal arena. David is Board Certified i...

Rating: 10

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 36 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody

Review: "I was in a pretty sticky situation with my children's other parent and Ms. Passenant and her firm were amazing the whole way through. Given the circumstances leading up to hiring them, we got the best outcome we could've hoped for and they set me ..."

Rating: 8.6

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 43 years

Practice Areas: Family, Mediation, State, Local And Municipal Law and more

Bio: Board Certified Specialist in Family Law/ North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission Certified Family Financial and Superior Court Mediator/Experienced in Real Estate/ Former County Attorney to Union County /Currently serves as Monroe City Attor...

Rating: 8.2

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Family, Child Support, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: In her twenty years practicing family law at JMD, Beth has gained substantial trial experience assisting clients in the successful resolution of hundreds of family law cases. Her practice focuses on complex family law cases including equitable dis...

Rating: 8.6

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody and more

Bio: Valeria Cesanelli is the managing attorney at Cesanelli Law PLLC d/b/a Divorcio Latino, a bilingual family law firm based in Apex, NC. Since 2013, she has served more than 900 Latino families across all 100 North Carolina counties in divorce, lega...

Rating: 9.8

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Family

Review: "My divorce was just recently finalized, and therefore I feel that I can now write this review. Cary Close represented me, and I am truly grateful to have had Cary helping me through the most incredibly painful experience of my life. I was married..."

Rating: 9.1

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 1 year

Practice Areas: Family

Bio: Morgan M.L. Schriner offers clients a unique and insightful perspective shaped by her interdisciplinary education and dedication to public service. Raised in Central Ohio, she relocated to Asheville to attend the University of North Carolina at As...

Rating: 6.1

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Family, Immigration, Appeals

Bio: Derrick Hensley is a Child Welfare, Family, and Immigration lawyer who manages a small law firm in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Derrick founded his own firm in order to ensure he could take cases that make a real difference for his clients, and t...

Rating: 8.6

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, Sex Crime and more

Bio: Joshua Nielsen was raised in Henderson County, North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington for his undergraduate Degree where he majored in History and English. He graduated at the top of his class and department and re...

Rating: 8.5

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Family, Immigration, Criminal Defense and more

Won freedom for a Mexican worker after two years hard fought battle. Won a pardon and asylums.

Rating: 8.9

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Family, Estate Planning

Bio: I started my career in family law over 10 years ago, and my professional and personal experiences have taught me the importance of ending a marriage with as much dignity as possible. Prior to joining Rech Law, I practiced with a family law firm in...

Rating: 8.4

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Family, Child Custody, Child Support and more

Bio: I am an attorney with Sodoma Law where I practice family law. I help clients throughout the Charlotte metropolitan area with divorce, division of assets and liabilities, child custody, child support, adoption, separation agreements, and modificati...

Rating: 8.6

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Family, Domestic Violence, Child Custody and more

Bio: With over 28 years of family law experience, Anna Worley combines extensive legal expertise with a genuine commitment to client well-being at Gantt Family Law. She served as a District Court Judge for 16 years, where she made a significant impact—...

Rating: 8.2

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Family

Bio: John McKnight is a 2004 graduate of the Wake Forest University School of Law. His career has been devoted to litigating in courts across the State of North Carolina. He is proud of his pro bono work as a Child’s Advocate and service on the North C...

Rating: 9.4

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North Carolina Family Attorney

Family Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Family, Litigation, Personal Injury

Bio: Melanie D. Cox was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 2001, after graduating from The University of North Carolina School of Law. She received her undergraduate degree from The Catholic University of America in Washington,.DC, in 1998, graduati...

Rating: 8.1

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