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Mr. Ron Cooley
Hillsborough, NC Family Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
(919) 245-1300
2203 Rhonda Road
www.cooleylaw.com
Hillsborough, NC 27278-7087
Family, DWI, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
With an engineering degree and MBA, I started my career as an in-house consultant in the aerospace industry. After a few years I transitioned to engineering and consulting positions in other industries. Eventually I returned to college for a law degree and have been a courtroom lawyer for more than 20 years.
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Kevin Heckart
Jacksonville, NC Family Law Attorney
Family, Criminal, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Drake University Law School
Kevin E. Heckart was born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1961. After graduating from Wentworth Military Academy he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in the Spring of 1979. Kevin then continued to serve in the USMCR achieving the rank of Corporal while attending Drake University (B.A. – 1983). Before graduating from college, Kevin was accepted into the PLC program for prospective Marine Officers, completed the training and was Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in May, 1983.
After college Kevin attended Drake Law School (J.D. – 1985) and, upon graduation, the Basic School for Marine Officers in Quantico, Virginia and further...
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Anna Farmer
Carrboro, NC Family Law Attorney
Family, Divorce and Estate Planning
North Carolina Central University School of Law
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Kelly Fairman
Chapel Hill, NC Family Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Kelly was born and raised in North Carolina, and currently lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina with her wife and daughter. Kelly has worked with the seriously mentally ill, at risk youth, troubled families, domestic violence aggressors and victims and as an intake counselor for a four county area in NC. She has extensive training as a mediator As an attorney, she has represented defendants with serious felony offenses through negotiated pleas or jury trials to verdict. She has represented a wide variety of clients in negotiated and litigated family law matters and believes that negotiation should always be pursued...
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Justin P Nichols
Chapel Hill, NC Family Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
Campbell Law School
Attorney Justin Nichols practices family, personal injury, and criminal law in Chatham, Orange, Durham, and Wake Counties. He joined Averett Family Law in 2012, after practicing in the fields of personal injury defense, workers’ compensation, and complex construction litigation.
Justin has extensive experience in the courtroom litigating cases, as well as helping clients negotiate out-of-court settlements. He has handled cases before state administrative agencies, the state superior and district courts, the North Carolina Justin Nichols Associate Attorney Pittsboro Siler City Court of Appeals, and the federal district court.
Justin graduated cum laude from Campbell University School of Law in Raleigh, North Carolina,...
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Ashley T Banks
Raleigh, NC Family Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Family
Campbell Law School
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Andrea Nyren Doyle
Cary, NC Family Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
North Carolina Central University School of Law
My law partner and myself have been practicing law in Wake County for 20 years. We are a small law firm that gives individualized attention to our client's when they need it most.
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Dana Bellingrath
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Raleigh, NC Family Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Family and Divorce
North Carolina Central University School of Law
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Bradley Craig Jones
Raleigh, NC Family Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Family, Criminal, DWI and Divorce
Campbell Law School
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David C Franklin
Raleigh, NC Family Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Family, Business and Estate Planning
Seattle University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
David has been a trusted advisor to businesses, individuals and families since 1990 in a wide range of legal practice areas. This breadth of experience brings depth and to his advice and informs his decision making across all his areas of practice. David spent 10 years practicing business, family law, estate planning and probate in Seattle, WA and then attended the Georgetown School of Law where he obtained a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M) in Taxation with honors. He is included in Best Lawyers in America Trust and Estates Section.
David has represented and is currently representing clients is a wide...
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Rhonda Young
Raleigh, NC Family Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Family and Social Security Disability
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Rhonda Young was born and raised in North Carolina. She is an experienced courtroom litigator and practices in all areas of Family Law and Social Security Disability. Rhonda keeps clients focused on what matters – achievable results that puts the client in the best position.
Rhonda is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association, Wake County Bar Association and 10th Judicial District. She serves on the Wake County Bar CLE Committee and the 10th Judicial District’s Fee Dispute Committee.
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David Hinson
Raleigh, NC Family Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Family and Estate Planning
New England Law | Boston
The Law Offices of David Hinson is a general practice law firm focusing primarily on family law, including collaborative divorce law, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Law Offices of David Hinson provides high-quality, cost-efficient, effective legal services to protect your rights and help you navigate the challenges and complexities of your legal needs. Whether you are facing divorce, separation, child custody or child support disputes, or simply have questions about your divorce or custody issue, call the Law Offices of David Hinson to schedule a consultation and learn more about how you can put our experience and dedication to...
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Christine Savitski Eatmon
Wake Forest, NC Family Law Attorney
(919) 435-0565
1788 Heritage Center Drive
Suite 204
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Family, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Campbell University
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Lynn Ann Montgomery
Cary, NC Family Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Family
North Carolina Central University
I grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania called Zelienople with five older siblings. In high school, I was a member of the marching band, SVTV (our television broadcast club), Thespians (our drama club), and the Honor Society. I was very active in high school theater. I graduated from Seneca Valley High School with honors and enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, main campus where I studied English Literature, psychology and theatre arts. I spent my free time at the university theater or learning to play pool at the student union. I also was a founding...
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Scott Allen
Raleigh, NC Family Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Scott has lived in North Carolina all his life. He attended N.C State with hopes of becoming a scientist and then decided to study politics and philosophy. Scott graduated with highest honors in 1990 with double-major in political science and philosophy and for a brief time he considered graduate school in philosophy to be followed by a career teaching.
However, while at N.C. State he took a part-time job at a law office that did family law and quickly decided to go to law school and come back to that office and practice family law in Raleigh. In 1994 he graduated...
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Walter Evans Kistler IV
Morehead City, NC Family Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal and Traffic Tickets
Mr. Kistler is dedicated to serving the people of Carteret and Craven County in both criminal and domestic matters. In law school, Mr. Kistler graduated fifth in his class, Summa Cume Laude. Before law school, Mr. Kistler was a member of the Crystal Coast community for many years where he worked as a sports writer for the Carteret County News-Times.
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Eva Suzanne Freeman
Durham, NC Family Law Lawyer
Family and Divorce
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Eva Freeman was born in upstate New York and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Tau Delta honor societies. Eva consistently made the Dean's List and Chancellor's List, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA.
After obtaining her paralegal certificate from Duke University, she worked as a paralegal in family law, where she discovered her passion for helping clients navigate challenging situations. Eva then pursued her Juris Doctor at The University...
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Annie Edmond
Durham, NC Family Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Family and Criminal
North Carolina Central University
Annie Edmond is licensed to practice law in Florida and North Carolina.
She is committed to the idea that no one should be lost in the shuffle of justice and continuously strives to advocate for her clients. Ms. Edmond is continuously involved in the community by assisting in pro bono efforts through Legal Aid, Justice Mattes and Wills for Heroes.
Ms. Edmond received her Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central University School and her Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from the University of Florida. While in law school, she was an active member of the Public Interest Law Organization,...
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Dorothy C O'Neill
Durham, NC Family Law Attorney
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Education
Foil Law Offices is a law firm specializing in family and juvenile law, serving Durham, Orange, Alamance, and Chatham counties since 1976. Foil Law Offices has offices in Durham and Hillsborough North Carolina. The attorneys at Foil Law Offices practice law relating to marriage, divorce, alimony, child custody (including grandparent custody) and support, equitable distribution, enforcement of support, domestic violence, legitimation, and adoption. Foil Law Offices has successfully represented clients at the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court.
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James Tyler Brooks
Cary, NC Family Law Attorney
Divorce and family law attorney, James Tyler Brooks, represents residents of Raleigh, Cary, Apex and Durham, North Carolina in all aspects of divorce including: absolute divorce, spousal support (e.g., post separation support and alimony), child custody, child support and property division (equitable distribution).
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Marshall Miller III
Coats, NC Family Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Business, Criminal and DWI
Former Prosecutor for 11th Judicial District where I handled thousands of criminal case for State of North Carolina. Went into private practice in 1998 and opened my own law from in 2004. My main focus is Criminal Defense, Domestic/Family Law, Traffic, License Restoration, and Personal Injury. Pride myself on providing excellent service to my clients and forging long term trusted relationships with my peers, judges and law enforcement.
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Jennifer Pope
Jacksonville, NC Family Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Family and Domestic Violence
Jennifer R. Pope has been an attorney in Jacksonville, North Carolina since 1988. She grew up in Jacksonville, and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead Scholar, graduating with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology in 1985. She went on to attend Law School at UNC Chapel Hill, and graduated in 1988. Jennifer started her legal career with Ellis, Hooper, Warlick, Waters and Morgan, in general practice until 1992, when she joined Frank Pope and her brother, Gordon Robinson, Jr., in the firm of Robinson, Pope and Pope. In 1997, Jennifer decided to concentrate...
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Brianne Lee Van Apeldoorn
New Bern, NC Family Law Attorney
Attorney Van Apeldoorn majored in Trust and Wealth Management Pre-Law at Campbell University and graduated in 2018. After receiving her bachelor’s degree, she stayed to attend Campbell Law School and was active in several organizations, including the Christian Legal Society, Women in Law, and the Re-Entry Project. During law school, she was an Honor Court Justice, interned at the Craven County District Attorney’s office for two summers, and also had an externship with Judge Flanagan at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. After graduating from law school, Attorney Van Apeldoorn passed the bar exam...
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Kelly Greene
New Bern, NC Family Law Lawyer
Family and Criminal
Campbell Law School
Kelly L. Greene was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. Kelly attended high school at Woodberry Forest School in Virginia. He attended Wake Forest University where he earned a B.A. in English in 1996. He attended law school at Campbell University and received a J.D. in 1999.
Kelly was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 1999. Kelly is a member of the Craven County Bar Association, serving as its President in 2003-2004. He is a member of the United States Eastern District of North Carolina, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Bar Association, and North Carolina Advocates for...
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L. Ashley Schwartz
Raleigh, NC Family Law Attorney
Family and Divorce
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Associate Attorney
Breeden Law Office · Full-time
Dec 2022 - Present · 1 yr 4 mosDec 2022 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos
Senior Compliance Associate
Fairview® Investment Services
May 2021 - Nov 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos
Law Clerk; Public Defender
Allen County Public Defender · Full-time
Aug 2020 - Dec 2020 · 5 mos
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Law Clerk; Public Defender
Marion County Public Defender’s Agency
May 2018 - Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos
Indianapolis, Indiana
Contracts Team Associate
Government Acquisitions · Part-time
Jan 2020 - Aug 2020 · 8 mosJ
Indiana, United States
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Matthew James Jensen
Raleigh, NC Family Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Santa Clara University School of Law
Family law attorney specializing in divorce, legal separation, property division, spousal support, child custody and visitation, child support, domestic violence, annulment, and modification.
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Sydney Jeanene Batch
Raleigh, NC Family Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Juvenile
Sydney J. Batch, J.D., M.S.W. is one of the founding partners of Batch Poore & Williams, PC. Sydney Batch grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. As a triple tarheel, Sydney received her Bachelor of Arts in English, a Master of Social Work and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The combination of her dual degree in law and social work provide her with a unique understanding of the often intersecting worlds of law and social work. Her primary practice areas are family law and child protective services Sydney is...
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Holly Stephens
Raleigh, NC Family Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Campbell Law School
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Brittany A. Bryan
New Bern, NC Family Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
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Gene Brentley Tanner
Raleigh, NC Family Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Military
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Carlton Willis
Raleigh, NC Family Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Carlton Willis is licensed by the North Carolina State Bar and limits his practice to family law. The focus of his practice is child custody, child support, alimony, equitable distribution of marital property, issues related to domestic violence and other legal issues arising from separation and divorce. Carlton was born in eastern North Carolina and grew up on a tobacco farm where he began working by the age of six. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a double major in psychology and communications. After working for UNC Hospitals he...
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Gregory Nelson
Morehead City, NC Family Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
(252) 732-5473
304 North 35th Street
P.O. Box 1436
Morehead City, NC 28557
Family, Elder and Estate Planning
University of Miami School of Law
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Tracy Berry
Olivia, NC Family Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Immigration and Traffic Tickets
University of Baltimore School of Law
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Hugh Bailey
Durham, NC Family Law Attorney
Family, Divorce and Estate Planning
A natural born problem solver, attorney Hugh Bailey is an accomplished trial attorney with a proven record of successful results on behalf of clients. His practice includes advocating for clients in a wide variety of matters affecting the family unit, including divorce, child custody and support, spousal support, equitable distribution, domestic violence, and pre and post nuptial agreements. Hugh’s effectiveness in and out of the courtroom is derived in part from both a broad and deep background in high-stakes cases involving individuals, businesses, and government entities.
However, it is Hugh’s approach and commitment to helping people that serves as a cornerstone...
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Kathryn Heilman Schiller
Raleigh, NC Family Law Attorney
(919) 789-4677
Professional Park at Pleasant Valley
5540 Munford Road, Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27612
Family, Business and Divorce
Kathryn Schiller's practice is devoted to family law in Wake County. Kathryn provides legal counsel in the following areas of family law:
Absolute Divorce
Alimony
Appeals
Child Custody
Child Support
Domestic Violence
Mediation
Name Changes
Post Separation Support
PreMarital Agreements
Property Division
Separation Agreements
Torts: Alienation of Affections / Criminal Conversation
Kathryn provides cost-effective legal representation. Her focus is resolution, rather...
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Rachel S. Gunther
Hertford, NC Family Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Family, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
Regent University School of Law
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Melissa Johnson Essick
Raleigh, NC Family Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
I practice exclusively in the area of family law handling difficult child custody cases, complex equitable distribution matters, alimony, child support and prenuptial agreements. I am a board certified family law specialist and certified by the NC Dispute Resolution Commission as a Mediator.
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Chance Bartenfield
Garner, NC Family Law Lawyer
Family
Elon University School of Law
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Deborah Edge Creech
Burgaw, NC Family Law Lawyer
Family, Criminal, DWI and Traffic Tickets
University of North Carolina School of Law
