![Linda K. Ward]( "Linda K. Ward")
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Linda K. Ward
Wake County, NC Family Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Family, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
Linda has devoted her entire legal career to helping families in crisis solve often difficult and deeply personal issues. She only practices family law. While Linda does have extensive trial experience, she is a firm believer that court is the last place a family law case should be resolved and prides herself on being a creative and solutions-oriented lawyer.
Linda holds undergraduate degrees in history and education from the University of North Carolina-Asheville, where she graduated with distinction as a university scholar. Prior to practicing law, Linda was a North Carolina Teaching Fellow and taught high school history during...
![Raven Rassette Byrne]( "Raven Rassette Byrne")
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Raven Rassette Byrne
Wake County, NC Family Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
Campbell Law School
![Shamsheer Kailey]( "Shamsheer Kailey")
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Shamsheer Kailey
Wake County, NC Family Law Lawyer
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![Julianne Booth Rothert]( "Julianne Booth Rothert")
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Julianne Booth Rothert
Wake County, NC Family Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Family and Divorce
Campbell Law School
![Ashley Fillippeli]( "Ashley Fillippeli")
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Ashley Fillippeli
Wake County, NC Family Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Family and Divorce
Campbell Law School
![Ms. Tiffany Anne Lesnik]( "Ms. Tiffany Anne Lesnik")
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Ms. Tiffany Anne Lesnik
Wake County, NC Family Law Attorney
211 E. Six Forks Rd.
Suite 202
Raleigh, NC 27609
Family, Business, Divorce and Domestic Violence
![Daniel T. Coleman]( "Daniel T. Coleman")
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Daniel T. Coleman
Wake County, NC Family Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Family, Collections, Criminal and Divorce
![Suzanne Alicia Nelson]( "Suzanne Alicia Nelson")
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Suzanne Alicia Nelson
Wake County, NC Family Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
![Caitlin Preston]( "Caitlin Preston")
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Caitlin Preston
Wake County, NC Family Law Attorney
(919) 661-4970
Ext. 5
283 Glen Rd
Suite D
Garner, NC 27529
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
![Lindsay Willis]( "Lindsay Willis")
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Lindsay Willis
Wake County, NC Family Law Attorney
![Nekia Barham]( "Nekia Barham")
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Nekia Barham
Wake County, NC Family Law Attorney
Family, Divorce and Personal Injury
![Kerry Burleigh]( "Kerry Burleigh")
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Kerry Burleigh
Wake County, NC Family Law Lawyer
![Jeff Dobson]( "Jeff Dobson")
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Jeff Dobson
Wake County, NC Family Law Attorney
Family, Criminal and Divorce
![Holly G. Morris]( "Holly G. Morris")
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Holly G. Morris
Wake County, NC Family Law Attorney
Family, Estate Planning and Probate
![Miles Williams]( "Miles Williams")
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Miles Williams
Wake County, NC Family Law Lawyer
115 Parkway Office Court
Suite 200
Cary, NC 27518
Family
![Julianna Woodmansee]( "Julianna Woodmansee")
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Julianna Woodmansee
Durham County, NC Family Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily and Divorce
University of North Carolina School of Law
For over 20 years, Julie has effectively advocated for individuals in family law matters in Durham and Orange County courts. A Mediator and Collaborative Divorce practitioner, she is a skilled and experienced negotiator, using creative problem-solving techniques to achieve excellent results.
Julie graduated from UNC Law School in 1990. Following her association with the Durham law firm of Pulley, Watson, King & Lischer, she established her own family law practice in 1997.
Focuses on finding practical, efficient solutions to her clients' legal problems, Julie helps her clients minimize financial difficulties and uncertainties and reduce parenting conflicts...
![Autumn Osbourne]( "Autumn Osbourne")
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Autumn Osbourne
Durham County, NC Family Law Lawyer
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
North Carolina Central University School of Law
For more than a decade, attorney Autumn Osbourne has provided skilled representation to North Carolina families in the courtroom and at the negotiating table. She is Board Certified by the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization - a distinction held by less than 2% of all family law practitioners in the state - and has been recognized for her work by independent attorney rating organizations including but not limited to Thomson Reuters' and Avvo.
However, for Autumn, the practice of law involves more than zealously advocating on behalf of clients and adhering to the profession's rules of ethics.
"I feel every family...
![Barbara Szombatfalvy]( "Barbara Szombatfalvy")
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Barbara Szombatfalvy
Durham County, NC Family Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Family and Divorce
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Barbara graduated from the North Carolina Central School of Law with honors in 2005. She was an Associate with the family law firm of Donna Ambler Davis in Chapel Hill before she established her own family law practice in May, 2008.
Barbara works to establish strong, positive relationships with her clients and helps them navigate the emotional upheavals of divorce, achieve financial stability, and reduce the stress that divorce places on children.
Whether in negotiation or litigation, she is a tough and determined advocate working to protect the best interests of her clients. In 2013, she completed training as...
![Matthew Burkert]( "Matthew Burkert")
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Matthew Burkert
Durham County, NC Family Law Attorney
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
North Carolina Central University
Matthew Burkert was raised in Durham, North Carolina, and still resides in the same area he grew up in. He is a graduate of East Carolina University, where he received a bachelor’s degree majoring in Criminal Justice in 2008. Matt then attended North Carolina Central University School of Law, earning his Juris Doctor degree in 2012. He passed the North Carolina Bar Exam in February, 2013, becoming a licensed attorney in the State. Matt joined the Constantinou Law Group, PA as a law clerk while in law school in 2010. He remained at the firm after passing the bar, becoming...
![Kathy Williams Richardson]( "Kathy Williams Richardson")
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Kathy Williams Richardson
Durham County, NC Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
Wake Forest University School of Law
I help people who are facing felony and misdemeanor criminal and traffic charges and driver’s license revocations. I also represent people on a wide array of family law issues such as Separation and Divorce, Child Custody and Support, and Alimony and Equitable Distribution, and I assist landlords and tenants with residential and commercial leasing disputes. I have been a criminal defense attorney since the beginning of my career. I worked as an Assistant Public Defender in both Gaston and Durham Counties, before I decided to move to private practice and left the Public Defender’s office to...
![Sharon Thompson]( "Sharon Thompson")
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Sharon Thompson
Durham County, NC Family Law Lawyer with 49 years of experience
In 2012, Sharon Thompson became Of Counsel to NicholsonPham. She has been in private practice since 1976 and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the areas of family law, including all aspects of adoption and family formation through assisted reproduction and surrogacy; estate planning, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney and probate administration; and LGBT legal issues. In 2010, Sharon became the first female attorney in North Carolina to be accepted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. A significant portion of Sharon’s practice has been devoted to providing advice and services to LGBT...
![Emma Tillotson]( "Emma Tillotson")
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Emma Tillotson
Durham County, NC Family Law Attorney
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Emma Tillotson did not know she would find her calling in family law. Emma received her undergraduate degree from Clemson University cum laude in Psychology and Criminal Justice, with a minor in Sociology. She left her home state of South Carolina to attend the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University, where she graduated cum laude. During her legal studies she found her passion representing people going through difficult family transitions. She participated in the family law clinic representing underprivileged residents of Raleigh in their family law needs, was an active member of Law Students Against Sexual Assault...
![Amanda Chatman Knight]( "Amanda Chatman Knight")
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Amanda Chatman Knight
Durham County, NC Family Law Attorney with 8 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily and Divorce
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Amanda Knight represents clients in a wide range of family law matters including divorce, child custody and support, domestic violence, spousal support, and equitable distribution proceedings. She also provides trusted counsel to clients throughout the estate planning process.
A graduate of North Carolina Central University School of Law, Amanda brings a passion and commitment to achieving client goals, while maintaining civility and professionalism in the practice of law.
“Changes in the family, especially ones involving legal proceedings, are always challenging. Our job as attorneys is to take as much of the burden off our clients as possible, and also reassure them that...
![Sarah Gerow]( "Sarah Gerow")
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Sarah Gerow
Durham County, NC Family Law Attorney
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Military
University of North Carolina School of Law
Sarah Gerow believes that the role of a family law attorney is that of a patient counselor and a staunch advocate. Sarah knew from a young age that she wanted to be a lawyer, and her desire to advocate for others developed while working with children with disabilities as a summer camp counselor during college. This led Sarah to the University of North Carolina School of Law, where she focused on education and family law.
After marrying her husband, a member of the North Carolina Army National Guard, she worked as an associate at Sullivan & Hilscher Family Law, specializing...
![Kirsten Alderdice]( "Kirsten Alderdice")
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Kirsten Alderdice
Durham County, NC Family Law Attorney
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Kirsten Alderdice grew up in New England and Charlotte, NC, and relocated to the Triangle in 2014. She obtained her BS degree in English Education from Boston University and her M.Ed. from North Carolina State University. Kirsten then spent eight years teaching middle and high school English. During her public school teaching experiences advocating for children with different educational needs, she decided that law school would be her best path to help families navigate transitions and the court system. She joined Ellis Family Law while attending North Carolina Central University School of Law’s Evening Program in 2022. To family law,...
![Annie Edmond]( "Annie Edmond")
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Annie Edmond
Durham County, 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,...
![Dorothy C O'Neill]( "Dorothy C O'Neill")
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Dorothy C O'Neill
Durham County, 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.
![Eva Suzanne Freeman]( "Eva Suzanne Freeman")
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Eva Suzanne Freeman
Durham County, 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...
![Melissa Gustafson]( "Melissa Gustafson")
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Melissa Gustafson
Johnston County, NC Family Law Lawyer
Melissa Gustafson chose to become a family attorney for the opportunity to help families achieve good outcomes and to establish healthy co-parenting that supports child development.
The field of family law combines many of her personal and professional interests and allows her to apply her talents to serve children and families.
A graduate of Lehigh University and Duke University School of Law, Melissa went to law school with the specific goal of becoming a family lawyer who would offer advice and guidance during an emotionally charged and often confusing, uncertain time in clients’ lives.
She brings a strong background in child development, recognition...
![Julissa Garcia]( "Julissa Garcia")
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Julissa Garcia
Durham County, NC Family Law Lawyer
Family
North Carolina Central University School of Law
![Peter Johnston]( "Peter Johnston")
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Peter Johnston
Durham County, NC Family Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Family, Criminal, DWI and Personal Injury
Brooklyn Law School
![Keith Bishop]( "Keith Bishop")
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Keith Bishop
Durham County, NC Family Law Lawyer
(919) 490-1855
1802 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway
Suite 105 Madison Centre
Durham, NC 27707
Family and Divorce
![Mary Wells]( "Mary Wells")
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Mary Wells
Johnston County, NC Family Law Attorney
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Real Estate
![Rhonda Kelley]( "Rhonda Kelley")
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Rhonda Kelley
Durham County, NC Family Law Lawyer
![Kimberly Mantooth Lott]( "Kimberly Mantooth Lott")
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Kimberly Mantooth Lott
Durham County, NC Family Law Attorney
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![Sean McIlveen]( "Sean McIlveen")
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Sean McIlveen
Wake County, NC Family Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of Houston - Main Campus
Sean McIlveen is a Partner Attorney and Co-Founder of McIlveen Family Law Firm.
When Sean McIlveen is not in the courtroom, he spends his time building custom furniture. Sean grew up in Gastonia, N.C. and graduated from UNC-Charlotte with a degree in B.A. He attended Wake Forest University School of Law and graduated from the University of Houston with his J.D.
Sean McIlveen is also the author of two books on child custody and he is often asked to speak at events. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and the Gaston County Bar Association. Sean...
William Forstner
Wake County, North Carolina Family Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Family, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Real Estate
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
Barry Alexander
Wake County, NC Family Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Family, Health Care and Social Security Disability
George Mason University School of Law
Erin Jochum
Wake County, NC Family Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
