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Bobby D. Mills 
Raleigh, North Carolina
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phone (919) 821-1860
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Mr. Mills is a member of the Family Law Section of Herring Mills & Kratt.. He has been practicing law in Raleigh, North Carolina since 1991. His practice is limited to family law and adoption. He is a Board Certified Specialist in family Law. He represents clients in family law and adoption matters in the North Carolina District Courts. He has represented clients in United States District Court in matters related to International Child Abductions and the Hague Convention. He is also a trained family law mediator.

Mr. Mills is an experienced adoption attorney. He is a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. He represents adoptive parents in agency and independent adoptions, both intrastate and interstate. He also represents birth parents in the adoption process. He is a director of A Child's Hope, LLC, a licensed child placement agency, which provides domestic adoption services.

Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Adoption
Litigation Percentage:
50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Board Certified Specialist, Family Law, North Carolina State Bar


Bar Admissions:
North Carolina, 1985
Education:
Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina
J.D.


University of North Carolina, Asheville, North Carolina, 1982
B.A.
Major:  History
Major:  Policital Science


Published Works:
Adoption Law, Overview of North Carolina Laws, Professional Development Network, 1999


Retirement and Welfare Benefit Plan Issues for Family Law Attorneys: Overview of NonERISA Retirement Plans -Understanding Federal Government and Military Retirement Plans, Family Law Section, Mecklenburg County Association, September, 2000


The Relationship Between Immigration & Adoption Law, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, The Effective Lawyer, Part 2, April, 2005


Representative Cases:
In Re: The Adoption of Baby Girl Anderson, 165 N.C. App. 413 (  2004)
In Re: The Adoption of Baby Girl Anderson, 598 S.E.2d 638 (  2004)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Frequent Speaker, Family Law and Adoption, Continuing Legal Education Programs


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, 1997 - Present
Fellow


North Carolina State Bar, 1985 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
United States Army, Judge Advocate General's Corps, CPT, JAGC, 1986 - 1990



Herring Mills & Kratt PLLC   Two Hannover Square, Suite 1860  Raleigh, NC 27601   919.821.1860  fax 919.821.1816
  • E. Parker Herring 1
  • Bobby D. Mills 1,2
  • E. William Kratt 3
  • Mary Ann Dalton 4,6
  • Kelly E. Thompson
  • Heath Dedmond
  • James P. West 7
  • 1 Board Certified Specialist in Family Law
  • 2 Member American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
  • 3 Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law
  • 4 Member National Academy Elder Law Attorneys
  • 5 DRC – Certified Family Financial Mediator
  • 6 DRC – Certified Estate & Guardianship Mediator
  • 7 Of Counsel

The Raleigh, North Carolina, law firm of Herring Mills & Kratt PLLC, serves residents and businesses throughout central North Carolina, including communities such as Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Wake Forest, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Clayton, Pittsboro, Sanford, Smithfield, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Greenville, Wilson, Rocky Mount, and Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina.

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