Practice Area Overview

Experienced Raleigh Family Law Lawyers

We offer high-quality legal counsel and representation in a full range of legal areas. Each attorney integrates the specific practice area to ensure that clients receive exceptional service in all of their legal concerns. We offer services to meet your personal and family needs as your life changes, including adoption, nuptial agreements, divorce and family law, and estate planning. We also offer owners of small- and medium-sized businesses representation in commercial transaction, civil litigation, and contract services. Contact our offices in Raleigh, North Carolina, to schedule a consultation with experienced attorneys about your specific legal needs. Let us show you how we can be the law firm for your changing needs-for your life.

Family law: We offer a full range of divorce and family law services in North Carolina, including the special needs of business owners and holders of complex estates that can complicate divorce proceedings. We place a special concentration in the area of adoption issues and two of our partners operate a domestic adoption agency, A Child’s Hope.

Nuptial agreements
Divorce, complex or uncontested
Child custody and child support issues
Complex marital property valuation and division
Adoption
Postnuptial and separation agreements
Alimony and spousal support

We are strong advocates of the use of alternative dispute resolution and mediation in divorce settlements. Our family law attorneys include North Carolina Certified mediators who can help resolve your most significant divorce issues efficiently and cost-effectively.

Estate planning and probate law: Designed to meet the needs of owners of family businesses and holders of high-value estates as well as individuals and families in need of cost-effective planning, we can help you protect and direct your family assets with a variety of legal instruments and probate services such as:

Wills and testamentary trusts
Living trusts, trust administration
Advance directives to physicians and family
Financial powers of attorney
Administration of decedent’s and guardianship estates
Probate court representation
Will contests
Healthcare financial planning
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) including mediation

Elder law: We offer legal counsel and individualized services to families that want guidance on eligibility for government benefit programs. We assist clients to obtain guardianship over their incapacitated family members.

Business law and civil litigation: We offer legal counsel and individualized transactional and law services to help your business succeed. We are also experienced civil litigators with extensive experience in breach of contract trials and other business and personal litigation issues.