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Larry S. Hartley is a Board Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation and a Board Certified Specialist in Elder Law by the NC State Bar, one of the first of 11 Board Certified Elder Law attorneys in North Carolina. After receiving his B.S with honors from University of Missouri in 1982, Larry went on to earn his Juris Doctor in 1996 from University of Florida College of Law. Larry has held admissions since 1996 to both the North Carolina Bar and U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina. He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (2003-present). Larry also a member of the Asheville-Biltmore Rotary Rotary Club, and is a past president of the club.. Larry has been successfully working in the law industry since receiving his J.D. From 1996 to 1998 he worked as an associate for W. Leon Davis & Associates, following which he started his own firm, Larry S. Hartley, P.C., until 1999. He served as an associate for the firm of Douglas K. Simmons & Associates from 1999 until November 2002, when he left to work with Strauss & Associates, P.A. the firm name has changeds to Strauss attorneys, PLLC.  Larry Hartley is now a member of Strauss Attorneys, PLLC.. In an effort to reach out, educate, and engage with the community, Larry frequently holds public seminars on Veterans benefits and Medicaid eligibility for long-term care.. Larry is married to Cindy L. Hartley with two beautiful children, Don and Anna.  In his downtime he is active in scouting, backpacking, camping, and swimming. Larry is Eagle Scout and was active in Boy Scouts until 2011.

Larry and his wife, Dershie (who is a writer), have three children: Brandon (speech pathologist who has three children of his own), Trenton (works in the film industry) and Kendal (works at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC).. His interests include spending time at his second home on Dewees Island, near Charleston, SC. Larry is Past President of the Deedee Paschal Barrier Island Trust, a 501(c)(3) foundation he helped found to encourage the study and preservation of barrier islands like Dewees.. A skier and avid fly fisherman, Larry is known to be AWOL during a western snowstorm or the mayfly hatch. Since his three children have (allegedly) flown the coop, he and his wife enjoy travel but are always seduced back home to be near their grandchildren.

Lakota R. Denton is an Asheville Personal Injury Lawyer that has assisted many clients in North Carolina who have been injured through no fault of their own, or due to someone else’s negligence. He is committed to helping injured persons in his community, and assisting them through the complex legal process, so they can get their lives back on track.. Lakota is a Cum Laude graduate of Western New England College of Law. After interning at Pellegrini Seeley Ryan and Blakesley  in Massachusetts and the National Labor Relations Board in Hartford, Connecticut during Law School, Lakota started how own practice in 2011.. In 2014, he received the Top 40 under 40 award by the National Association of Trial Lawyers, as well as a preeminent 5.0 out of 5 stars by Martingale Hubbel, and is a member of North Carolina Advocates for Justice. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, and the North Carolina Bar Association.

Kristen Rigsby Smith is a member of The Van Winkle Law Firm’s Business practice, where she focuses on creditors’ rights and commercial lending. She represents lenders, banks, other financial institutions, and investors in a broad range of transactions, including, without limitation, foreclosures, collections, reformations, title claims, loan workouts, modifications, landlord/tenant issues, fraudulent transfers, partitions, bankruptcy, lender-liability, and general civil litigation matters. In addition, she provides lender counsel for commercial and complex financing transactions. She also represents taxing authorities in a variety of matters, including collections.. Smith has a wide variety of statewide foreclosure experience, including appeals, defending suits for injunction, and trials. She typically represents the lender in foreclosure, but also has significant experience representing and serving as substitute trustee. Smith has extensive experience negotiating and preparing agreements for out-of-court restructuring and workouts prior to or during the collection process, including, without limitation, negotiating and drafting forbearance agreements, settlement agreements, and deeds in lieu of foreclosure.. She represents numerous types of creditors, both secured and unsecured, in consumer and business bankruptcy proceedings statewide. Smith is admitted in the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of North Carolina and represents clients in Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy cases.. While in law school, Smith was a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and received the Dean’s “Pro Bono Service Award” for her extensive community service work.

Krista S. Peace focuses her legal practice on family law, leveraging her experience to represent clients at both the trial court and appellate levels throughout North Carolina. A graduate of Colby-Sawyer College and the University of North Carolina School of Law, Krista discovered a passion for assisting clients with the complex challenges of family law disputes early in her career. She has achieved notable successes before the North Carolina Court of Appeals, including the reversal of a permanent child custody order in Mecklenburg County and the vacating of an attorneys’ fees judgment in a Watauga County domestic violence case. Krista’s appellate experience enables her to serve clients statewide. While in law school, she distinguished herself through pro bono service, participation in law clinics, and excellence in oral advocacy, earning the Eugene Gressman & Daniel H. Pollitt Oral Advocacy Award.

Kight on Cannabis: The Definitive Word on Weed.. Rod Kight is an award winning lawyer, advocate, and author focusing his efforts on supporting providers, farmers, manufacturers, scientist, laboratories, and the retail industry surrounding the commerce of industrial hemp and legal recreational and medical cannabis. Visit the website: . [Note: Website goes live end of January 2018. Stay tuned!] I have a personal interest in cannabis. I experimented with it recreationally in college and, frankly, continued my “experimentation” off and on into adulthood.. In my mid-thirties I was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had to undergo chemotherapy treatments. I did not try cannabis as a medical aid at first. This was due to a misplaced belief that trying it as a medical aid would really be nothing more than using my illness as an excuse to get high. However, on a particularly difficult day when I was feeling miserable, I broke down and smoked marijuana with my brother. The experience was stunning and remarkable. Within fifteen minutes I felt significantly better and had an appetite for the first time in days. My flu- like aches subsided and my nausea disappeared. Certainly, I was not 100 percent better. However, I felt well enough to spend a pleasant evening talking with my brother. I ate two helpings of spicy Indian food and slept well enough to regain some lost energy. Had I not smoked marijuana that evening I would have remained in bed, not eaten, and spent most of the night tossing and turning, nauseated and in agony. My energy levels would have continued their steep decline and I would have been worse off for the next treatment.. Cannabis helped me through chemotherapy and I resolved at that time to become an advocate for its legalization. In addition to aiding with side effects of chemotherapy, new research suggests that it may also be important in treatment and even prevention of certain diseases.. I also have a long-time interest in business law. Law students do not typically have “majors” (or “minors”) in legal subjects in the same way that undergraduates do. However, a law student can choose to focus on a specific legal area by taking multiple courses in that area. In my case, I took every business law class that was offered in law school. As a philosophy major in college I was intrigued by the strange implications of being able to create a separate legal individual under the law and the tensions that such an arrangement could create between natural entities (i.e., people) and artificial entities (i.e., corporations). (That issue has been playing out in the Supreme Court recently, but in another context.) The metaphysics of the corporate veil and limited liability fascinated me.. Later, after starting my own law practice, the practical aspects of running a business— bookkeeping, marketing, taxes, employee management, financing, etc.— captivated me. Over the years, my law practice quickly migrated toward bankruptcy law. I eventually became a bankruptcy specialist and have represented numerous businesses through difficult reorganizations. I have also maintained a general business and commercial litigation of this is to say that being a cannabis business lawyer feels natural to me and was probably inevitable. Thank you for reading.

Kathleen Rodberg helps clients with traditional estate planning and administration matters, while focusing her practice on the unique and challenging issues facing the elderly and those with disabilities.  The often complex situations of elderly or disabled clients require detailed planning and a specific knowledge base in the area of elder law.  Kathleen regularly helps clients establish and administer guardianships and special needs trusts, develop comprehensive Medicaid and long-term care plans, and prepare traditional estate planning documents.  She will work to support you and your family as you address current concerns and plan for the future.

Katherine was born and raised outside Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Georgia State University, graduating with degrees in international political science and public policy. After graduating, Katherine worked with a national law firm in Atlanta before relocating to New Orleans, Louisiana where she attended Tulane University and received a master’s degree in international development and her Juris Doctor. While in law school, Katherine was a published member of the Tulane Journal on International and Comparative Law and received awards for public service by providing pro bono legal services both in New Orleans and the country of Panama.. Katherine began her practice in Louisiana as a policy fellow analyzing coastal restoration finance, climate adaptation policy, and private water and mineral rights in the Mississippi River Delta region. She then moved to Asheville, North Carolina to be closer to family and pursue a more traditional legal career, practicing litigation in federal court and handling both residential and commercial real estate transactions before forming her own firm. Katherine combines a strong work ethic and organized mind with a drive to find solutions for even the most complex issues, providing clients with seamless service and advocacy in their real estate transactions and beyond. Away from work, Katherine takes full advantage of all the outdoor activities that Western North Carolina has to offer with her pup, and enjoys traveling, bluegrass, and tacos.. Katherine is admitted to practice in New York, North Carolina, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. She is active in the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Water Resources Committee, and the North Carolina Bar Association’s Women in the Profession Committee.

Julie graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. She received a Master of Arts degree in American History from Western Carolina University, and her Juris Doctor degree from Campbell University. While in law school, Julie was Notes & Comments Editor for the Campbell Law Review. Her article "Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Fringe Landowners Can't Get No Satisfaction; Is it Time to Re-Think Annexation Policy in North Carolina?" appeared in the Spring 2002 edition of the Campbell Law Review. She also traveled to Vienna, Austria when her team advanced in the Wilem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court competition. Julie was President of Women in Law, a member of the Lonestar Trial Team, and received several awards upon graduation, including one from the National Association of Women Lawyers.. Julie concentrates her practice on Workers' Compensation and Employment Law and has represented clients before the North Carolina Industrial Commission, in both Civil District and Superior Courts of North Carolina, the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, the EEOC and in Federal District Court. Julie is a member of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar Association, and Buncombe County Bar Association. Julie was the co- planner of the North Carolina Bar Association's annual Workers' Compensation Section Meeting and CLE for 2010 and 2011. She has presented at numerous seminars for safety managers, adjusters and paralegals on a variety of topics, including Ethics for North Carolina Adjusters, Retaliatory Discharge, Anatomy for Adjusters, Enforcement of Settlement Agreements, Handling a Workers' Compensation Claim, An Insider's View to North Carolina Workers' Compensation Reform, Discrimination in the Workplace and The Family Medical Leave Act.. Julie is licensed to appear in all of our state courts and the United States District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. She has also been recognized as a "Rising Star" by her peers in the 2011, 2012, and 2013 North Carolina editions of Super Lawyers and in 2013 and 2014 she was listed in Best Lawyers in America for Workers’ Compensation-Employers. Julie was also named by Best Lawyers as its 2014 Asheville Workers' Compensation-Employers "Lawyer of the Year." Julie earned the highest (AV-Rated) ranking awarded by Martindale-Hubbell.

John practices in the areas of estate planning and tax law. His estate planning and administration practice focuses on wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, in addition to more sophisticated planning with charitable trusts, insurance trusts, business succession, and structured gifts. In his tax practice, John works with individuals, businesses, and families to minimize taxation of personal and professional transactions. He has been designated as a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization

Joe Ferikes began his practice in 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia, representing such entities as the County of Dekalb, Georgia.. In 1983, Joe and his wife moved back to their hometown of Asheville, North Carolina to continue his law practice and raise their family.. Representative clients include the Towns of Woodfin and Fletcher, North Carolina, Stewart Title Insurance Company and Ranger Insurance Company.. Joe has been actively involved in the Greek community and has coached youth sports for more than 15 years.. Ferikes & Bleynat, PLLC, is a North Carolina law firm regulated by the Rules of Professional Conduct as promulgated by the North Carolina State Bar.  As such, our lawyers do not and cannot ethically participate in many of Avvo's programs, including its Legal Topics, Legal Forms, or its fixed-price legal services. We advise extreme caution when relying on Q&A's or use of legal forms without the guidance of a qualified lawyer.

Jessica is dedicated to the worker. Since becoming an attorney in 2001, Jessica has focused on getting justice for those who have been sexually harassed, discriminated against, or suffered retaliation on the job. She represents clients who have Family and Medical Leave issues, and those who have are injured at work.. Her areas of practice include employment law, workers' compensation, and personal injury. She has litigated cases in both state and federal court and before the North Carolina Industrial Commission, and she has an extensive background in appellate work before the North Carolina Supreme Court, North Carolina Court of Appeals, and North Carolina Industrial Commission.. Jessica obtained a successful ruling from the North Carolina Supreme Court in an employment lawsuit under the North Carolina Whistleblower Act. She has also litigated a wide variety of other employment law cases, including sexual harassment, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (REDA) cases, and wage and hour class and collective actions.. Jessica has authored and co-authored numerous publications. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Evan Mahaney Champion of Civil Liberties Award, presented by the Western North Carolina Chapter of The American Civil Liberties Union.. In 2019 and 2017, Jessica was selected to Business North Carolina's Legal Elite in the category of Employment Law. She was selected for inclusion in the 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 North Carolina Super Lawyers® list and North Carolina Super Lawyers® "Rising Stars" lists in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Jeff has experience in providing a broad array of corporate and tax advice. His work includes business transactions and operations including mergers, acquisitions, real estate transactions, tax controversies, tax treatment of partnerships, partners, corporations and shareholders, and state and local tax issues.

James’s travels around the world have led him on many adventures. Among his most exciting have been running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, and driving a pickup truck from Texas to Guatemala and back in three months. A native of Columbia, S.C. James is married to Tricia Tiller Johnson. They have two children, Tiller and Mack.. Favorite Foods: Spanish paella, huevos rancheros, barbecue. Favorite Music: Old-time string band, old country, bluegrass, newgrass, blues. Favorite Book: “Lonesome Dove” by Larry McMurtry. Favorite Movie: Anything from the Coen Brothers. Last Place Visited: Jamaica. Where He’d Like to Travel: Spain. Passions in Life: Playing music, biking, hiking, running and his dogs. Guilty Pleasures: John Grisham novels

James S. ("Jamie") Whitlock is an environmental attorney who attended Vermont Law School, where he graduated from the law school's joint degree program, earning a Juris Doctor in 2004 and a Master's Degree in Environmental Law in 2001. While at Vermont Law School, Jamie also served as Managing Editor of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, lobbied for environmental and other causes in the Vermont state legislature, and worked extensively with the Vermont Environmental Board, which administers Vermont's landmark land use statute, Act 250.. Upon completion of law school, Jamie returned to the mountains of western North Carolina and worked with the Melrose, Seago & Lay law firm as an associate attorney for approximately three years.  While at Melrose, Seago & Lay, Jamie worked on a wide variety of civil and criminal matters, with a focus on civil litigation, land use disputes, and appellate advocacy.  In February of 2008, Jamie joined Gary A. Davis & Associates as an associate attorney, and was named a partner/shareholder in Davis & Whitlock, P.C. in February 2012.  During that time,  Jamie has litigated numerous environmental and land use cases in federal district courts throughout the southeast, the state courts of North Carolina and Tennessee, and numerous administrative and local venues.  This litigation has focused on fighting for clean water, sustainable land use practices and development, and responsible energy choices.. Jamie is a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, and is an Honors graduate of Spartanburg High School.  Jamie attended Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in History, With Honors.

James is recognized locally and statewide for his leadership in the legal profession. James was President of the Buncombe Bar in 2018-19 and President of the Western District Federal Bar in 2016-2017. He served as the chair of the North Carolina Bar Association Convention Planning Advisory Committee for the 2018 (Wilmington) and 2019 (Asheville) Conventions. He was recently elected as Vice-Chair of the NCBA Appellate Practice Section, slated to become chair of that section in 2022-23. James has served on the Appellate Rules Committee for 6 terms.. James is a litigation attorney with twenty-five years of experience, in all aspects of civil litigation, including depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, jury trials, and appeals. He primarily handles the firm’s complex litigation, construction litigation, and appeals. He has significant trial experience in State, Federal and Tribal court and is an excellent strategist and negotiator. James is also a certified mediator.. James worked with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for 7 years earlier in his career and has likely tried more cases in the Cherokee Court than any other attorney. On issues of tribal jurisdiction, he has spoken nationally for the Federal Bar, American Bar Association, National Criminal Justice Association, Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys, and Department of Justice: Office of Victims of Crime. On those issues, his work has been highlighted in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Indian Country Today, and Congressional Record.

I'm a former prosecutor practicing exclusively in the areas of Criminal, DWI, and Traffic Law.

I spent 10.5 years prosecuting every kind of crime for the State of North Carolina.  I have asked for the death penalty twice.  I have been the crime scenes while the police are still processing the evidence.  I have taught police how to investigate and prosecute domestic violence case. I have been to the autopsy of a homicide victim to speak with the medical examiner about the cause of death.  Put that experience to work for you.  As a defense attorney, I have successfully defended  people in Asheville from DWI charges, Habitual Felons, Drug Trafficking, Marijuana Growing (Manufacture), Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury with Intent to Kill, and potential murder charges involving self defense using lethal force.  I am a gun enthusiast, and enjoy helping people protect their constitutional rights to arm themselves and protect themselves.  I am want you, and everyone, to retain all the freedom we are entitled to.

I have been representing injured and disabled people in Western North Carolina since 1999.  Injuries are personal, and they deserve an attorney who can provide personal service.   You will not be assigned a number and passed to a legal assistant.  You will know what is going on with your case at all times.  You will be able to speak with your attorney in person when you want.  You will be treated as a person, not a paycheck.. I've built my practice from referrals from clients and other attorneys.  Therefore, I must provide excellent service, and I pride myself in combining sharp legal skills with compassionate service.

I have been practicing over 25 years and I enjoy helping people resolve all sorts of disputes.  I try my best to give my clients personal attention and clear communication.  I am blessed to have a wonderful legal assistant and a quiet, convenient office arrangement.

I have been practicing law in North Carolina since 1990 and am admitted to practice before the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District and Western District of North Carolina.. Before I began representing injured people in the mid-1990's, I worked for an insurance defense firm in Greensboro.   In that role, I gained considerable experience in injury litigation and wrongful death.  This experience is invaluable now as I take on the insurance companies in my representation of the injured.. I have a wife, Carla and a son and daughter.

I have been practicing law in Buncombe, Madison, and Yancey Counties since 2005.. My primary practice areas include juvenile court, child custody actions, guardianships/incompetencies, and adoptions.  I maintain a diverse caseload in many other areas as well.

I have been litigating commercial and securities matters since 1983. First in Houston, then in D.C., I had the opportunity to work with some of the nation’s most gifted leaders pinioned at the intersection of high finance and investment and legal thought. These lawyers included a former General Counsel at the SEC, which whom I had the privilege of working for a number of years. I have represented clients in the finance and investment sphere for 20 years.. My focus in the area of investment disputes was triggered by a case that involved three elderly couples and an elderly widow who were defrauded their highly trusted stock broker. The experience broke their lives in so many ways; first financially, then socially, ultimately stealing their faith and hope. It was heart wrenching and intolerable. While working at two large law firms I was involved in cases concerning hundreds of millions of dollars, but handing a check representing the return of a substantial part of their investment losses to Mr. and Mrs. Bridgers (age 92 and 90) is still the most satisfying moment of my career.

I have been in practice since 1995, and am a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law. Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability are the focus of my work.. I am the State Bar Councilor for the 28th Judicial Bar and a Mountain Area Volunteer Attorney.. Previously, I was president of the WNC Chapter of the N.C. Association of Women Attorneys; a member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Medico-Legal Liason Committee; treasurer and board member of Pisgah Legal Services; board member of Hangar Hall School for Girls and board member of Pathways, Life After Cancer.