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Delia Ledesma is an associate in the firm's Family Law practice group, where she focuses her practice on divorce, custody, and the trial of family law matters. Delia is completely bilingual in Spanish and performs all legal work effectively and efficiently in both languages.. Prior to joining the Van Winkle Law Firm, Delia worked in private practice as an immigration attorney, and also as a family law attorney. Most recently, Delia worked as a domestic violence and family law attorney for Legal Aid of North Carolina, gaining significant trial experience. Prior to graduating from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2016, Delia obtained a B.A. in both English and Psychology from St. Mary's College of Maryland. Delia is also admitted to practice in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' Tribal Court.

Stephanie Jenkins is a partner at Parker Bryan Family Law, having joined the firm in 2020. Prior to joining Parker Bryan, she practiced family law for more than twenty years, mostly in Raleigh. Practicing family and divorce law is a sensitive topic and matters such as custody, child support, spousal support, complex equitable distribution, and domestic violence issues require competent, focused, and dedicated representation, both for the parties and any children involved. Stephanie is an example of a legal professional that possesses all of those qualities and more. As one of the most skilled domestic relations, family, and divorce attorneys in North Carolina, she has been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Family Law repeatedly since 2010. She has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2012 and has been selected as one of the Top 50 Female Lawyers in North Carolina. She has been named in the Business North Carolina Legal Elite.. Stephanie was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1992. She received her B.A. from Davidson College and her J.D. from the University of North Carolina. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar, the Wake County Bar, the Tenth Judicial District Bar, and the American Bar Association. She has practiced in District and Superior Courts, mainly in Raleigh and Durham, though she has also had cases as far east as Brunswick and New Hanover counties. She is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.. Family law is Stephanie’s main practice focus; however, she was a prosecutor in Wake County for six years. During her time as prosecutor, she started the then-innovative and controversial Criminal Domestic Violence Court, earning her the U.S. Department of Justice Certificate of Appreciation. She was also a prosecutor on the Dangerous Offenders Task Force, prosecuting defendants with the worst records for violent felonies. Her time as a prosecutor gives Stephanie a unique perspective and experience base. Her criminal background bolsters the firm’s ability to represent clients in family law criminal matters. She has tried dozens of jury trials, again setting her apart from most family lawyers. Stephanie prosecutes and defends alienation of affection and criminal conversation cases. In fact, she obtained the largest verdict ever in one of these cases, in excess of $30 million. Many of these cases are tried before a jury, which again makes her trial experience invaluable.. Stephanie is a regular speaker to other lawyers on family law-related issues, on topics ranging from “Is My Spouse Cheating?” to “The 10 Most Critical Equitable Distribution Cases” to “Prosecution and Defense of Alienation of Affection and Criminal Conversation Cases.” She participated in a seminar entitled “War of the Roses,” dealing with electronic evidence in family law cases, which won the Award of Professional Excellence, an international award; she also presented at the sequel to this program.. You can find Stephanie at the YMCA most days, toiling with all the other “50 somethings.” She loves to spend time with her teen-aged son, her husband, and her German Shepherd, Lexi.

Webster Law Office, P.A. was originally established in 2001 to provide a wide array of affordable legal services to clients in and around Stanly County, North Carolina.  in 2009, we merged with another local firm and became Singletary & Webster, P.C..  In 2016, we moved back to our original North Fourth Street location and resumed operations as Webster Law Office, P.A..  We have always maintained an interest in a variety of areas of law so that we may attempt to assist as many people as possible under one roof.  Among the many services we offer are: Real Estate; Probate and Estates; Family Law (Custody, Child Support, Spousal Support, Property Distribution); Adoption; Criminal Law and Traffic Offenses; Corporations, Civil Litigation; Juvenile Law; Contract Law; and some Personal Injury Law.  We may be able to assist you in many other areas as well.. As a firm, we strive to meet the needs of our clients urgently, with courtesy and professionalism, and to keep up to date with the issues that affect our clientele.  We invite you to contact us regarding your legal needs. Although we may not be able to assist every person with every type of claim, we do strive to assist clients with a variety of legal issues.  Usually, if we cannot assist you with a particular issue, we will help you find someone who can.. Personal Bios:. John Webster, Managing Attorney, has been a local attorney for over 20 years, dedicated to the people of Stanly County and surrounding counties.  He and his wife have raised their children here, and have been a part of the Stanly County community since 1996.  In his spare time Mr. Webster enjoys attending sporting events, cooking, golfing, and spending time with his family.. Amy Frick, Legal Assistant, is a native of Stanly County, having been raised here and still residing here with her husband and step-children.  She has worked in the legal field in excess of 13 years.

Vanessa is a law school graduate from California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA and received her BA at the University of California, Riverside. Vanessa is licensed to practice in the State of New Mexico and in the United States Federal District Court, District of New Mexico.. Vanessa has devoted a substantial portion of her legal career to advocating social justice, pro bono legal services, and offering affordable access to law, particularly to underprivileged and underrepresented communities.. Vanessa fervently represents her clients in legal matters involving divorce and child custody proceedings, real property law, foreclosure defense and other areas of law. Her professional affiliations include the New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association, the Voluntary Attorney Pool, “VAP”, and the Trust & Estates Division. Vanessa lives in Albuquerque, NM with her sons Truth and Justus.

Attorney Michael Brandt has practiced in civil litigation for his entire career. He focuses primarily on family law, including divorce, paternity, child support, maintenance, interstate custody actions, business and property division, contempt/enforcement proceedings, and restraining orders/injunction and takes appointment as Guardian ad litem by the Courts to advocate on behalf of the best interests of children directly.. He also practices in the areas of Juvenile Law (CHIPS), Estate Planning, Guardianships and Probate. He has significant experience with complicated international and interstate custody and placement disputes, and the intricacies of formal discovery.. He is a certified Collaborative Divorce attorney, has acted as a Parent Coordinator in contested family cases, as is available to serve as a family law mediator.

Mr. Stanford is a Board Certified Family Law Specialist and he has been practicing law since 1993. The majority of his practice is in the area of divorce and family law and he is experienced in all matters pertaining thereto, at both the trial and appellate court level. In addition, Mr. Stanford also maintains a general litigation practice as well. He has, and continues to represent, clients in matters involving liquidations, contract disputes, employment disputes, oilfield litigation, contractor and construction disputes, redhibition and warranty disputes, successions and various damage claims, both on the plaintiffs' and defendants' sides. Mr. Stanford has extensive litigation experience.