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Hard work and dedication is the foundation for what Angela Hatley has built her practice on. With over two decades of experience, her mission is to help each client accomplish their specific goals and move them toward a more positive future. Angela Hatley is a compassionate, knowledgeable, and professionally assertive attorney with a commitment to protecting her clients’ rights. She uses her hard earned experience to formulate successful strategies and solutions that best serve her clients’ interests. She has a long standing reputation for being well respected and successful inside the courtroom, which earned her being voted and awarded as The Fayetteville Observer’s Reader’s Choice Award, “2014 Best Lawyer.”. As a native of Salisbury, North Carolina, Angela Hatley began her career in 1984 as a graduate of the UNC School of Nursing. She worked as a full time registered nurse at a large teaching hospital where oftentimes she would find herself acting as an advocate for her patients to make sure they received the care they deserved.. While in nursing school at Chapel Hill, Angela Hatley learned the importance of being a strong advocate and voice for others. She saw a need for people to have someone stand up and represent them. After finishing her time working at a large teaching hospital, Angela Hatley decided to go back to graduate school and pursue a formal legal education, building on the advocacy skills she had already developed.. In 1993, Angela Hatley graduated with honors from Campbell University School of Law. She began practicing law at the firm of Armstrong and Armstrong, P.A., before finally relocating to Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she opened up her own practice. The Hatley Law Firm is well recognized in Fayetteville, North Carolina and surrounding areas as one of the top practices for Family Law, Medical Malpractice and Social Security Disability.. Angela Hatley is a member of the NC Advocates for Justice, the American Associates for Justice, the North Carolina Bar Association and the Cumberland County Bar Association. She is also actively involved in her community church, a board member of Fayetteville Christian School and an advocate for The Governor Morehead School for the Blind.. As a mother of three, Angela Hatley understands and appreciates the value of family. She recognizes what is at stake and will work hard to protect you and your family through the legal process inside and outside of the courtroom. When you have uncertainties of the future in the hands of the court, you will want to work with an attorney like Angela Hatley who has an intimate understanding of the North Carolina Court System. The clients of The Hatley Law Firm are always first priority and protecting their families is always Angela Hatley’s main concern.. Contact The Hatley Law Firm today at and schedule your initial consultation to start taking control of your future. Angela Hatley is your Fayetteville, North Carolina Divorce Lawyer and Personal Injury Attorney.

About. Angel Murphyis the Founding Partner of The Murphy Law Firm, LLC.  As a licensed Maryland and the District of Columbia attorney and passionate advocate, Angel takes a personal approach to lawyering by devising a creative legal strategy for each client and for each case.. Angel enjoys helping her clients face and overcome their legal challenges. She identifies with her clients, and will work tirelessly to ensure that they are treated fairly in the courtroom and that their case gets the best possible outcome.. Services. Angel focuses her practice in criminal law and family law. Specifically, Angel handles matters involving drug possession, DUI/DWI, traffic citations, handgun charges, divorce, child visitation, child support, alimony, domestic violence, and custody.. Experience. Angel holds a Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law and a Bachelor’s from the University of Florida in Criminology and Sociology with a minor in Leadership.. While pursuing her law degree, Angel worked at the Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Child Protection Section of the Family Services Division at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. Angel served in Howard University School of Law’s Criminal Justice Clinic, and represented clients in criminal cases before D.C. Superior Court.. Prior to building her own practice, Angel served as a Corporate Finance Division law clerk for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a judicial law clerk for a prominent Prince George’s County Circuit Court judge. In both positions Angel managed a case docket of over 1,000 matters; made over 200 final recommendations on legal issues and motions; and drafted several legal opinions.. In her free time Angel enjoys giving back to the community by volunteering with her local bar associations and assisting in the fostering and development of community based rehabilitation opportunities for juveniles.

CAL HEINLE represents clients in all areas of family law, including complex litigation and mediation, as well as the negotiation and drafting of Separation, Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements. He has mediated and served as an arbitrator/master for contested custody, support and complex asset division cases and is regularly appointed by the judges of the Probate and Family Court to serve as discovery master or special master in complex cases. In both 2016 and 2017 he was selected into the Best Lawyers in America for family law and family law mediation. Cal has lectured on family law issues for MCLE, MBA, BBA and New England School of Law. He also served as the Editor of the Massachusetts Family Law Journal from 2007 through 2009. Cal previously served as an elected council member of the Middlesex County Bar Association and was named Chairman of the Education Committee. In this position, Cal oversaw the organization of various training seminars for lawyers.. Cal was formerly an associate with Todd & Weld LLP and later Ginsburg Leshin Gibbs & Jones LLP, where he would ultimately be named partner. During law school he served as an intern for the Justices of the Boston Municipal Court and as a law clerk for Children's Legal Services in Brookline. Cal was named a New England Rising Star® on multiple occasions among lawyers in Massachusetts in Boston Magazine.. Cal is a proud graduate of both SUNY Oswego and New England School of Law - Boston. He is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Massachusetts. Cal is a member of the Middlesex County Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, and Norfolk Bar Association. Cal is a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) and the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (MCFM).

Attorney Edward L. Amaral, Jr.  is the founder of Online Divorce and is the President of the family law firm, Amaral & Associates P.C. Amaral is also the founder and president of an asset search locate firm for attorneys throughout the United States called Asset Searches Plus, Inc.   His practice primarily focuses on providing divorce, divorce mediation, probate, domestic and off-shore asset protection, asset searches, estate planning and personal injury services to individuals and family businesses.  For the last 19 years, he has negotiated, mediated and tried hundreds of cases on issues including divorce, divorce  mediation,  property, support, custody and parental rights, ante-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, personal injury and complex financial matters in front of the Commonwealth Courts and has achieved  favorable results for his clients.  Amaral is also certified in Divorce Mediation. He is admitted to practice law in the State and Federal Courts of Massachusetts and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Beverly Hills Bar Association and The Offshore Institute.  Amaral has also published numerous articles on divorce, divorce mediation, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, alimony, contested versus uncontested divorces, parents rights, restraining orders, modification actions, child support, visitation, impact of divorce on children, division of assets, family trusts, asset searches and asset protection. He is also an active blogger and participates frequently in a number of social networking groups including American Divorce Lawyers, Family Law Professionals, Child-Centered Divorce, Collaborative Divorce Professionals, and the Collaborative Family Law Group. Amaral is a long time believer in integrating state of the art technology into the antiquated legal profession …especially divorce mediation. He can usually settle a contested divorce case in ten (10) hours or less including the preparation of all paperwork and has been able to incorporate his mediation techniques and success from the law firm conference rooms to an on-line forum. Amaral currently has offices located at 63 Atlantic Avenue in the historic North End of Boston, on the Waterfront, and at 246 Revere Street, on the North shore, in Winthrop, Massachusetts and can be reached directly at or.

Considered a fixer in Massachusetts family law, Matthew P. Barach is an esteemed family law trial and appellate attorney. He is the Founder and Principal of Barach Law Group LLC, a boutique law firm dedicated to excellence in family law.. With over 24 years of family law experience, Matt regularly appears before Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester, Suffolk and Essex County Family Law Courts.. He also appears before the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the First Circuit of Appeals.. His prestigious career includes winning two landmark family law cases in the Commonwealth pertaining to the New Alimony Reform Act and child custody - removal of a minor child from the Commonwealth (George v George and Miller v Miller).. As the author of The Family Law Guide to Appellate Practice published by the American Bar Association, Matt shares his family law appellate expertise with other lawyers to help them navigate this highly specialized and complex area of law.Matt is a SuperLawyer and is ranked as a Top 10 Family Law Attorney in Massachusetts by the American Jurist Institute, and as a Top 100 Lawyer in America by the American Society of Legal Advocates. He is also regularly granted the highest distinction on .. His many articles have appeared in the Massachusetts Family Law Journal and Lawyers Monthly to name only a few publications.. His podcast about divorce law It’s a Mistake can be found on iTunes.. Matt regularly speaks on areas in family law. He has given MCLE presentations, spoken before Senior Justice, the Social Law Library and nationally for the American Bar Association.. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Clark University, Matt received the H. Donaldson Jordan Prize (1992) for excellence in writing and earned his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.. Matt is an avid golfer who enjoys spending time with his wife and children at their Boston suburb home. His goal is to appear before the United States Supreme Court in a family law appeal.

I promise to give you my honest and realistic assessment of your situation and offer what I believe is the best legal and practical approach, drawing on my knowledge of the relevant law, and decades of experience with the procedures and personalities in the courtroom.. Since handling my own divorce thirty years ago, I have devoted my practice to matrimonial and family law on Long Island, representing business owners, executives, teachers, police officers, doctors, attorneys, homemakers, union members, and firefighters.  I have handled hundreds of divorce and family law cases, negotiating favorable settlements for most, and proceeding to trial when necessary, and have prevailed on numerous divorce, child support, and child custody appeals.. I was born and raised on Long Island.  I graduated from Half Hollow Hills High School, and earned my undergraduate degree, cum laude, in 1986 from SUNY Stony Brook.  I attended Hofstra University School of Law, where I was editor of the Hofstra Environmental Law Digest, and earned my law degree in 1989.  I was admitted to the New York Bar in 1990, and started my own practice in 1992.

Jon L. Phelps is an Arizona native and was raised in the Phoenix area. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. While in law school, Jon was a four time Pedrick Scholar and was a Production Editor for Jurimetrics, The Journal of Law, Science, and Technology. Based upon his academic performance in law school, he became a member of the Order of the Coif, an honor society recognizing law students at select law schools who graduate in the top 10 percent of the class.. After graduation from law school, an article he wrote was published in Jurimetrics. An earlier version of the same article was selected as the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s first prize winner of the Nathan Burke Memorial Competition sponsored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.. Jon worked in a mid-sized law firm upon graduation from law school for over three years, working primarily on business litigation, personal injury, bankruptcy, and medical malpractice cases. Since opening his own practice, Jon has focused his practice on family law, personal injury, bankruptcy, and employment discrimination cases.  He is a current member of the State Bar of Arizona in good standing and is admitted to practice in Federal and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Arizona.

Melissa has handled thousands of legal matters throughout Rhode Island. She is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, sits as Communication Chairperson for the Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and is a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia.. Melissa is a graduate of Salve Regina University where she earned her bachelor of arts and New England School of Law where she earned her juris doctorate. While a law student, Melissa was selected to compete as a member of the school's prominent mock trial team. She was also one of four from her law school selected to work with the New England Innocence Project in 2009/2010.. Melissa understands that most people will need a lawyer at some point in their lives. She recognizes that her clients are usually going through a difficult time and she provides the compassion, respect and strong work ethic they deserve to help them reach their goals. She uses her knowledge and experience to get the best result for her clients, in every case.. Attorney Melissa M. Braatz is licensed to practice in all state courts of Rhode Island as well as in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Melissa practices in the areas of criminal defense, family law, estate planning and personal injury.

Ms. Reese began her undergraduate studies at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and completed her Bachelor's of Science in Political Science at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.  Ms. Reese completed enough hours in statistics to also graduate with a minor in statistics.  While at the University of Central Florida, Ms. Reese served on the President's Leadership Council and was both the Student Government Judicial Advisor and the Attorney General.. Ms. Reese graduated in the top of her class from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama in 1999.  While at Cumberland, Ms. Reese served as the Senior Associate Editor of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy and had several articles published during her tenure with the American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Her articles can be found at the following citations:. Reese, Wendy A., Professional Responsibility - Switching Sides: Analyzing Lux v. Commonwealth - Does the Presence of a Criminal Defendant's Former Counsel in a Prosecutor's Office Require Disqualification of the Entire Office, 21 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 431 (1997-1998).  Ms. Reese’s article, Professional Responsibility - Switching Sides: Analyzing Lux v. Commonwealth - Does the Presence of a Criminal Defendant's Former Counsel in a Prosecutor's Office Require Disqualification of the Entire Office? has been cited by the South Dakota Supreme Court.. Reese, Wendy A., Tort Law - Actual Exposure or Possible Exposure: The AIDS Phobia Debate - Are Courts Opening the Litigation Floodgates or Illustrating Judicial Proscription?, 22 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 495 (1998-1999).  Ms. Reese’s article Actual Exposure or Possible Exposure: The AIDS Phobia Debate - Are Courts Opening the Litigation Floodgates or Illustrating Judicial Proscription? has been taught at Duke University School of Law in a course entitled AIDS and the Law.  Further, Ms. Reese’s article was cited by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in Shumosky v. Lutheran Welfare Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Inc., 784 A.2d 196 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2001), reversing and remanding the lower courts decision and holding that Shumosky could assert a “fear of AIDS” claim where she was able to establish actual exposure to HIV.  Ms. Reese’s article was also cited by the Mississippi Supreme Court in South Central Regional Medical Center v. Pickering, 749 So. 2d 95 (Miss. 1999), affirming the decision of the trial court denying South Central Regional Medical Center’s motion for summary judgment and, further, holding that where a defendant allowed or caused evidence to be destroyed, there is a rebuttable presumption in favor of the plaintiff that she had been actually exposed to the disease.. It was during her time with the American Journal of Trial Advocacy that Ms. Reese developed her love of legal writing and the intricacies associated with legal writing and correct citation.  Ms. Reese was also on the National Moot Court Team and the National Trial Team at Cumberland.. Upon graduation from Cumberland, Ms. Reese passed and was admitted to the Alabama State bar on September 30, 1999.  Ms. Reese formed the partnership Bailey, Wollitz & Reese, LLC which she remained a founding partner of until 2002 when she decided to form her own law firm.  Bailey, Wollitz & Reese, LLC handled federal civil rights cases, criminal cases, family law matters, juvenile court matters and civil and criminal appeals. In 2002, Ms. Reese formed the sole-proprietorship, Wendy Allison Reese, Attorney at Law.  From 2002-2008, Ms. Reese operated as Wendy Allison Reese, Attorney at Law focusing on family law matters, juvenile court matters, and federal and state criminal and civil appeals.  In August of 2008, Ms. Reese formed her current business entity, The Law Offices of Wendy Allison Reese, LLC (“WAR Law”).  Ms. Reese's practice areas remain family law matters including divorce, divorce modification, child custody, juvenile court matters, such as juvenile delinquency and DHR matters as well as federal and state criminal and civil appeals.. Ms. Reese has spoken before the Alabama Senate Judiciary committee several times in regard to Alabama's system of indigent defense.  In 2010, Ms. Reese was appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee Sub-Committee on Indigent Defense by the Honorable Sue Bell Cobb, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and still serves on that committee today.  Ms. Reese is a founding member of the Jefferson County Association of Family Court Attorneys (JCAFCA) and has served that organization as Vice President.  Ms. Reese is currently on the By-Laws Revision Committee for JCAFCA.   Ms. Reese has been recently appointed to the 2014 Birmingham Bar Association Scholarship Committee which reviews law school scholarship. applications for the recommendation of two Birmingham Bar Association scholarships.  Additionally, she is a member of the Family Law Section of the Alabama State Bar Association and the Women Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association.  Ms. Reese is also an active member in the Birmingham Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program.  Ms. Reese also volunteers her legal services through Birmingham AIDS Outreach.  In June 2014, Ms. Reese will be attending a 40 hour Divorce and Family Law Mediation Continuing Legal Education seminar in Huntsville, Alabama.. Ms. Reese is a member of the Cathedral Church of the Advent located in Birmingham, Alabama.  Ms. Reese currently serves as the Alpha Delta Pi Collegiate Province Director for the Beta I Province.  She oversees and assists three chapters of collegiate women at Troy University, Epsilon Kappa Chapter, the University of Montevallo, Zeta Delta Chapter and the University of North Alabama, Zeta Eta Chapter.  Prior to serving as Beta I Collegiate Province Director, Ms. Reese served as the Chapter Advisor for the Zeta Delta Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority at the University of Montevallo for three years and as the Standards Advisor for Zeta Delta for four years.  Ms. Reese believes that it is one of her callings to inspire young women to pursue higher education and become strong, ethical leaders.  Ms. Reese is also an active supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Sheri Shepard is an equity partner at Udall Shumway, PLC.  Ms. Shepard has represented clients exclusively in the area of family law for over 15 years. Ms. Shepard's priority is to help her clients obtain their specific goals. Ms. Shepard effectively advocates equally for both her male clients and her female clients. Representation of a client's specific needs vary whether they need an attorney to represent them through an amicable divorce process or whether the client requires a very assertive approach to the representation.  Ms. Shepard understands the importance of recognizing the client's wishes and goals. Ms. Shepard represents clients in a variety of family law situations such as simple and complex divorce situations and has experience handling issues surrounding simple assets cases as well as complex assets, business valuation issues, spousal maintenance as well as complex custody cases that may require custody evaluations or a more head-on approach when dealing with issues related to domestic violence, or drug and alcohol abuse. Ms. Shepard represents clients in divorce, paternity and custody situations, parenting time, grandparent rights as well as a variety of other types of family law cases. Ms. Shepard's degree psychology has been invaluable in understanding the emotional difficulties experience during their case.. Ms. Shepard is an experienced litigator and also understands the importance to families in resolving cases through settlement efforts such as mediation, settlement conferences and other avenues. Ms. Shepard is a member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona, and a member of the Maricopa County Bar Association.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Gary Port is a prominent attorney who leads a dedicated group focusing on family law, divorce, custody, and support issues. His practice also encompasses complex commercial litigation, addressing the overlap between commercial law and property division in divorce proceedings. As a retired Lieutenant Colonel, he heads the Military Law/Veterans Rights section, working diligently to secure discharge upgrades and represent veterans and service members in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and Courts-Martial. In recognition of his pro bono efforts, Gary was honored by the Center for Children, Families and the Law and the Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy, and was featured in the New York Law Journal's Pro Bono category in 2016. With over thirty-seven years of experience, he has successfully tried hundreds of cases in various courts. A graduate of New York University and Brooklyn Law School, Gary is also committed to military service as an Army Reserve Ambassador for New York, providing counsel to the Commander of the United States Army Reserve.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Attorney Mary Ewing has been practicing law since 1975, bringing experience and knowledge in abundance to every case she represents. Her focus throughout her legal career has been to offer the best representation possible while helping clients through times of crisis.. Divorce and family law issues touch close to home because they involve the people with whom you are intimately involved and have shared your daily life. At Mary Ewing Law we understand the importance of family and that the decisions you make regarding divorce, child custody, now called parental responsibility decision-making, visitation, now called parenting time and other issues will have a lasting impact on you and your children’s lives.. We understand that from each client's perspective, his or her case is the most important. Every client's case is important to us - we give each case out best effort and utilize our knowledge, expertise and experience to achieve the best results for our clients. We make it a point to return client calls and answer emails in a timely matter. We keep our clients informed during each phase of litigation.. Known as an "attorney's attorney," the recognition by Mary's peers has resulted in an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell and the coveted title of a Colorado Super Lawyer from 2005 to 2016.  She was recognized by the Top 100 Lawyers Publication with a Lifetime Achievement Award.. Mary Ewing practices in the following areas of law: Personal Injury Law; Divorce; Premises Liability; Employment Law; Workers' Compensation; Social Security Disability Claims; Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Divorce attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.