Best Law Firms in North Carolina for Family Law

GHMA | LAW is an Asheville law firm specializing in complex family law matters. We are committed to excellence, dedicated to our clients, the community, and to the legal profession. Our clients deserve quality, experienced legal representation and that is exactly what we provide. We've been doing it since 1979.

We help individuals and families in Western North Carolina create lasting resolutions to conflict and crisis. Our partners are North Carolina Board Certified Legal Specialists in family law. Our commitment to excellence is exemplified in our dedication to our clients, our community, and through service to the legal profession. We are an AV Preeminent Rated Law Firm by Martindale Hubbell and have been listed in the US News/Best Lawyers Best Law Firms since its inception.

Krueger-Andes Law PLLC is a leading law firm with 2 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 3 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2024. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Krueger-Andes Law PLLC has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Commercial Litigation, Family Law and Family Law Mediation.

Krueger-Andes Law PLLC is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 2 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Krueger-Andes Law PLLC has 2 rankings in 2 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

McIlveen Family Law Firm is a leading law firm with 5 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 4 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2024. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that McIlveen Family Law Firm has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Family Law, Family Law Mediation, Family Law Arbitration and Mediation.

McIlveen Family Law Firm is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 2 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. McIlveen Family Law Firm has 2 rankings in 2 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

Tried and True North Carolina Lawyers and Litigators

When it comes to effective advocacy, there is no substitute for courtroom experience.

If you find yourself inside a courtroom, it’s imperative to have legal counsel who has a reputation for trial skills, legal knowledge, and who isn’t afraid to fight for your rights.

Bill Powers is an award-winning North Carolina attorney, with more than 27 years of in-the-trenches, practical trial experience.

“If we’re in court, we’re there to win. It’s that simple. Your lawyer must be willing to tell the other side, ‘We’ll see you in court’ and follow-through with that threat. It helps if they can back it up with years of courtroom experience.” Bill Powers

If a legal matter is called for trial, that means there is a disagreement that isn’t likely going to be resolved by further negotiations.

In any such legal battle, the courtroom is where disputes are ultimately settled.

To be effective, the other side must realize you’re not afraid to go to court, also understanding you don’t litigate for the sake of arguing. Your lawyer’s reputation in the legal community and their legal experience matter.

It’s more than posturing. Lawyers must possess a reputation for reasonableness.

Advocacy, truly advocating for a client’s best interests, involves talking common-sense with the other side, knowing what will happen if a case is taken to trial.

A critical part of any legal advice is understanding the realities of court and how trials proceed. It’s more than book knowledge.

Real-world, courtroom experience helps lawyers provide reliable legal advice to their clients.

Your lawyer must be unafraid to take the matter to trial, to argue motions in court, and to challenge the other side in their legal theories and ability to present compelling evidence.

In selecting a lawyer, don’t just look at their wins.  Ask about their losses too.

It’ll tell you a lot about their experience and the basis for their legal opinions.

“My legal advice is predicated on decades of experience. The best lawyers I know have tried cases, lost in court, and learned from them. Wins, and more importantly painful losses, in court, make for better legal decisions. It’s more than theoretical to me. Lives are changed in court.” Bill Powers

Bill Powers is known as a professional, courteous, and tenacious courtroom advocate.

It’s good to realize this: Securing justice, and what is right, can be a battle.

Our passion in legal representation is to help clients through difficult times. We take our responsibilities seriously.

People trust us with their lives and livelihoods.

We absolutely must be dedicated to their cause and offer a helping hand.

We are there for them.

We encourage clients to check out our credentials.

See what other legal professionals say.

Look at the reputation of your attorney in the legal community, awards they may have won, specialty certifications, and their dedication to the practice of law.

We are focused, driven advocates for justice, dedicated to hard work, preparation, and zealous courtroom advocacy.

We are accessible 24/7 for emergency legal matters and offer a free consultation for criminal charges.

We are here to help clients, not judge them.

We’re based in the Charlotte-Metro region, which means we help people in Mecklenburg County and the surrounding areas like Monroe NC, Statesville, Mooresville, Gastonia, and Salisbury, North Carolina.

We also have a law office in Rock Hill SC. Attorney Chris Beddow is licensed both in South Carolina and North Carolina. Bill Powers is licensed only in the State of North Carolina and therefore limits his representation to legal matters in NC.Guarding

Your Legal Rights

We are determined to ensure that the legal rights of our clients are protected when they face criminal charges for:

1. DWI / DUI / Impaired Driving "drunk driving" and other alcohol-related crimes
2. Traffic violations such as driving on a revoked license and speeding tickets
3. Theft crimes, including larceny and embezzlement
4. Drug charges in Charlotte including possession of drugs or drug paraphernalia, sale, distribution, manufacturing or trafficking
5. Assault and battery, domestic violence, and other violent crimes, felony or misdemeanor.  

We respect the work of law enforcement, whose goal it is to keep our roadways and neighborhoods safe.

However, as Carolina criminal defense attorneys, we place a high priority on the individual’s right to a fair trial.To speak with an experienced, professional North Carolina defense lawyer, CALL NOW: 877-462-3841.

Our Commitment to the Community

Our Carolina attorneys are committed to benefiting the communities in which we live and work.

The people in our office volunteer locally by providing continuing legal education to improve the practice of defense law, publishing legal materials to help people better understand the legal system, and serving the North Carolina Advocates for Justice.

Important Information About The Firm, Website Content, Awards, Associations & Certifications

Triangle Smart Divorce is a Cary, North Carolina family law firm serving individuals and families in Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and communities throughout the Triangle and surrounding North Carolina counties. Family law is all the firm does. Its attorneys assist clients with divorce and separation, child custody and support, alimony, equitable distribution, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, mediation,collaborative divorce,parenting coordination, and other North Carolina family law matters.

People rarely come to a family law firm with only one legal question. They are often trying to understand what will happen to their children, home, finances, business, and future, all while making decisions during an emotionally difficult time. Triangle Smart Divorce helps clients slow the process down, understand their options, identify what matters most, and develop a practical strategy for moving forward.

Clients work with a legal Team, not an attorney operating in isolation. The firm’s attorneys regularly consult with one another, share knowledge across cases, and draw on their collective experience to address complicated legal, financial, and parenting issues. That collaboration allows each client to benefit from the perspective of more than one family law professional while still having a primary attorney and legal Team who know the details of the case.

The firm represents clients with a wide range of needs, including business owners, professionals, military families, parents facing complex custody disputes, and spouses whose cases involve significant or complicated assets. Its attorneys have experience with closely held businesses, business valuations, real estate, retirement and investment accounts, military benefits, income from self employment, separate property claims, and other issues that can make a North Carolina divorce more complex.

Not every family needs the same process. Some cases can be resolved through direct negotiation, mediation, or collaborative divorce. Others require litigation and courtroom advocacy. Triangle Smart Divorce helps clients understand the available paths and choose an approach based on the facts of their case, their priorities, and the life they want to build after the legal process ends.

The firm also believes that legal representation is only one part of helping someone move forward. Clients receive education and practical guidance throughout their cases, along with referrals to trusted financial, mental health, real estate, parenting, and other professionals when additional support may be helpful. That commitment continues before, during, and after the legal case.

The Triangle Smart Divorce Team includes North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialists in Family Law, North Carolina certified Family Financial Mediators, collaborative law practitioners, and Parenting Coordinators. In the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, Julianne B. Rothert was recognized for Family Law. Kaitlin (Katie) Kober was recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Family Law and Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation.

Triangle Smart Divorce’s goal is not to make divorce louder or longer. It is to help clients understand what lies ahead, protect what matters, and move forward with a plan that works in real life.