Family Law Leadership
Officers
Chair
Jill Jackson
Jill Jackson
Immediate Past Chair
Ketan P. Soni | SoniBrendle, PLLC
Ketan P. Soni | SoniBrendle, PLLC
Secretary
Jessica Burgess Heffner | Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Jessica Burgess Heffner | Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Treasurer
Kyle Andrew Frost | Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC
Kyle Andrew Frost | Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC
Vice-Chair
Jennifer S. Tharrington | Village Law Group
Jennifer S. Tharrington | Village Law Group
Ex-Officio
Communities Manager
Sherard Johnson | North Carolina Bar Association
Sherard Johnson | North Carolina Bar Association
NCBA Executive Director
Jason M. Hensley | North Carolina Bar Association
Jason M. Hensley | North Carolina Bar Association
NCBA President
Patti West Ramseur | Ramseur Maultsby LLP
Patti West Ramseur | Ramseur Maultsby LLP
NCBA President-Elect
Kimberly H. Stogner | Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Kimberly H. Stogner | Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Council Members
Amanda Marie Cubit | Dozier Miller Law Group
Maren Tallent Funk | Godley, Glazer & Funk, PLLC
Rosalia Maria Sotelo Hawkins | Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Derrick James Hensley | The Law Office of Derrick J. Hensley, PLLC
Paige Elizabeth Inman
Elizabeth Johnstone James | Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC
Larissa Mañon Mervin | Legal Aid of NC
John G. Miskey IV | Bagwell Holt Smith PA
Helen Morgan O'Shaughnessy | Wake Family Law Group
Marion Kathleen Parsons | Parsons Law, P.A.
Linda B. Sayed | Block Crouch Keeter Behm & Sayed LLP
Susan Sullivan Simos | Craige Jenkins Liipfert & Walker LLP
Michele Glenham Smith | Hill Evans Jordan & Beatty
Gene Brentley Tanner | Parker Bryan Family Law
Richard Monroe Webb | Jones Childers Donaldson Webb Attorneys at Law
Tatjana Jarne Williams
Committee Leadership
Adoption Committee Co-Chair
Brinton D. Wright
Brinton D. Wright
Adoption Committee Co-Chair
Michele Glenham Smith | Hill Evans Jordan & Beatty
Michele Glenham Smith | Hill Evans Jordan & Beatty
Bylaws Committee Co-Chair
Rebecca K. Watts | Collins Family Law Group
Rebecca K. Watts | Collins Family Law Group
Bylaws Committee Co-Chair
Caitlin Bush Birckhead | Tharrington Smith LLP
Caitlin Bush Birckhead | Tharrington Smith LLP
CLE Committee Co-Chair
Monica R. Guy | Kurtz Whitley Guy Sanders & Rainey, PLLC
Monica R. Guy | Kurtz Whitley Guy Sanders & Rainey, PLLC
CLE Committee Co-Chair
Amy Lynn Britt | Parker Bryan Family Law
Amy Lynn Britt | Parker Bryan Family Law
Communications Co-Chair
Chelsea Elise Gajewski | Sodoma Law PC
Chelsea Elise Gajewski | Sodoma Law PC
Communications Co-Chair
Rachel Carter Beard | Wake Family Law Group
Rachel Carter Beard | Wake Family Law Group
Custody and Child Support Committee Co-Chair
Rosalia Maria Sotelo Hawkins | Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Rosalia Maria Sotelo Hawkins | Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Custody and Child Support Committee Co-Chair
Leigh Ballenger Sellers
Leigh Ballenger Sellers
Domestic Violence Co-Chair
Mariana Godwin | Barefoot Family Law
Mariana Godwin | Barefoot Family Law
Domestic Violence Co-Chair
Andrea Marcela Bosquez-Porter
Andrea Marcela Bosquez-Porter
Equitable Distribution Committee Co-Chair
Charles Whitaker Clanton | Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Charles Whitaker Clanton | Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Equitable Distribution Committee Co-Chair
Justin Lee Mauney | Wake Family Law Group
Justin Lee Mauney | Wake Family Law Group
Bench Bar Liaison Committee Chair
Kristin Kelly Broyles | State of North Carolina
Kristin Kelly Broyles | State of North Carolina
Appeals Monitor/Listserv Reporter Committee Chair
Jonathan Gordon McGirt | Jonathan G. McGirt, Attorney at Law
Jonathan Gordon McGirt | Jonathan G. McGirt, Attorney at Law
Alimony Co-Chair
Elizabeth Johnstone James | Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC
Elizabeth Johnstone James | Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC
ADR Committee Co-chair
Jeffrey Edward Marshall | Marshall & Taylor, PLLC
Jeffrey Edward Marshall | Marshall & Taylor, PLLC
Ethics Committee Chair
Stephen Edward Robertson | Law Office of Stephen E Robertson, PLLC
Stephen Edward Robertson | Law Office of Stephen E Robertson, PLLC
History of Family Law Committee Co-Chair
Jake Warren Terrell | Wake Family Law Group
Jake Warren Terrell | Wake Family Law Group
History of Family Law Committee Co-Chair
Carly Grace Baker | Wake Family Law Group
Carly Grace Baker | Wake Family Law Group
Legislative Committee Co-Chair
Gene Brentley Tanner | Parker Bryan Family Law
Gene Brentley Tanner | Parker Bryan Family Law
Membership Committee Co-Chair
Ashley Lister Oldham | New Direction Family Law
Ashley Lister Oldham | New Direction Family Law
Membership Committee Co-Chair
Lisa LeFante | Triangle Smart Divorce
Lisa LeFante | Triangle Smart Divorce
Modern Family Committee Chair
Milan Thuy Trinh Pham | NicholsonPham Attorneys at Law
Milan Thuy Trinh Pham | NicholsonPham Attorneys at Law
Nominations Committee Chair
Ketan P. Soni | SoniBrendle, PLLC
Ketan P. Soni | SoniBrendle, PLLC
Paralegal Division Liaison
Margaret M. Pardue | Hampson Family Law
Margaret M. Pardue | Hampson Family Law
Pro Bono Committee Co-Chair
Elysia Maria Prendergast-Jones | Legal Aid of NC
Elysia Maria Prendergast-Jones | Legal Aid of NC
Social Committee Co-Chair
Emily Catherine Jeske | Bosquez Porter Family Law
Emily Catherine Jeske | Bosquez Porter Family Law
Social Committee Co-Chair
Christina Denise Lynn Kaliner | Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC
Christina Denise Lynn Kaliner | Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC
YLD Liaison
Jonathan Jerkins
Jonathan Jerkins
YLD Liaison
Jessica Moreau Hester | Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC
Jessica Moreau Hester | Hamilton Stephens Steele & Martin PLLC
YLD Liaison
Christina Belville
Christina Belville