The Rowan County Bar Association is proud to sponsor its annual continuing legal education seminar known as Practical Family Law.
The seminar will take place on Friday, November 22, 2024, on the 3rd floor of the Wallace Educational Forum located 500 North Main Street, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144.
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Seminar Materials
(as of 6:00 p.m. on November 21, 2024)
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Examination of an Expert
James A. Davis
Speaking Time: 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
James A. Davis is an attorney with Davis & Davis, Attorneys at Law, P.C., in Salisbury, North Carolina. Mr. Davis is one of few attorneys in the state who is a Board Certified Specialist in three areas: Family Law, State Criminal Law, and Federal Criminal Law. He has over 30 years of experience in family law, lecturing regularly at CLEs. He holds a J.D. from Regent University School of Law.
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PreNups and PostNups
Tate K. Sterrett
Speaking Time: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Tate K. Sterrett is an attorney with Hamilton, Stephens, Steel & Martin, PLLC, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law with over 50 years of experience in the law. Mr. Sterrett is a Certified Family Financial Mediator by the N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission. He is a fellow of and certified arbitrator by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
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Depositions for Family Lawyers
Jaye Meyer
Speaking Time: 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Jaye Meyer is an attorney with Tharrington Smith LLP, in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law with over 30 years of experience in the law. She is a Certified Family Financial Mediator by the N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She holds a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law.
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What Appellate Judges Wish Family Lawyers Knew
The Honorable Donna S. Stroud
Speaking Time: 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
The Honorable Donna S. Stroud is a North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge who has served there since 2007, including as Chief Judge from 2021 through 2023. Prior to joining the Court, she was a District Court Judge in Wake County. Judge Stroud has taught at Campbell University School of Law as an Adjunct Professor since 2008. She served on the Family Court Advisory Commission from 2017 until 2024. Judge Stroud holds a J.D. from Campbell University School of Law and an L.L.M. in Judicial Studies from Duke University School of Law.
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2024 Family Law Case Law Update
Cheryl Howell
Speaking Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cheryl Howell is an attorney with the North Carolina School of Government since 1992. Ms. Howell teaches, consults, and writes about family law and other issues, and she works with the NC Association of District Court Judges and the North Carolina Judicial College in planning and coordinating judicial branch education programs. She serves as a member of the Family Court Advisory Committee and the NC Child Custody and Visitation Mediation Advisory Committee. Her publications include articles and bulletins relating to family law and family court and chapters created for the Trial Judges’ Bench Book, District Court Edition. She holds a J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Ethics in Family Law
Nichole P. McLaughlin
Speaking Time: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Nichole P. McLaughlin has been employed as a staff attorney with the North Carolina State Bar since June 2004. Originally from New Jersey, she graduated from Drew University with a B.A. in English. Ms. McLaughlin obtained her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. As Assistant Ethics Counsel, she gives informal ethics advice to lawyers about their own future conduct via telephone or email, prepares formal ethics opinions, and advises the Ethics Committee. Ms. McLaughlin is also the Judicial District Bar Liaison, a role created to improve communication between the State Bar and judicial district bars. She has also taught Professional Responsibility at North Carolina Central School of Law. Prior to joining the Bar, Ms. McLaughlin was in private practice for five years with Donaldson & Black, P.A., in Greensboro, and handled asbestos workers’ compensation cases. In 2021, she became an Adjunct Professor at North Carolina Central University School of Law and teaches Professional Responsibility with a Technology Focus.
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Child Custody - What the Heck Just Happened?
Robert L. Inge
Speaking Time: 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Robert L. Inge is an attorney with Whitley, Jordan, Inge & Rary, P.A., in Salisbury, North Carolina. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law with over 30 years of experience in family law. Mr. Inge is a Certified Family Financial Mediator by the N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He holds a J.D. from Campbell University School of Law.
