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 7, 2025, 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 8:00 a.m. on November 7, 2025)
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2025 Case Law Update
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. He 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. James has over 34 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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AI and Experts in Family Law
Stephanie T. Jenkins
Speaking Time: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Stephanie T. Jenkins is an attorney with Parker Bryan Family Law, in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law with over 25 years of experience in family law. She holds a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law.
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Seven Shares of Tax: What Family Lawyers Can't Afford to Miss
Carolyn J. Woodruff
Speaking Time: 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
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Carolyn J. Woodruff is an attorney with Woodruff Family Law Group, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Ms. Woodruff is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Valuation Analyst by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysis, and a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. She has over 40 years of experience as an attorney. Through the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, Carolyn has been a speaker and trailblazer in continuing education for the CPAs in North Carolina who need knowledge of taxation related to divorce and business valuation in divorce in North Carolina. She has authored two continuing education textbooks: Financial Guide to Divorce in North Carolina and Business Valuation Principles in North Carolina. She holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law.
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How to Best Use a Forensic Accountant in Family Law Disputes
Gregory T. Reagan (joined by Robyn Hazel)
Speaking Time: 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Gregory T. Reagan is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). He is the managing director of Reagan FVL, LLC, a forensic accounting, business valuation, and litigation support firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. His colleague, Robyn Hazel, will be joining in the presentation. Robyn is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA).
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Tips for Family Law Appeals from an Appellate Judge
The Honorable April C. Wood
Speaking Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The Honorable April C. Wood has served as a North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge since 2020. She began her career by opening a general practice law office in Thomasville, North Carolina. During this time, she became passionate about family law. She became a Certified Family Financial Mediator in 2001. She was sworn in as a District Court Judge in 2002 and became a Certified Juvenile Court Judge during her first term. She holds a J.D. from Regent University School of Law. She obtained her LLM in Legal Studies, with distinction, from Campbell University School of Law and England’s Nottingham University School of Law in 2021. She was bestowed an honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) by Pensacola Christian College in 2022.
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It's All in the Family: Attorney Misconduct in Family Law and How to Avoid It
Joshua T. Walthall
Speaking Time: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Joshua T. Walthall is an attorney with Boerema Blackton, LLP, in Raleigh, North Carolina, who focuses his practice on representing licensed professionals before regulatory agencies, especially lawyers before the State Bar. Prior to joining private practice, Josh spent nearly a decade at the State Bar prosecuting attorney misconduct and the unauthorized practice of law.
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The Perils of Family Law
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 38 years of experience in family law. Robert 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.
