Laurel E. Solomon practices in the areas of family law (divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, property division/equitable distribution, separation agreements, pre-marital agreements), creditors' rights/commercial collections, personal injury, and general civil litigtaion and appeals.  Ms. Solomon can assist both in matters settled outside of court (including representation at mediation) and those involving litigation.  She has been trained in collaborative family law, and is a member of the Triangle Collaborative Family Law Association.

Ms. Solomon is a 1987 graduate of Duke Law School.  She is Board Certified in family law by the North Carolina State Bar.  Ms. Solomon is admitted to practice before all State and Federal courts in the State of North Carolina and completed a judicial clerkship for the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division.  She is a member of the Board of Directors of the 14th Judicial District Bar and Durham County Bar Association, and is also a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Separation Agreements
• Divorce
• Child Custody
• Child Support
• Alimony
• Property Division
• Creditors' Rights
• Debt Collection
• Creditor Representation in Bankruptcy Court
• Enforcement of Subcontractor Liens
• General Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Commercial Collections

Litigation Percentage

• 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Family Law, North Carolina State Bar, 2003

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 1988
• New York, 1988
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1990
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1989
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1990

Education

• Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1987
  J.D.
  
  
• Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1987
  M.A.
  Major: History
  
  
• State University of New York, Albany, New York, 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Major: Sociology
  Major: Anthropology
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Durham County Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
  Member
  
  
• North Carolina Bar Association
  Member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Law Clerk, 1987 - 1988
• Faison & Brown, Associate
• Pulley, Watson, King & Hofler, P.A., Associate
• Hayes, Hofler & Associates, P.A., Associate

Birth Information

• March 17, 1962, Queens, New York, United States of America