Cliffside Lawyers

Deirdre A. Farrington is a family law attorney and NCDRC-certified family financial mediator in Boone, North Carolina. She accepts cases in Watauga County and surrounding counties, including Ashe, Alleghany, Avery, Mitchell and Yancey Counties. She is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, the Watauga County Bar Association, the Virginia State Bar, and the Florida Bar Association.

Corey McManus was born in Monroe, North Carolina where he attend Monroe High School and graduated in 1994. Corey attended the University of North Carolina Central in Durham, North Carolina on an academic scholarship. At North Carolina Central he majored in Political Science and minored in English and graduated with Honors in 1998. He then attended Law School at Campbell University as a Campbell Law Scholar and Robert A. Dyer Scholar. While there, Corey was a Campbell Law Observer Case Writer, competitor in the Judge Conrad Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers member and...

The Davidson Law Firm, P.C. was formed in August of 2005 by Dave Davidson, CFP®. Dave formed this firm with two main principles in mind: provide the highest level of efficient legal services and high quality client service. With these principles in mind, the firm’s focus is on serving not only the business community, but families and individuals as well.

Huntersville divorce and family law attorney David Self has been practicing law for over 10 years. He focuses exclusively on family law matters, choosing to hone his skill in this important and impactful legal arena. David is Board Certified in Family Law by the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization and is also a mediator, and he applies his expertise to his practice, fighting every single day for his clients’ rights and interests. David handles cases involving contested and uncontested divorce, divorce mediation, same-sex divorce, child custody, alimony, child support, modifications of orders, separation agreements, and more. He earned his...

I help new and established businesses solve their legal challenges. My practice includes entity formation, corporate documentation, drafting and negotiating contracts and leases, and general corporate counsel. I also represent businesses and individuals in litigation in the state and federal courts throughout North Carolina.

Rodney attended North Carolina State University and graduated cum laude with honors in 1991 with a degree in Political Science with a Criminal Justice concentration. He then obtained his Juris Doctor at the Wake Forest University School of Law in 1995. While at Wake Forest, Rodney was the Captain of the International and Constitutional Law Moot Court teams which won several awards in inter-school competition. Rodney joined the Buncombe County District Attorney's office in 1995 and worked as an Assistant District Attorney until 2009. While there, he tried over 160 jury trials, including capital murder, adult and child sex offenses, armed...

After more than a decade of practicing as a family law attorney, I know that when our clients contact us, they are typically making one of the biggest decisions of their lives. They each have somehow empowered themselves enough to make the journey to change what he or she has known…whether it was for one year or twenty years. I understand it is not always hard for everyone, but change affects us all. I see it with my clients. I saw it with my own parents. In hindsight, I have to believe that the events of my childhood led...

A native of Asheville, Brad graduated from The Florida State University College of Law in 2005, magna cum laude, where he was a member of Law Review. Brad is currently a member of The Order of the Coif; a prestigious national society recognizing academic excellence in the legal arena.

Brad is personal injury trial attorney representing the injured in State and Federal Court. In addition to serving clients, Brad is a past President of the 28th Judicial District Bar (Buncombe County). Brad is also a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ).

Rob Ughetta practices out of Cadwalader's Charlotte, NC office. Rob has extensive experience in secured lending and represents lenders in structuring and negotiating finance facilities, including repo transactions and other financings of loans, securities and other assets. He represents trustees, investments banks, fund managers, as well as other financial institutions, companies and investors in many different matters.

Born and raised in Charlotte, Attorney Michael Trotter graduated from Myers Park High School and went on to study Political Science at North Carolina State University. Upon graduating from North Carolina State Michael returned home to attend Charlotte Law. While in Law School Michael interned with the Gaston County Public Defenders Office and the Honorable Graham Mullen U.S. Senior District Judge. After graduating from Law School with High Distinction Pro Bono Honors, Michael opened the doors of Trotter Law PLLC intent on providing clients both small and large Practical Legal Advice in the areas of Family, Business, & Estate Planning. Communication is...

Strianese PLLC represents employees in the Charlotte NC area in all manner of employment cases and contract issues. Chris Strianese is highly experienced in discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination. More information can be found at www.charlotteemploymentlawyers.com.

Rob Heroy is an experienced and aggressive trial attorney. He left a prominent Charlotte law firm to join Goodman Carr as a partner in January of 2012. Prior to that, he served as an assistant district attorney in the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office. He has significant trial experience and believes that standing up to the Government provides his clients with the best possible results.

Rob represents clients in criminal matters in state and federal courts both in Charlotte and throughout North Carolina. He handles high-stakes criminal matters such as white collar criminal charges and investigations, large-scale drug trafficking conspiracies,...

Howard Long is a partner and founding member of Browning & Long, PLLC specializing in criminal defense, DWI defense, traffic violations, and family law. Before founding Browning & Long, PLLC, Howard was an Assistant District Attorney in Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC) prosecuting thousands of misdemeanors and hundreds of felonies on the Misdemeanor Prosecution Team and the Drug Prosecution Team. In addition to being an Assistant District Attorney, Howard was an associate at a prominent Charlotte law firm where he advised clients on entity formation, management and structure and the acquisition, sale, development, leasing and financing of real estate.

Our mission is to “provide personal, professional and caring representation to our clients while aggressively pursuing their claims against the insurance companies and obtaining the highest award possible”. At Auger & Auger Accident and Injury Lawyers, Personal Injury law is our business and it’s the only law we practice. We have represented thousands of satisfied clients throughout North Carolina over the last 30 years and recovered millions on their behalf. We know that choosing an attorney is a difficult decision, and it should be! That is why all of our Free Consultations with prospective clients are handled by our attorneys,...

Since 1985, Robert J. DeCurtins has been standing up for the criminally accused. As a Charlotte criminal defense lawyer, he goes the extra mile to exceed his clients’ expectations and secure favorable outcomes on their behalves. He is truly a client-focused, results-oriented legal advocate. Backed by more than 30 years of proven legal experience, Attorney Robert understands the importance of personalized representation. He knows that every client needs a unique defense that will stand up to their charges. Mr. DeCurtins also believes in building client-attorney relationships on communication, honesty, and trust. As a former polygraph examiner and assistant public defender,...

Maryana Yavdyk is licensed to practice law in North Carolina. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and Juris Doctorate from Charlotte School of Law.
From the beginning of her career, Maryana has been highly engaged in serving the ones in need. During her college years, she worked as a volunteer liaison for non-profit community centers and youth organizations. She has assisted refugees and new immigrants through a variety of social and educational programs designed to help them successfully navigate their...

J. Denice (Payne) von Gnechten was born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina where her family of origin still resides. Her parents divorced when she was 15 so she has a special understanding of families transitioning through difficult periods, such as separation/divorce.  Denice attended East Burke High School, then the University of Denver . She transferred to the University of San Diego and spent a semester abroad in Oxford, U.K., graduating with honors with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1989. After working as a litigation paralegal for a number of years in Denver,...

William R. Scherer co-founded the firm in 1974 with his late partner Rex Conrad. Over the past almost four decades, Mr. Scherer has grown Conrad & Scherer into one of Florida’s leading law firms and has expanded the firm’s presence with offices in New York, New York, Brevard, North Carolina, and Quito, Ecuador.

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® since 1987, Mr. Scherer is a seasoned trial attorney. He has litigated over 100 trials in both jury and non-jury cases before state, appellate, and federal courts. Mr. Scherer’s cases and legal accomplishments have received coverage by major television networks such as...

The DeCosta Law Firm is a boutique firm that handles all "family" matters, including: divorce, custody, child support, spousal support, will drafting, as well as small business matters. At The DeCosta Law Firm, we consider small business matters a "family" matter as most of our clients are family-owned and family-operated businesses, who rely on us for our breadth of expertise in domestic relations and business matters.

Tiyesha N. DeCosta, Esq., received a Bachelor of Science degree, with a minor in Finance from La Salle University, in Philadelphia, PA. Upon graduation, she went on to work in various small...

My greatest attribute is the ability to fully invest myself in my clients. To a client, this means that I will do everything possible to understand your needs, to stand up and advocate for your interests, to fine tune every detail of documents created on your behalf, and to secure a favorable outcome in your case. I understand that when a client comes to our law firm, they are often feeling stress, whether from a difficult family issue, being a defendant in a criminal matter, or trying to plan for the future of their loved ones. My goal...

My name is William Corbett and I have been practicing law in North Carolina since 1989. I am a sole practitioner in Mooresville, North Carolina specializing in personal injury, wrongful death, catastrophic accident cases, automobile accident claims, insurance claims and disputes as well as boating and watercraft accidents. We also represent defendants regarding DWI charges, traffic citations and misdemeanor criminal charges.

My office represents clients from the very early stages of a a claim all the way through jury verdict and appeal if necessary. I have successfully tried cases from the coast to the mountains of North Carolina.

I’ve been working in Iredell and surrounding counites since 2019 and I’ve come to realize how much of a need there is for good, honest probate attorneys. Honestly, I think that statement applies to the greater Piedmont Triad area, generally. Because of this, I have made it my sole aim to provide clients with two critical things: first, a better understanding of the probate process, which can be quite complex and overwhelming, and second: friendly, responsive, and competent representation as we tackle the probate issues together. I got my start working with a well-known and well-respected attorney in Iredell County but...

Mark Shelley has practiced law since 1984 in North Carolina. He has a degree in Economics from Davidson College, a Juris Doctor Law Degree from Wake Forest University and a post-graduate law degree in Taxation from the University of Florida’s elite school of tax. He began his career as in-house counsel for a major publicly held corporation. He went into private practice in 1986 with the Gastonia law firm of Garland & Alala where he became a partner in 1989. In 1995 he moved his practice to Concord. While many clients come from Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg, Mt. Pleasant, Gastonia and...