Ashley E Lorance

I am an attorney in Gastonia, NC, practicing family law, personal injury. I also handle will preparation and traffic matters.

Before practicing law, I lived and worked in several different countries. I taught English as a second language in Germany and France. In the United Kingdom, I worked in the personal injury department of a Scottish law firm.

Since I started practicing, I have devoted my energy to trying to efficiently resolve family law cases and to get the best recovery possible in personal injury cases. I became a NCDRC Certified Mediator for Family Financial cases in 2017. Clients often come to lawyers when they are stressed or anxious. I truly enjoy helping clients and my best reward is to bring them relief from whatever legal problem they are facing. Our firm offers a variety of fee options (contingency, hourly, flat) depending on your legal matter. Please call or email me for a consultation.

Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

J.D.

2007 - 2010

Honors: 2011 Pro Bono Honor Roll, Educational Achievement Award, North Carolina Advocates for Justice ; Author, "An Assessment of U.S. Responses to Greenwashing and Proposals to Improve Enforcement," New York State Bar Association, 2010 Professor William R. Ginsberg Memorial Essay Contest Winner (2nd place) ; Represented Hofstra University School of Law in the 2010 Pace Law School National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition ; Represented Hofstra University School of Law in the 2008-09 William C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition (Best Memorandum for Respondent) ;Excellence award for earning the highest grade in a law school course: Transnational Law

Activities: Extern, Judge Dora Irizarry, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York ; Research Assistant, Prof. Andrew Schepard, Reporter for the Uniform Collaborative Law Act

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

B.A. | Communication Studies

1999 - 2003

Honors: Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Association Honor Society; Dean’s List (3 semesters)

Activities: Carolina Union Activities Board

Associate Attorney

Katzenstein & Lorance

2010 - Current

Modification of a Foreign Child Custody Order Under the UCCJEA When Multiple States Are Involved

NC Bar Association Blog

August 7, 2017

What to Do When One Parent Wants to Relocate

N.C. Bar Association - Generally Speaking

March, 2012

Advocacy in Child Support Contempt Cases, 2018 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Respondents, UNC-Chapel Hill

March 1, 2018

UNC-CH School of Government

Certified Mediator – Family Financial

North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission

2017

Certified Volunteer Mediator (Jan. 2009)

Hofstra University School of Law

Volunteer Lawyer Program Distinguished Service Award

Legal Aid of N.C.

2011

N.C. Bar Association

Member

2010 - Current

North Carolina Advocates for Justice

Member

2010 - Current

American Bar Association

Member

2010 - Current

North Carolina Advocates for Justice

Family Law Section - Communications Co-Chair

2011 - 2012

North Carolina

Since 2010

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted
• Contingent Fees
  Personal Injury

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death