Gabriela J Matthews
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Family Law, Collaborative Law, Guardianship, Child Custody
100 E. Parrish St., Ste. 400, Durham, NC 27701
About Gabriela J Matthews
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Collaborative Law
- Guardianship
- Child Custody
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1989Juris Doctor
- Honors: Coach, Craven Constitutional Law Moot Court Team, 1988-89
- Honors: Member, Jessup International Law Moot Court Team, 1987-88
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1985B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Psychology
- Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1985
Languages
- Spanish
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1995
- North Carolina, 1991
- Maryland, 1989
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, 1989 - Present (Member)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1989 - Present (Member)
- North Carolina Bar Association, 1991 - Present (Member)
- North Carolina Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, 2006 - Present (Member)
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2005 - Present (Member)
- Triangle Collaborative Family Law Attorneys, 2004 - Present (Founding Member)
- Collaborative Divorce Solutions Attorneys, 2005 - Present (Founding Member)
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Collaborative Family Law Committee of Family Law Section, 2000 - 2001 (Chair)
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Family Law Section, 1995 - 1996 (Chair)
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Family Law Section, 1991 - Present (Member)
- North Carolina Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1991 - Present (Member)
- Durham County Bar Association, Board Member, 1996-1997 and 2003-2004
- Durham County Bar Association, 1991 - Present (Member)
- Durham County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1993 - 1994 (Founder & Co-chair)
- Durham County Bar Association, 1994 - 1995 (Co-chair)
- Durham County Bar Association, 1993 - Present (Member)
- Durham County District Court Local Rules Committee, 1994 - Present (Member)
- North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, 1991 - Present (Member)
- Durham & Orange Counties Women Attorneys, 1998 - 1999 (Founder and President)
- Durham & Orange Counties Women Attorneys, 1999 - 2000 (Vice President)
- Durham & Orange Counties Women Attorneys, 1998 - Present (Member)
Past Positions
- King, Walker, Lambe & Crabtree, Durham, North Carolina, Associate, 1991 - 1996
- Cooter & Gell, Washington D.C., Associate, 1989 - 1990
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
- Collaborative Law
- Guardianship
- Child Custody
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