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Lynn P. Burleson

Tharrington Smith, LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    1995
  • Recognized in:
    Family Law
  • Law School:
    Wake Forest University
  • Website:
    http://www.tharringtonsmith.co...
  • Phone:
    (919) 821.4711
  • Languages:
    English
  • Location:
    Wells Fargo Building, Suite 1800
    150 Fayetteville Street
    P.O. Box 1151
    Raleigh, NC 27602

Lynn Burleson is a native of Albemarle, North Carolina. He was admitted to the practice of law in North Carolina after receiving his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Administration degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his Juris Doctor degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law.  Before joining Tharrington Smith, Mr. Burleson served as a district court judge and was a partner in the law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton.  He has served as an adjunct professor of law for the Wake Forest University School of Law and High Point University.

Mr. Burleson practices exclusively in the field of family law. He is a North Carolina State Bar Certified Specialist in Family Law and is past president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  He is chair of the Arbitration Committee and has sat on the Board of Governors as a Chapter Delegate to the national American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  He frequently serves as a faculty member of the national AAML Matrimonial Law Arbitration Institute.  In 2009, he became one of only 100 divorce attorneys from across the United States to be inducted as a Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers.   He is listed among the "Legal Elite" by Business North Carolina.  He is listed as one of the "Super Lawyers" by Charlotte and Law and Politics magazines.  He is listed in the Family Law Section of Best Lawyers in America and has been named the "Raleigh Best Lawyers Family Lawyer of the Year".  He has served as chair of the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and has served on the Board of Governors of the Association.  Mr. Burleson was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Bar Association for his service to the Family Law Section.  He has served as president of both the Twenty-First Judicial District and the Forsyth County Bar Associations.

Mr. Burleson is a frequent speaker at law schools and at continuing legal education programs and has presented manuscripts on a wide range of topics including absolute divorce, divorce from bed and board, alimony, child support, sanctions, qualified domestic relations orders, employee benefits, discovery of corporate records by minority shareholders, ethics, counsel fees, mediation, neutral evaluation, use of referees, classification and distribution of marital assets, marital property valuation, family law contracts, breach of confidential relationships, and arbitration.

Mr. Burleson is certified as an arbitrator by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  He is an Observer-Member of the Uniform Laws Commission Family Law Arbitration Act Drafting Committee.
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Lynn Burleson is a native of Albemarle, North Carolina. He was admitted to the practice of law in North Carolina after receiving his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Administration degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his Juris Doctor degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law.  Before joining Tharrington Smith, Mr. Burleson served as a district court judge and was a partner in the law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton.  He has served as an adjunct professor of law for the Wake Forest University School of Law and High Point University.

Mr. Burleson practices exclusively in the field of family law. He is a North Carolina State Bar Certified Specialist in Family Law and is past president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  He is chair of the Arbitration Committee and has sat on the Board of Governors as a Chapter Delegate to the national American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  He frequently serves as a faculty member of the national AAML Matrimonial Law Arbitration Institute.  In 2009, he became one of only 100 divorce attorneys from across the United States to be inducted as a Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers.   He is listed among the "Legal Elite" by Business North Carolina.  He is listed as one of the "Super Lawyers" by Charlotte and Law and Politics magazines.  He is listed in the Family Law Section of Best Lawyers in America and has been named the "Raleigh Best Lawyers Family Lawyer of the Year".  He has served as chair of the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and has served on the Board of Governors of the Association.  Mr. Burleson was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Bar Association for his service to the Family Law Section.  He has served as president of both the Twenty-First Judicial District and the Forsyth County Bar Associations.

Mr. Burleson is a frequent speaker at law schools and at continuing legal education programs and has presented manuscripts on a wide range of topics including absolute divorce, divorce from bed and board, alimony, child support, sanctions, qualified domestic relations orders, employee benefits, discovery of corporate records by minority shareholders, ethics, counsel fees, mediation, neutral evaluation, use of referees, classification and distribution of marital assets, marital property valuation, family law contracts, breach of confidential relationships, and arbitration.

Mr. Burleson is certified as an arbitrator by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  He is an Observer-Member of the Uniform Laws Commission Family Law Arbitration Act Drafting Committee.
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Education:

  • Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1980
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MA, graduated 1974
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA, graduated 1970

Bar Admissions:

  • North Carolina, North Carolina State Bar
  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association
  • North Carolina, Wake County Bar Association
  • North Carolina, 10th Judicial District Bar

Affiliations:

  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Fellow
  • American College of Family Trial Lawyers - Diplomate
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Member
  • North Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Member
  • North Carolina State Bar - Member
  • Wake County Bar Association - Member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Family Law, Raleigh (2009)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Family Law
 

Awards:

  • North Carolina Bar Association, Family Law Section Distinguished Service Award
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers (2006-2016)
  • Business North Carolina Magazine, Legal Elite Family Law Section (2009-2013)
  • Best Lawyers In America, Raleigh Family Law Lawyer of the Year (2009)
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers, Top 100 List (2006-2008)
  • Best Lawyers in America, Family Law Section (1995-2017)
  • Chair Emeritus, National Arbitration Committee of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (2016)
  • Leaders in the Law Award by Elon University and NC Lawyers Weekly (2016)

Additional Information:

North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, Board Certified Specialist in Family Law
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Certified Arbitrator
 

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Tharrington Smith, LLP
http://www.tharringtonsmith.co...
 
Headquarters
Wells Fargo Building, Suite 1800
150 Fayetteville Street
P.O. Box 1151
Raleigh, NC 27602
(919) 821.4711

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Retired District Court Judge
 
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