Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Charlotte, NC

In the Charlotte metropolitan area, Laura B. Burt handles matters of family law as an attorney for Burt & Cordes, PLLC. Ms. Burt’s focus is on collaborative law, and she has almost three decades of experience in matters of child support, premarital agreements, alimony, property settlement and separation. A board certified specialist approved by the North Carolina State Bar, she is prepared to come up with creative solutions to unique problems to create the best outcome for her clients.

Ms. Burt attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1991, she earned a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law and has been helping clients through divorce and other emotional issues since then. For her high ethical standards and long list of successful results, she holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.

In the area of family law, Ms. Burt was named among Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite by the Business North Carolina Magazine in 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2017. She is currently a certified North Carolina Family Financial Settlement mediator, president of the Mecklenburg County Collaborative Family Law Practice Group and a former vice president of the same organization.

An active member of her community, Ms. Burt has held various leadership roles at Providence Day School. She also speaks at continuing legal education seminars in Mecklenburg. Admitted to practice in the state of North Carolina, she is also on the Mecklenburg County Bar Association’s pro bono committee.

* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.