Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Charlotte, NC

Attorney Laura B. Burt is a partner at Wofford Burt PLLC in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she focuses her practice on family law. Ms. Burt has experience in numerous areas of family law, including alimony, child custody, divorce, division of marital property, post-nuptial agreements, spousal support and visitation. She represents clients throughout the Charlotte metropolitan area.

Ms. Burt is an experienced collaborative law attorney and also represents clients in mediation. She is a founding member of the Mecklenburg County Collaborative Family Law Group and has held many leadership positions with the group, including president and vice president.

Ms. Burt is the recipient of several honors and awards for her accomplishments in the legal profession. Business North Carolina magazine included her on its “legal elite” list for many years and Martindale-Hubbell awarded her an AV Preeminent* peer review rating. This is the organization’s highest available rating, presented to attorneys with high ethical standards and legal capability.

Active in her legal community, Ms. Burt is a member of the Mecklenburg County Bar and the North Carolina Bar Association. She is also involved in her local community. She sits on the board of advisors of Fashion & Compassion and belongs to Social Venture Partners, an organization that supports nonprofits and donors.

After earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ms. Burt received her law degree from Wake Forest Law. She is a board-certified specialist in family law by the North Carolina State Bar Legal Specialization and is a certified North Carolina family financial settlement mediator. She holds a license to practice law in North Carolina.

*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.