Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Charlotte, NC

Attorney Laura B. Burt of Burt & Cordes, PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, handles family law matters.  While Ms. Burt’s primary focus is on representing clients in out of court settlement proceedings, Ms. Burt has more than 27 years of experience representing clients in child custody, child support, alimony and property settlement matters.  Ms. Burt also practices Collaborative Law and represents persons with regard to Premarital Agreements.  A North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Ms. Burt has the experience and expertise to represent clients in complicated family law matters and Ms. Burt works hard to achieve the best possible outcome for all of her clients.

Ms. Burt is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she received a B.A. in Economics and Political Science;  Ms. Burt received her J.D. degree from Wake Forest University School of Law.  For her high ethical standards and successful career, she holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.

In the area of family law, Ms. Burt has been named among Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite by the Business North Carolina Magazine for multiple years. Ms. Burt is a certified North Carolina Family Financial Settlement mediator.   Ms. Burt is a former President of the Mecklenburg County Collaborative Family Law Practice Group and a former Vice President of the same organization. Ms. Burt is also a member of the Mecklenburg County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee.

An active member of her community, Ms. Burt has held various leadership roles at Providence Day School and she has been a speaker at continuing legal education seminars in Mecklenburg County. 

* 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.