Janet Amburgey
Gum, Hillier, McCroskey & Amburgey, PA
Janet Amburgey is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law. Since graduating from Appalachian School of Law in 2008 she has focused her practice exclusively on family law matters, assisting people through family chaos, ensuring the protection of their rights and property and helping to blend and expand families. She has represented clients in divorce and separation with issues surrounding child custody, child support, alimony, and in property settlement matters. She also assists families through adoption, name changes and protects parents and children in both domestic violence matters and DSS matters. Janet believe’s problem-solving is a primary responsibility of a lawyer, and through her family law practice she facilitates the transition to newly designed futures, which is the heart of any family law practice. Janet joined Gum, Hiller & McCroskey in 2012 and became a named partner in 2018.
Janet is a member of the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association where she has previously served as the co-chair on the parents rights committee in 2017. She is an active member in the 28th Judicial Bar, serving on the executive committee since 2015, and currently, serving as Secretary since 2018. Janet has been listed for inclusion in the North Carolina Super Lawyers master list since 2020 and was listed in their “Rising Stars” category in both 2017 and 2018. She has been recognized in the Legal Elite Family Law Section in 2017 and 2018 and included in their Young Guns section in 2015. Janet has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Family Law Section since 2019 and maintained a BV Distinguished Rating from Martindale Hubbell since 2015.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Credit Cards Accepted
- North Carolina
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- English
- Partner
- Gum, Hillier & McCroskey, P.A.
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- Associate Attorney
- Messer Law Firm
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- Law Clerk
- Hart Law Office
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- Appalachian School of Law
- J.D. (2008) | Law
- Honors: Dean's List
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- University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- B.S. (2002) | Business Administration/ Marketing
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- Legal Elite, Family Law Section
- Business North Carolina Magazine
- Best Lawyers Family Law Section, since 2019
- Best Lawyers in America
- North Carolina Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Legal Elite, Family Law Section
- Business North Carolina Magazine
- Best Lawyers Family Law Section, since 2019
- Best Lawyers in America
- 28th Judicial District Bar
- Executive Committee Member
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- Parents' Rights Committee, North Carolina Bar Association Family Law Section
- Co-chair
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- North Carolina Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member
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- North Carolina Bar Association
- Member
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- 28th Judicial District Bar
- Member
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- North Carolina State Bar # 38211
- Member
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- 28th Judicial District Bar
- Executive Committee Secretary
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- Certified Family Specialist
- North Carolina State Bar
