North Carolina Family and Divorce Lawyers

Family and Divorce Law

216 N McDowell St, Suite 102, Charlotte, NC 28204

Yolanda Trotman is originally from High Point, North Carolina and graduated from UNC-Charlotte in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and she was a North Carolina Teaching Fellow. In 1999 she attended law school at the University of Pittsburgh and graduated in May 2002 with her Juris Doctor degree. Yolanda began her career as an Assistant Public Defender in October 2002 and in 2005 she opened her own law practice, the Law Office of Yolanda M. Trotman, PLLC. She was elected as a District Court Judge on November 2014 where she ultimately founded, iSpeak Now, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that teaches public speaking, critical thinking and related skills to students by utilizing the Mock Trial Experience and other models. She left the bench in December 2016 and returned to the private sector to practice law and to pursue to development and expansion of iSpeak Now. Yolanda remains active in the community and has received numerous awards for her service to the community.

Family and Divorce Law

601 E 5th St #100, Charlotte, NC 28202, USA

Gregory Hunt is an experienced trial attorney. He has successfully tried cases in both North Carolina and New York. Greg has argued cases in North Carolina's District and Superior Court (bench and jury trials) and before the North Carolina Supreme Court. He has also argued cases in New York State Supreme Court and NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. His prior legal experience also includes serving as a federal law clerk for the Honorable Richard K. Eaton at the Court of International Trade, and as an attorney for the NYC's Comptroller's Office. In 2007, Attorney Greg and his family relocated to Charlotte, NC from Harlem, NYC and, in 2008, he founded Hunt Law, PLLC. His family law practice focuses on helping individuals resolve their domestic relations issues, some of which include: highly contested custody, child support, post-separation support/alimony and equitable distribution matters. Greg also spends a fair amount of time representing clients with civil and general litigation issues. Greg has been happily married to his wife Vanessa for over 20 years and they live in Charlotte with their two boys Gregory and Nicholas. Greg is a die-hard sports fan having his heart broken many times by the New York Jets and the New York Knicks. But he is confident that the Charlotte Panthers will bring the Lombardy Trophy to the Queen City. As for the Charlotte Hornets, well the jury is still deliberating.

Family and Divorce Law

10851 Sikes Pl., Ste. 100, Charlotte, NC 28277

Lauren Watkins is originally from Columbia, South Carolina, and proud to be a Gamecock! She received her B.A. in Business Administration from Columbia College. Lauren moved to Charlotte in August of 2012 to pursue her law degree, which she received in 2015, graduating cum laude. Lauren is a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, a founding member of the school’s Innocence Alliance, and a member of the Order of the Crown, the law school’s academic honors society. In 2015, Lauren was admitted to the North Carolina Bar. Lauren is a current member of the North Carolina State Bar and the Mecklenburg County Bar Association. Lauren has always had a passion for serving the underserved and hopes to bring that passion to Epperson Law Group. She brings enthusiasm to the courtroom and fights vigorously for her clients. Lauren is married and has a young son. She enjoys traveling, antiquing, spending time with her family and friends, and indulging in her husband’s comic book interests.