Ashley E Lorance
Katzenstein & Lorance
I am an attorney in Gastonia, NC, practicing family law, personal injury. I also handle will preparation and traffic matters.
Before practicing law, I lived and worked in several different countries. I taught English as a second language in Germany and France. In the United Kingdom, I worked in the personal injury department of a Scottish law firm.
Since I started practicing, I have devoted my energy to trying to efficiently resolve family law cases and to get the best recovery possible in personal injury cases. I became a NCDRC Certified Mediator for Family Financial cases in 2017. Clients often come to lawyers when they are stressed or anxious. I truly enjoy helping clients and my best reward is to bring them relief from whatever legal problem they are facing. Our firm offers a variety of fee options (contingency, hourly, flat) depending on your legal matter. Please call or email me for a consultation.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
Personal Injury
- North Carolina
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- German: Spoken, Written
- Associate Attorney
- Katzenstein & Lorance
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- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
- J.D.
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- Honors: 2011 Pro Bono Honor Roll, Educational Achievement Award, North Carolina Advocates for Justice ; Author, "An Assessment of U.S. Responses to Greenwashing and Proposals to Improve Enforcement," New York State Bar Association, 2010 Professor William R. Ginsberg Memorial Essay Contest Winner (2nd place) ; Represented Hofstra University School of Law in the 2010 Pace Law School National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition ; Represented Hofstra University School of Law in the 2008-09 William C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition (Best Memorandum for Respondent) ;Excellence award for earning the highest grade in a law school course: Transnational Law
- Activities: Extern, Judge Dora Irizarry, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York ; Research Assistant, Prof. Andrew Schepard, Reporter for the Uniform Collaborative Law Act
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- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- B.A. | Communication Studies
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- Honors: Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Association Honor Society; Dean’s List (3 semesters)
- Activities: Carolina Union Activities Board
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- Volunteer Lawyer Program Distinguished Service Award
- Legal Aid of N.C.
- N.C. Bar Association
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- North Carolina Advocates for Justice
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- American Bar Association
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- North Carolina Advocates for Justice
- Family Law Section - Communications Co-Chair
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- Modification of a Foreign Child Custody Order Under the UCCJEA When Multiple States Are Involved
- NC Bar Association Blog
- What to Do When One Parent Wants to Relocate
- N.C. Bar Association - Generally Speaking
- Advocacy in Child Support Contempt Cases, 2018 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Respondents, UNC-Chapel Hill
- UNC-CH School of Government
- Certified Mediator – Family Financial
- North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission
- Certified Volunteer Mediator (Jan. 2009)
- Hofstra University School of Law
- Website
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