Jaye Meyer

Jaye Meyer

Tharrington Smith, LLP
  • Family Law, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce ...
  • North Carolina
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Jaye Meyer is listed in the Best Lawyers in America® and North Carolina Super Lawyers®. Ms Meyer received the Super Lawyers award for Top 50 Women Lawyers in North Carolina from 2010-2014, and Top 100 Lawyers in 2011. She has been recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as one of the “Legal Elite” in North Carolina. Ms. Meyer is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and is certified as a Family Financial Mediator.

Ms. Meyer was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1990. She received her B.A. cum laude from Wake Forest University and her J.D. with High Honors from the University of North Carolina, where she served as Editor-In-Chief of the North Carolina Law Review.

Ms. Meyer has served on the Family Law Council of the North Carolina Bar Association and was the Chair of the North Carolina Bar Association Family Law Section in 2000-2001. She is the past Chair of the Family Law Specialization Committee of the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization and received the Howard L. Gum Service Award in 2008. She was elected to the Board of Law Examiners in 2007.

Ms. Meyer is the past Chair of the Family Law Continuing Legal Education Curriculum Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association and is a frequent course planner and speaker at Continuing Legal Education programs throughout the state. Ms. Meyer has recently lectured on the following topics: “Cohabitation Sufficient to Terminate Alimony,” “Use of Wiretap Evidence,” “Domestic Violence and Related Laws,” “Divisible Property and Distribution of Marital Assets,” “Family Law Basics — Case Management,” “Modification and Enforcement of Judgments in Family Law Cases,” and “Rules 4 and 45 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.”

Ms. Meyer’s hobbies are hiking and running. She has completed 61 marathons since 1994.

Practice Areas
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Arbitration & Mediation
Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
North Carolina
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Languages
  • English
Professional Experience
Attorney
Tharrington Smith, LLP
- Current
Education
North Carolina Central University School of Law
J.D. (1990)
Honors: High Honors
Activities: Editor-In-Chief of the North Carolina Law Review
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Wake Forest University
B.A. (1983)
Honors: cum laude
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Awards
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
AV Preeminent Rated
Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
AV Preeminent Rated
Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
AV Preeminent Rated
Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Lawyer of the Year - Family Law, Raleigh
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Legal Elite
Business North Carolina magazine
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Balancing Act, The best women lawyers in the state thrive through hard work - at the office and at home., The Legal Elite
Business North Carolina magazine
Legal Elite
Business North Carolina magazine
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Legal Elite
Business North Carolina magazine
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Legal Elite
Business North Carolina magazine
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Top 100 Lawyers
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Legal Elite
Business North Carolina magazine
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®
Top 50 Women North Carolina Super Lawyers
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Legal Elite
Business North Carolina magazine
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Howard L. Gum Service Award
North Carolina State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Super Lawyers
North Carolina Super Lawyers
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers inAmerica
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers, Family Law Section
Best Lawyers in America
Professional Associations
North Carolina Board of Law Examiners
Chair
- Current
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North Carolina Board of Law Examiners
Member
- Current
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North Carolina State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization, Family Law Specialization Committee
Past Chair
- Current
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North Carolina State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization, Board of Law Examiners
Member
- Current
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American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, North Carolina Chapter
Fellow
- Current
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North Carolina Bar Association
Member
- Current
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North Carolina State Bar  # 17662
Member
- Current
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North Carolina Bar Association, Family Law Continuing Legal Education Curriculum Committee
Chair
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North Carolina Bar Association, Family Law Section
Chair
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North Carolina Bar Association, Family Law Continuing Legal Education Curriculum Committee
Vice Chair
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North Carolina Bar Association, Family Law Council
Member
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Certifications
Board Certified Specialist in Family Law
North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization
Certified Family Financial Mediator
North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission
Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
Tharrington Smith, LLP
150 Fayetteville Street
Suite 1800
Raleigh, NC 27601
Telephone: (919) 821-4711
Fax: (919) 829-1583