William K Diehl Jr

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James, McElroy & Diehl is a Charlotte, North Carolina law firm with a unique culture and a smart, effective approach to the practice of law. Our innovative legal strategies and direct counsel deliver the best possible outcomes for our clients.

For over 50 years our attorneys have helped individuals and businesses in North Carolina avoid problems, overcome obstacles and minimize consequences — fairly, efficiently and economically.

We’re in our element when challenged by complex cases, even when up against super-sized law firms. Our attorneys frequently compete against teams of lawyers from much larger firms, and we succeed — even when faced with legal problems many consider unsolvable.

James, McElroy & Diehl PA
600 S College St #3000
Charlotte NC 28202-1825
Tel: 704 372-9870
Fax: 704 333-5508
E-mail: bdiehl@jmdlaw.com

Areas of Practice

Alimony / Spousal Support
Automotive & Dealer Advocacy
Business Litigation
Child Custody & Support
Civil Litigation
Divorce
Equitable Distribution
Family Law
Marital Agreements
Motorsports Law
Professional Negligence

Family Law

James, McElroy & Diehl undertakes a wide range of matters involving the most personal and difficult legal issues affecting family life. The litigation of personal family issues can produce stress, economic hardship and, at times, bitter conflict. James, McElroy & Diehl offers a compassionate and effective approach to these situations.

We are well-known for the expertise we bring to emotionally challenging, legally complex issues – and for the aggressive representation that delivers the best possible outcomes for our clients. We represent a diverse array of clients, from public officials and high-profile CEOs to small business owners and stay-at-home parents. We are prepared to assist clients in tailoring an approach that best serves their particular circumstances, whether that is an uncontested divorce and negotiated separation agreement or a complex equitable distribution, support and child custody trial.

Our family law attorneys frequently interact with the firm’s other practice groups in order to provide a comprehensive and unified approach to issues presented in our clients’ cases. We frequently assemble multidisciplinary teams, drawing on our strengths in areas such as estate planning, tax, corporate, real estate, and financial services in order to best represent and protect our clients’ interests.

James, McElroy & Diehl counsels clients on a broad range of legal issues that can arise in the family law context, including:

Adoption and guardianship
Alienation of affections and criminal conversation
Alimony and post-separation support
Child custody
Child support
Divorce
Equitable distribution (division of marital property)
International child abduction under the Hague Convention
Juvenile Court matters
Paternity and legitimation
Post-decree enforcement and modification
Pre- and post-nuptial agreement
Restraining orders
Same-sex partnerships
Separation agreements
Termination of parental rights

Although James, McElroy & Diehl has a reputation for aggressively representing our clients’ interests and litigating on their behalf when necessary, we are also pioneers of collaborative divorce, a process for couples who want to minimize conflict but still need to deal with the tangled issues that come with the dissolution of a relationship.

Ultimately, our principle goal in most family law situations is to ensure that our clients can successfully and confidently move forward with the next stage of their lives.