Melissa Averett

With more than 24 years of experience in the legal profession, Melissa Averett is the managing attorney of the firm Averett Family Law. Working out of the firm located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, she strives to find unique and creative resolutions for legal matters involving:

· Divorce and child custody

· Family law contracts

· Marital torts

· Personal injury

· Estate planning and probate law

· Protective orders

Ms. Averett is a board-certified family law specialist by the North Carolina State Bar and is well-known as a passionate and fierce attorney. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in dramatic arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1998, she secured a law degree from the North Carolina Central University School of Law. 

A strong champion of her client’s rights, Ms. Averett effectively handles both trials and negotiations efficiently. Rated 10/10 on Avvo, she has received numerous five-star reviews on the platform. She has gained a set of loyal clientele over the span of the past several years of practicing law. Her clients define her as their strong pillar of support who approaches each case with compassion and pays diligent attention to details. 

Matrimonial law is an area of practice that demands the qualities of sensitivity and empathy of its practitioners, which Ms. Averett possesses. She makes it a practice to impart her knowledge to others by participating in family law conferences and continuing legal education seminars. As a member of The National Crime Victim Bar Association, she is often called upon to give testimonies as an expert witness in cases of domestic violence.