Elise Morgan Whitley Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Elise Whitley is a dynamic attorney who consistently strives to provide her clients with experienced, determined and cost effective representation in the fast paced world of family law. When she is not spending time with her son Milo and husband Cameron, Elise is busy helping her clients in all phases of domestic law including, divorce, alimony, child custody, child support equitable distribution, pre-nuptial agreements, ante-nuptial agreements, separation agreements and all other domestic matters.
Elise Whitley was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina on September 16, 1974 and admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 2001. Elise attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she received her BA in 1996. Elise attended Wake Forest University School of Law where she received her Juris Doctor in 2001. She was a member of the Wake Forest University School of Law Moot Court Board from 1999-2001 and was elected Associate Chief Justice of the Board in 2000.
Mrs. Whitley is the Author of several articles, including "Imputing Income in Child Support Cases: What is Bad Faith Anyway?" which was published in the Family Forum, North Carolina Bar Association in March 2006.
Community Involvement
- Certification/Specialties:
- Family Law Specialist, North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, 2006
- Education:
- Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina,
2001
Juris Doctor
Honors: Moot Court Board - Associate Chief Justice - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
1996
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Major: English - St. Mary's College, Raleigh, North Carolina,
1994
A.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Phi Theta Kappa (Honor Society)
- Published Works:
- "Imputing Income in Child Support Cases: What is Bad Faith Anyway?" Family Forum, North Carolina Bar Association, March, 2006
- "Name Changes, Incompetency, and Guardianships, What Every Family Law Practitioner Needs to Know" Trial Briefs, NCATL, Spring, 2007
- Domestic Violence Actions: Where Family Law and Criminal Law Meet Trial Briefs (Co-Author with John Vermitsky), North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Formerly NCATL), Spring, 2009
- Representative Cases:
- Williams v. Williams, 179 N.C. App. 838, 635 SE 2d 495 (2006)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Domestic Violence Actions: Where Family Law and Criminal Law Meet, North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Formerly NCATL), 2007
- Guardianship and Incompetency (Family Law Issues Before the Clerk of Court), 2006
- Honors and Awards:
- Super Lawyers of North Carolina - Rising Star, 2009 - Present
- Legal Elite of North Carolina - North Carolina Business Journal, 2009 - Present
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- North Carolina Bar Association, 2001 - Present
- Family Law Section - Member
- North Carolina Bar Association, 2003 - 2004
- Young Lawyers Division - Membership Chair
- North Carolina Bar Association, 2007 - 2008
- Family Law Section - Alimony Committee
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Formerly NCATL), 2008 - Present
- Member Board of Governors
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Formerly NCATL), 2001 - Present
- Family Law Section
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Formerly NCATL), 2002 - 2004
- Family Law Section - Executive Board
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Formerly NCATL), 2007 - 2009
- Family Law Section - Executive Board
- American Bar Association, 2001 - Present
- Family Law Section Member
- American Bar Association, 2007 - 2008
- Family Law Section Executive Board Member
- Chief Justice Joseph Branch Inn of Court, 2001
- Member
- Chief Justice Joseph Branch Inn of Court, 2006 - 2008
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Warren, Perry & Anthony, PLLC, Associate, 2001 - 2005
