PRACTICE FOCUS
Mitchell Kelling’s practice is devoted to family law, representing clients throughout Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, and the surrounding counties.
Mitchell is certified as a family law specialist by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization and regularly focuses on issues relating to:
- Alimony
- Child support
- Equitable distribution of property
- Litigation of financial disputes
- Mediation and arbitration for others
- Post-nuptial agreements
- Premarital agreements
- Separation agreements and property settlements
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
- "How to successfully co-parent during the new school year" Interview with QC Morning WBTV, August 2022
- "How to successfully co-parent during busy summer months" Interview with QC Life WBTV, June 2022
- "In Depth - Divorce Rate Increase", Spectrum 1 News interview with anchor Claudine Chalfant, December 2021
- "5 Tips on Getting Divorced in North Carolina", Axios Charlotte, November 2021
- Charlotte Lawyer to the (Reality) Stars, Business North Carolina, September 2021
- Covering All the Bases: 2016 Essentials of Family Law with Advocacy Skills Clinic”, North Carolina State Bar Association, November 2016
- 2016 Essentials of Family Law (North Carolina Bar Association), November 2016
- Making Family Law Great Again: 2018 Essentials of Family Law with Advocacy Skills Clinic”, North Carolina State Bar Association, November 2016
- Custody & Contempt (North Carolina Advocates of Justice Family Law Specialization Exam Review), September 2017
- 2018 Essentials of Family Law (North Carolina Bar Association), November 2018
- Child Custody (North Carolina Advocates of Justice Family Law Specialization Exam Review), September 2018
- Contempt (North Carolina Advocates of Justice Family Law Specialization Exam Review), September 2019
- Family Law Specialization Exam Review Seminar”, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, September 2017, 2018 and 2019
- "Alimony, Child Custody, Equitable Distribution, Oh My! Legal Eagles: A Checklist If Your Marriage Isn’t Going to Last" (QNotes, July 12, 2019)
- "Transgender Legal Issues and Family Law" Legal Eagles: How to Deal with Identify, Marriage, Parenting and Divorce" (QNotes, November 2,
ACTIVITIES
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Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
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North Carolina Bar Association: Family Law Section (1998-present), Vice Chair of Family Law Section (2019 – present), Executive Committee of Family Law Council (2017 – present), Council member (2015-2018), CLE Committee (2010-present, co-chair 2016 - 2019), Annual Family Law Section Meeting: Social Chair (2000-2003)
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Mecklenburg County Bar: Family Law Section (1998-present); Chair (2008-2009), Silent Partners' Mentoring Program (2006-2009), Young Lawyer's Section (1998-2009); Chair (2006-2007); Co-Chair (2005-2006); Secretary/Treasurer (2004-2005); Board Member (2002-2004), Nominating Committee (2006), Bar Leadership Institute (2005), Academic Internship Program, Chair (2003-2006), Ask-A-Lawyer, Chair (2001-2003)
- Leadership Charlotte XXVIII
POINTS OF DISTINCTION
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