ABBEY FORDE
Asheville Divorce Lawyer
Abbey Forde joined GHMA | LAW in 2026. She is a divorce lawyer and represents clients through divorce, separation, child custody, equitable distribution, and related family law matters.
Abbey earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from New York Law School in May 2023. During law school, she served as a student senator, participated in the Center for Business and Financial Law, and mentored through the Legal Association for Women. She also gained experience counseling clients through the school’s Small Business and Non-Profit Clinic.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Christopher Newport University in May 2020, where she participated in the inaugural women’s golf, the Honors College, and the President’s Leadership Program.
Abbey's Credentials
EDUCATION
New York Law School, New York, NY
Juris Doctor, May 2023
- Graduated cum laude
- Student Bar Association, Senator, 2021–2022
- Center for Business and Financial Law, Affiliate
- Legal Association for Women, Student Mentor
Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, May 2020
- Women’s Golf
- Honors College
- President’s Leadership Program
MEMBERSHIPS
- North Carolina State Bar
- 40th Judicial District Bar
- Buncombe Bar Association
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
- GHMA | LAW, Asheville, NC — Attorney, September 2026 – Present
- Bull & Reinhardt, PLLC, Asheville, NC —Attorney, October 2023–August 2026
- LexisNexis, New York, NY — LexisNexis Associate, August 2021–May 2023
- Ruta, Soulios, & Stratis LLP, New York, NY — Paralegal, January 2022–August 2022
Internships & Externships:
- New York Law School Small Business and Non-Profit Clinic, New York, NY — Law Student Intern, August 2022–May 2023
- Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY — Strategic Enterprise Technology Contracts Intern, June 2021–August 2021
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
- Brother Wolf Animal Rescue Volunteer and Animal Foster