JANET H. AMBURGEY
Board Certified Specialist in Family Law
Asheville Divorce Lawyer
I am a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law. I graduated from Appalachian School of Law in 2008 and have since focused my practice exclusively on family law matters. I represent people in divorce and separation, surrounding child custody and support, through property settlement and alimony matters. I help people build families through adoption, name changes, and marital agreements. I protect parents and children in domestic violence matters and as parent counsel in DSS matters. I believe problem-solving a primary responsibility of a lawyer. Assisting people through family chaos, ensuring the protection of their rights and property, helping to blend and expand families, and facilitating the transition to newly designed futures, is the heart of family law practice.
A true Asheville citizen, Janet is drawn to our unique downtown atmosphere. A creative at heart, she is a baker and enjoys decorating cakes. Her favorite haunt is Charleston’s beautiful coastline and decadent seafood, and escapes there whenever possible. Janet and her canine buddy, Gunner, claim hiking at the Biltmore Estate an all-time favorite. But when the Tennessee Volunteers are on the gridiron, Knoxville is the only place you’ll find her.
Janet is married to Asheville lawyer Thomas Amburgey. They have two young children.
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Business North Carolina Legal Elite, since 2017
Janet Amburgey 2022 Best Lawyers in America Badge
NC Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, since 2016
Martindale BV Distinguished Peer Rated Lawyer since 2023
NC Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2017-18
Avvo Top Attorney since 2016
Business North Carolina Legal Elite, since 2017
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Janet's Credentials
CERTIFICATION
- Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, Since 2016
EDUCATION
- Appalachian School of Law, Grundy, VA
Juris Doctor, 2008 - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
B.S., Business Administration/Marketing 2002
MEMBERSHIPS
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- 28th Judicial District Bar Executive Committee Member 2015-2018
- 28th Judicial District Bar Executive Committee Secretary 2018-2019, 2019-2020
HONORS
- Legal Elite Young Guns 2015
- Martindale-Hubbell BV Distinguished Peer Rated Lawyer, Since 2015
- Legal Elite Family Law Section, since 2017
- North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2017, 2018
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Family Law Section, since 2019
- Best Lawyers in America Family Law Section since 2019
JANET H. AMBURGEY
Board Certified Specialist in Family Law
Asheville Divorce Lawyer
I am a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law. I graduated from Appalachian School of Law in 2008 and have since focused my practice exclusively on family law matters. I represent people in divorce and separation, surrounding child custody and support, through property settlement and alimony matters. I help people build families through adoption, name changes, and marital agreements. I protect parents and children in domestic violence matters and as parent counsel in DSS matters. I believe problem-solving a primary responsibility of a lawyer. Assisting people through family chaos, ensuring the protection of their rights and property, helping to blend and expand families, and facilitating the transition to newly designed futures, is the heart of family law practice.
A true Asheville citizen, Janet is drawn to our unique downtown atmosphere. A creative at heart, she is a baker and enjoys decorating cakes. Her favorite haunt is Charleston’s beautiful coastline and decadent seafood, and escapes there whenever possible. Janet and her canine buddy, Gunner, claim hiking at the Biltmore Estate an all-time favorite. But when the Tennessee Volunteers are on the gridiron, Knoxville is the only place you’ll find her.
Janet is married to Asheville lawyer Thomas Amburgey. They have two young children.
Janet's Credentials
CERTIFICATION
- Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, Since 2016
HONORS
- Legal Elite Young Guns 2015
- Martindale-Hubbell BV Distinguished Peer Rated Lawyer, Since 2015
- Legal Elite Family Law Section 2017
- North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2017, 2018
- Best Lawyers in America 2019
MEMBERSHIPS
EDUCATION
- Appalachian School of Law, Grundy, VA
Juris Doctor, 2008 - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
B.S., Business Administration/Marketing 2002
Best Law Firms 2019
NC Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, since 2016
Best Lawyers since 2019
Avvo Top Attorney since 2016
Martindale BV Distinguished Peer Rated Lawyer since 2016
NC Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2017-18
Business North Carolina Legal Elite, since 2017
