JANET H. AMBURGEY
Board Certified Specialist in Family Law
Asheville Divorce Lawyer
North Carolina Certified Family Financial Mediator
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 Amburgey 2022 Best Lawyers in America Badge

NC Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, since 2016

Martindale BV Distinguished Peer Rated Lawyer since 2016

NC Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2017-18

Avvo Top Attorney since 2016

Business North Carolina Legal Elite, since 2017
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NC Certified Paralegal
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Janet's Credentials
HONORS
- Legal Elite Young Guns 2015
- Martindale-Hubbell BV Distinguished Peer Rated Lawyer, Since 2015
- Legal Elite Family Law Section 2017, 2018, 2022
- North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2017, 2018
- Best Lawyers in America Family Law Section since 2019
MEMBERSHIPS
CERTIFICATION
- Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, Since 2016
- North Carolina Certified Family Financial Mediator, Since 2022
EDUCATION
- Appalachian School of Law, Grundy, VA
Juris Doctor, 2008 - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
B.S., Business Administration/Marketing 2002
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
- 28th Judicial District Bar Executive Committee Member 2015-2018
- 28th Judicial District Bar Executive Committee Secretary 2018-2019, 2019-2020


JANET H. AMBURGEY
Board Certified Specialist in Family Law
Asheville Divorce Lawyer
North Carolina Certified Family Financial Mediator
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
- North Carolina Certified Family Financial Mediator

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
EDUCATION
- Appalachian School of Law, Grundy, VA
Juris Doctor, 2008 - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
B.S., Business Administration/Marketing 2002
MEMBERSHIPS

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
CONNECT WITH JANET

Tracy Laws
NC Certified Paralegal
tracy@ghma.law