Attorneys
Leigh Ballenger Sellers Charlotte, North Carolina
| phone | (704) 315-2452 (866) 267-6809 (Toll-Free) |
| fax | (704) 553-7824 |
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It seems that I have been a student of divorce my entire life. I experienced divorce as a child, I watched later as high school friends endured their parent's divorces. As an adult, I listened while my adult friends and some close family members went though separations and divorces. I understand how the process of separation and divorce can consume and eat away at the lives of the participants. I also know that the decisions made by parents during their divorce have a tremendous effect on a child and can shape their relationships with their parents for the rest of their life. I worked as a staff attorney of the South Carolina Supreme Court after Law School. I have been a domestic attorney since 1993 when I entered private practice in Columbia South Carolina. I chose to work with Alan Krusch in 2004 because he and I share a philosophy of assisting people though this process in a manner that leaves them intact as a person.
A court proceeding and hearings before a Judge can be unavoidable and necessary. I am trained and prepared to meet those challenges. However, I am trained and skilled in negotiating and resolving domestic cases without adversarial hearings. I am a trained Mediator who is certified by the North Carolina Bar. I also joined the Mecklenburg Collaborative Law Practice Group in 2003. I make it a point to work with you to determine the best method of resolving the specific issues that are relevant to your personal situation, in addition to assisting you resolve the matter in a manner that works for you. No attorney can guarantee you a particular result. Each case is as individual as the parties involved. But I can promise that we will listen to you, keep your interests at heart and respect you during this very difficult time.
Mrs. Sellers is Board Certified by the North Carolina State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization.
- Year Joined Organization:
- Certification/Specialties:
- Family Financial Mediation Certification, Mediation Inc, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2004
- Certified Family Law Specialist, North Carolina Bar, 2009
- Bar Admissions:
- South Carolina, 1990
- North Carolina, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1993
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2003
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 2003
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2003
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2003
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of North Carolina, 2003
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of North Carolina, 2003
- Education:
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina,
1990
J.D. - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee,
1986
B.A.
Major: Modern European Studies - Ann Arbor Center for Mediation, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
1994
Domestic Mediation Certification
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Continuing Legal Education Seminars, South Carolina
- Continuing Legal Education Seminars, North Carolina
- Legal Research, Midlands Technical College, West Columbia, South Carolina
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- The Mecklenburg County Bar Association
- Member
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Member
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Member
- American Bar Association
- Member
- Junior League of Charlotte
- Sustaining Member
- Sardis Presbyterian Church
- Member
- Mecklenburg County Domestic Bar
- Member, Bench Committee
- Past Employment Positions:
- South Carolina Supreme Court, Attorney
- Private Practice, Columbia, South Carolina, Staff Attorney
- Private Practice, Columbia, South Carolina, Mediator





