by Nicole Sodoma
Months ago, after just completing a settlement, I received an email from a local Charlotte, North Carolina elementary school inquiring about my availability to speak at their career day. In a moment of weakness, thinking “there’s plenty of time on my calendar for...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Penelope (Penny) Hefner’s decision to practice family law and dedication to clients stems from her love of helping people stand up for themselves and making a difference. As a wife and mother of two boys, she is no stranger to a hectic day or coming up with a solution...
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by Robin Lalley
Home. It’s where memories are made. It’s where you lay down your head at night after a long day. It’s where you feel comfortable and safe. Though, if you have recently legally separated from your spouse, your “home” may feel more like a “house” these days. Some family...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Parents often struggle with the decisions they make every day when raising children. They contemplate and consider the ramifications of each decision to ensure they are making the best one, the right one. So what happens when parents separate and divorce and parenting...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Over the years, as the firm has grown, I have had plenty of learning experiences and epiphanies. One that I routinely see is the ability of young attorneys to balance the critical role of true advocacy, particularly in a family law case, with the growth of a client...
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by Nicole Sodoma
Robin Lalley is a hands-on, dedicated attorney who truly enjoys the ins and outs of family law. Her attendance at Western Carolina University exposed her to a melting pot of experiences leaving the big question, “Where to next?” Would she get her business degree or...
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by Sodoma Law
The major overtone of a recently published Charlotte Business Journal article on banks and living wills was related to the resolutions proposed by five of the largest major banking institutions in the country. As the article provided, two of the banks in our own...
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by David DuFault
Recently the Charlotte Business Journal contained an article about the big banks’ failure on their own ‘living wills’. In the context of the big banks, the living wills in question are the Federal Reserve and FDIC requirements that the largest banks provide documents...
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by Sodoma Law
It is that time of year again. No, it is not your birthday—it is tax time! For most parents, it is a foregone conclusion that you will claim your qualifying minor children on your personal tax returns, but for parents not living in the same household, it may not be...
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by Nicole Sodoma
When I opened the doors to Sodoma Law in 2008, it was with the intention of building a different kind of firm. When I started to put together the team, I focused on creating a culture unlike any other I had encountered: a “firm family” that showed commitment to our...
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