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Arlaine Rockey’s Legal Experience
AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT LEGAL EXPERIENCE:
Child Custody cases, particularly involving protective parents
Childhood Sexual Abuse
Physical Abuse of Children
Domestic Violence
Mental Health Issues
Substance Abuse Issues
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW, Coral Gables, Florida
Juris Doctor degree: May, 1989
Activities and Honors:
President, Association for Women Law Students, 1987-88, 1988-89
Staff writer, Res Ipsa Loquitur, law school newspaper
Editorial Board, Entertainment & Sports Law Review
Society of Bar & Gavel
1987 Summer Honors Research Program, "Children and the Law"
Guardian ad litem for children in foster care, 1987-88
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Bachelor of Arts degree: English, May, 1984
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL, Charlotte, North Carolina
Graduated: 1980
EMPLOYMENT:
Attorney, Law Office of Arlaine Rockey, NC
April 2002 – present.
(part-time October 2000 – October 2001) (Civil & Criminal litigation & Mediation)
(Representing parents in custody, child support, domestic violence,
alimony, equitable distribution, and other family law cases,
Criminal Defense cases, and personal injury cases)
Attorney, Weaver, Bennett & Bland, P.A., NC
October 2001 – April 2002. (Representing parents in custody, child support,
domestic violence, and other family law cases,
and Criminal Defense cases)
President, Arlaine, Inc. ~ NC Vacation Rentals and Bed & Breakfast
November 1999-October 2002 (Incorporated) May 1998-November 1999 (Unincorporated)
Author, Ocean Court, Legal Mystery Novel, Published 1999 (www.attorneyauthor.com)
Attorney, Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, Inc., Charlotte, NC
January 1993-February 1999
(Custody & Domestic Violence Attorney/Family Law Team Leader)
(Representing parents in custody, domestic violence, child support,
and other family law cases,
and in Juvenile Court DSS cases)
Attorney, sole practitioner and Rockey & Collias, Charlotte, NC
September 1991-January 1993
(Civil litigation, including family law cases, representing children in mental health cases,
representing parents in Juvenile Court DSS cases, and Criminal defense cases).
Attorney, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., Miami, FL
September 1989-February 1991
(Representing children in foster care in Juvenile Court)
Certified Legal Intern, Office of the State Attorney, Miami, FL
August 1988-April 1989
(Prosecution - Traffic and DUI & Domestic Violence Crimes Unit)
BAR ADMISSIONS:
Florida, 1989
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1990
North Carolina, 1991
United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina, 1991
District of Columbia, 1992
COMMUNITY & PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT:
N.C. Bar Association (2002-06)
N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers (2001-02)
Charlotte Convention and Visitors Bureau (2000-02)
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce (Arlaine, Inc., 2000)
Hate Crimes Working Group, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of NC (1998-99)
Mecklenburg County Domestic Violence Advocacy Council (1993-99)
N.C. Association of Women Attorneys (Board Member 1994)
Association for the Reform of N.C. Marital Rape Laws, 1991-93, Founder/Co-chair
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