Helen Oliver
Raleigh, NC

Helen Oliver

Wake Family Law Group

Property DivisionSpousal Support | AlimonyDivorce and Separation+9 More

Helen M. O'Shaughnessy is a partner at Wake Family Law Group and a North Carolina board-certified family law specialist. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2016, an…

29 years' experience
Accepting New Clients

About

Helen M. O'Shaughnessy is a partner at Wake Family Law Group and a North Carolina board-certified family law specialist. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, has been named a Super Lawyer every year since 2016, and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Note: the firm's directory lists this attorney under the name "Helen Oliver," but her name on the firm's own bio page is Helen M. O'Shaughnessy.

Practice Areas

Property DivisionSpousal Support | AlimonyDivorce and SeparationAnnulmentChild Custody and VisitationChild Support | Child Support EnforcementGrandparents' RightsPrenuptial and Postnuptial AgreementsFertility LawDomestic Violence | Protective OrdersLGBTQ+ | Same Sex DivorceMediation

Awards & Recognition

  • Super Lawyer (annually since 2016)
  • Rising Star (2009, 2011-2013)
  • Business North Carolina Legal Elite
  • AV Preeminent rating (Martindale-Hubbell)
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Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina State Bar (1997)

Education

  • Undergraduate degree, Dickinson College
  • J.D., Widener University School of Law (1997)

Service Offers

  • Accepting New Clients

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