Mariana Russell
Garner, NC

Mariana Russell

Barefoot Family Law

Divorce and SeparationProperty DivisionSpousal Support | Alimony+4 More

This lawyer record ('Mariana Russell') and the 'Mariana Godwin' record at the same firm/DMA describe the same attorney — a family law attorney at Barefoot Family Law in Raleigh, NC, admitted to practice law in North Carolina in 2008, previo…

18 years' experience
Accepting New Clients

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This lawyer record ('Mariana Russell') and the 'Mariana Godwin' record at the same firm/DMA describe the same attorney — a family law attorney at Barefoot Family Law in Raleigh, NC, admitted to practice law in North Carolina in 2008, previously of Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton, LLP, and a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Family Law. Public sources (firm site, Super Lawyers) consistently use the name 'Mariana Godwin'; no independent source under the name 'Russell' was found — web searches for 'Mariana Russell Barefoot Family Law' return the same Mariana Godwin biography (same UNC Wilmington / Campbell University / Wyrick Robbins facts), indicating this is a duplicate/alternate-name record for the same individual rather than a distinct attorney.

Practice Areas

Divorce and SeparationProperty DivisionSpousal Support | AlimonyChild Custody and VisitationChild Support | Child Support EnforcementPrenuptial and Postnuptial AgreementsMediation

Awards & Recognition

  • Super Lawyers, North Carolina (selected 2020–2026)
  • Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2012–2013, 2017–2019)
  • Business North Carolina Magazine Legal Elite Hall of Fame (2020) — most votes of any lawyer in the family law section that year
  • Best Lawyers in America — Family Law
  • Order of Barristers (2008) — courtroom advocacy
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Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina, 2008

Education

  • B.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington (graduated with honors)
  • J.D., Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, 2008

Service Offers

  • Accepting New Clients
  • Languages: English

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