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Kaitlin Romanelli Myers

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Kaitlin Romanelli Myers

Attorney at Law
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Biography

Kaitlin Romanelli Myers is an associate in our office in Asheville, North Carolina. She counsels and defends clients in a wide range of litigation matters, primarily focusing on insurance defense and general liability matters.

Kaitlin also defends clients in professional, medical malpractice, negligence, and SIU / insurance fraud claims as well as governmental liability. She is licensed in North Carolina and has been admitted to practice in the federal courts.

Kaitlin is passionate about her role as an advocate and attributes her success in the courtroom to her diverse practice area background. Earlier in her career, she represented clients in family law disputes, civil litigation, estate planning, probate matters, and criminal defense.

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Kaitlin earned a Juris Doctor from Campbell University School of Law in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she achieved several honors and competed in several trial competitions. Prior to law school, Kaitlin received dual Bachelors of Arts in both Criminology and Political Science with a Law and Justice concentration and a minor in Forensic Science.

Outside of the courtroom, Kaitlin enjoys hiking the trails of beautiful Western North Carolina, trying new restaurants and breweries, and spending time with her husband and children.

Experience

Kaitlin represents clients in a wide range of litigation matters, primarily focusing on insurance defense and general liability matters. Kaitlin also defends clients in professional and medical malpractice and negligence claims, SIU / insurance fraud, and governmental liability. Kaitlin’s practice previously included representing clients in family law, criminal defense, and estate planning.

Family Law & Domestic Relations

Kaitlin represents clients in a wide range of family law and civil litigation matters. Kaitlin works closely with her family law clients to ensure their specific needs are being met for divorce, child custody, child support, alimony and spousal support, and adoption and termination of parental rights matters.

Kaitlin previously worked with clients to understand their unique life circumstances and estate planning needs, and then creates wills, trusts, power of attorney, advance medical directives and other documents that protect their interests. She also has defended clients in criminal matters.

Credentials

Admitted

State Courts:

  • North Carolina

U.S. District Courts:

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Education

  • J.D., Campbell University
  • B.A., Criminology, North Carolina State University
  • B.A., Political Science, North Carolina State University

Memberships

  • 28th Judicial District Bar
  • North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
  • North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
  • North Carolina Bar Association

Resources

Publications

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In the Press

Child Custody with No Order

Written by: Kaitlin Romanelli Myers A custody order or parenting agreement lays out how custody is handled, including whether a parent has sole or joint custody, and the physical custody schedule of the child, and holiday schedules. Without a child custody order, either parent can lawfully take physical custody of the child at any time.
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Legal v. Physical Custody

Written by: Kaitlin Romanelli Myers When determining child custody, there are two types of custody to be decided on, physical custody and legal custody. Legal custody allows a parent to make major decisions about the child’s schooling, religious upbringing, and medical care. Parents can either share joint legal custody, or one parent can have primary
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The Impact of Marital Misconduct in North Carolina

Written by: Kaitlin Romanelli Myers North Carolina is what is considered a “no-fault” divorce state, which means marital misconduct is not relevant to get a divorce. North Carolina allows spouses to get divorced for any reason, so long as they have been separated for one (1) year or more. Marital misconduct is relevant however, for
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Modification of Child Custody

Written by: Kaitlin Romanelli Myers An existing child custody order can be modified if there has been a substantial and material change in circumstances. A modification of child custody requires meeting a two-prong test: (1) that there has been a substantial and material change of circumstances since the previous order was entered, and (2) that
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