Lori Vitale is the founding partner of Vitale Family Law in Raleigh, North Carolina which opened its doors in 2011. Prior to opening her own firm, she was a partner at the firm of Cheshire, Parker, Schneider, Bryan & Vitale (now Parker Bryan Family Law), where she practiced family law for 15 years. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law and a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She had the honor of serving as President of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (2015), Chair of the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association (2011-2012), and Chair of the Wake County Bar Association Professionalism Committee (2007-2012). A graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law, Lori has been recognized in the Best Lawyers in America since 2007, Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite since 2009, designated top Legal Elite for Family Law in 2014, and is now in the Hall of Fame. She has been named in North Carolina Super Lawyers; including the Top 50 Women Attorneys (2012- Present) and Top 100 Attorneys (2012-2018). Vitale Family Law has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as a top family law firm since 2013.
Certified Legal Specialties
- Specialist in the practice of Family Law, North Carolina State Bar Since 2001
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, Since 1995
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, Since 1995
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, Since 1996