Amy L. Britt is a Partner with Parker Bryan Family Law. She is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina and has lived in Raleigh since the Fall of 2005.
Since 2005, Amy has focused her practice exclusively on family law matters in Wake County, including separation, divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, property distribution, domestic violence, premarital agreements, separation and property settlement agreements, and retirement division orders (QDROs). As a result, she is well-versed in the Wake County Family Court system, including cases involving complex equitable distribution, business owners and grandparent custody/visitation.
In addition, Amy is licensed to practice law in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of North Carolina and has experience dealing with Federal Hague Convention cases concerning international child abduction.
Her knowledge and experience make her a confident trial attorney who is also successful negotiating and resolving cases in mediation.
Professional Recognition and Involvement
Amy is a Board-Certified Specialist in Family Law and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
She was certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Center as a Family Financial Mediator in 2017. She is also a Parenting Coordinator in high conflict custody cases.
Amy was recently named one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in North Carolina by Super Lawyers magazine and to the North Carolina Lawyers’ Weekly Power List in Family Law. Amy has been recognized as a Super Lawyer in Family Law in each consecutive year from 2011 to 2025. She has been named to Business North Carolina magazine’s “Legal Elite” from 2017 to 2026 and as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Family Law since 2020.
Amy has authored and presented on a variety of family law topics, including:
- Guest Lecturer at Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law on the topic of Equitable Distribution, Family Law (Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025)
- Course Planner, “Advocacy Reimagined: Uncovering Evidence without Experts in the Age of AI,” North Carolina Bar Association (May 2024)
- Presenter, “Special Considerations in a ‘Grey Divorce’” on the topic of Grandparents’ Rights, North Carolina Bar Association (January 2024)
- Presenter, “Interstate Issues” on the topic of Practice Ideas in the Modern World, North Carolina Bar Association (September 2023)
- Presenter, “2022 Essentials of Family Law Post-Pandemic” on the topic of Advocacy and Professionalism, North Carolina Bar Association (November 2022)
- Course Planner, “Practical Magic: 2020 Essentials of Family Law,” North Carolina Bar Association (November 2020)
- Course Planner, “Freaky Friday: They Told Me I Only Needed to Know Family Law,” North Carolina Bar Association (September 2019)
- Presenter, North Carolina Family Law Specialists Annual Conference on the topic of “To Add or Not to Add Corporations as a Party in Equitable Distribution,” North Carolina State Bar (August 2019)
- Presenter, Annual Review on the topic of Family Law, North Carolina Bar Association (October 2017, October 2018)
- Program Co-Chair, “Litigating a Family Law Case” (North Carolina Advocates for Justice (February 2018)
- Presenter, “Family Law Specialization Exam Review: Topics, Techniques and Case Law Update” on the topic of Wiretapping North Carolina Advocates for Justice (September 2016)
- Presenter, “Family Law Specialization Exam Review: Major Topics and Recent Developments” on the topics of Child Custody and Domestic Violence, North Carolina Advocates for Justice (September 2015)
- Presenter, North Carolina Family Law Specialists Annual Conference on the topic of Ethics, North Carolina State Bar (July 2015)
- Co-Author, Equitable Distribution Chapter of Critical Family Law Cases, Second Edition, published by the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation (2015)
- Author, History of the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association (2003-2013)
- Co-Author, “Post-separation Support and Alimony” Chapters of the North Carolina Marital Claim Deskbook, Third Edition, published by the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation (2012)
- Co-Author, “Can’t Live With ‘Em Can’t Live Without ‘Em” An Analysis of the Trial Court’s Authority to Hear and Decide Child-Related Claims in North Carolina Post-Baumann, Campbell Law Review, 2012 (34 Campbell L. Rev. 449 (2012)
- Presenter, Basics of Family Law Seminar on the topic of Civil Procedure, Discovery, Depositions and Courtroom Procedure, North Carolina Bar Association (November 2012)
Community Recognition and Involvement
Amy sits on the Board of Directors for the Frankie Lemmon School and Development Center and chairs the Board Governance Committee.
Amy volunteered with the Domestic Violence Advocacy Project and the Community Legal Project while at UNC School of Law. After entering private practice, she continued to volunteer her time to victims of domestic violence by serving as a Supervising Attorney for Campbell Law School’s Domestic Violence Advocacy Project. Amy has also served as a volunteer attorney for children through “The Child’s Advocate.”
Amy is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Raleigh where she previously participated in the “Step-Up” Program designed to prepare and empower low income and homeless individuals in Wake County to obtain life-sustaining employment, family and financial stability, and affordable housing.
She is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh where she serves as a Deacon.
Professional Associations/Memberships
Amy is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and a member of the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and Wake County Bar Association.
Amy has served as Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association since 2019. She recently completed a three-year term as a Council Member with the Family Law Section and was past Chair of the History of the Family Law Section from 2011-2018.
To schedule an initial consultation with Amy, contact her paralegal, Chloe Rehkamp, at chloe.rehkamp@parkerbryanfamilylaw.com or Amy can be reached directly at amy.britt@parkerbryanfamilylaw.com.
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