Fred M. Morelock

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Tharrington Smith, LLP

Experience: 48 years

Family Law, Divorce and Arbitration & Mediation

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section, Best Lawyers, Family Mediation Section and 45 others

Awards 47

Experience 48y

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Fred Morelock received his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1974 and his law degree from UNC in 1976. He then practiced as a trial attorney for ten years in the areas of criminal defense and family law litigation before being appointed to the bench. He joined Tharrington Smith in 2001.

In 1986, Mr. Morelock was appointed by Governor James G. Martin to a Wake County district court judgeship. He was reelected three times and served for fourteen years. In 1990, Mr. Morelock became the first judge in Wake County to become a Certified Juvenile Law Specialist. During the last several years on the bench, he presided almost exclusively in domestic court, most recently in North Carolina’s first designated specialized judgeship in the area of family law.

As a district court judge, Mr. Morelock was a frequent speaker and instructor for continuing legal education seminars for attorneys (North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and Bar Association) and for judges (North Carolina Association of District Court Judges and the Institute of Government New Judges School) on various family law issues. He has also been a seminar speaker for the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants and the Wake County public school principals. Mr. Morelock has served on the Board of Directors of the Wake County Bar Association and its Professionalism Committee, the Raleigh Rescue Mission, and Carolina Legal Assistance.

Mr. Morelock’s practice includes the representation of clients in all areas of family law, as well as mediation and arbitration. He is admitted to practice in all state courts and the federal district courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina. Mr. Morelock is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and its family law section.

Mr. Morelock is married to Jeannie S. Morelock, and they have two teenage sons.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

North Carolina

Since 1976

Professional Experience

2001 - Current

Tharrington Smith, LLP

Partner

2010 - 2013

NC Medical Board

Independent Counsel

1986 - 2000

North Carolina District Court, 10th Judicial District

District Court Judge

Appointed by Gov. James G. Martin. First judge in Wake County to become a Certified Juvenile Law Specialist, 1990

1976 - 1986

Criminal & Family Law

Trial Attorney

Education

1976

University of North Carolina School of Law

J.D. (1976)

1974

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

B.A. (1974) | Arts and Law

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Best Lawyers in America

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Best Lawyers, Family Mediation Section

Best Lawyers in America

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Best Lawyers, Family Mediation Section

Best Lawyers in America

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Best Lawyers, Family Mediation Section

Best Lawyers in America

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

year - Fred M. Morelock

Best Lawyers, Family Mediation Section

Best Lawyers in America

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

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Best Lawyers, Family Mediation Section

Best Lawyers in America

Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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Best Lawyers, Family Mediation Section

Best Lawyers in America

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North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

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Appreciation Award

10th Judicial District Bar

Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Legal Elite

Business North Carolina magazine

Award of Excellence

Wake County Bar Association Presidents

Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

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North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Super Lawyers

North Carolina Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

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Tharrington Smith LLP 150 Fayetteville Street Suite 1800 Raleigh NC 27601 Telephone: (919) 821-4711 Fax: (919) 829-1583

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Practice Areas

Family Law

Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Divorce

Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

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English

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