Brian King

Brian started King Law in 2002, in a two-room office above a bar. He had the vision to create a firm that was built around business principles and taking care of clients. It is under Brian’s leadership the firm has grown from a small community firm to one of the largest and fastest-growing firms in the Carolina. Brian has always called Western North Carolina home and has always considered taking care of the community as a natural role of the small-town lawyer. As King Law has grown in locations and numbers, that vision has never changed. Brian is a member of the North Carolina and South Carolina Bars, and in 2009 became a Family Law Specialist. (North Carolina Bar Board of Specialization). He has served as the attorney for the Rutherford County Department of Social Services, and the McDowell County Department of Social Services, been a member of the North Carolina Child Support Council. He is a sought after and consistent speaker at various Continuing Legal Education events. He has spoken across the country at legal conferences and has a network of attorneys across the country that call on him for legal business advice. Brian is a proud father and understands the dynamics of family law as an attorney and as a client. He has been elected as President of the Judicial District Bar and has served in various legal leadership positions. Brian has been involved in several Court of Appeals cases, with important and often referenced opinions. Awards and Honors Honors Best Attorney - Rutherford County (Daily Courier), 2006 - 2008 Top 100 Family Law Attorneys, The American Society of Legal Advocates, 2016 - Present AVVO 10 rating, 2012 - 2017

• Managing Partner

• Bob Wolf, Attorney at Law, Attorney, 1998 - 1999
• Byers & King, Partner, 2000 - 2002
• McDowell County Department of Social Services, Attorney
• Rutherford County Department of Social Services, Attorney

• Adjunct Faculty, Business Law, Isothermal Community College
• Mentor, The Robert & Janice McNair Educational Foundation
• Guest Speaker, McDowell County Chamber of Commerce
• Family Law, NBI, 2016 - Present
• Advanced Child Support and Spousal Support Issues, NBI, 2016 - Present
• Discovery in Family Law, NBI, 2016 - Present
• Top 10 New Child Support Cases, NC Child Support, 2014 - Present
• Divorce Law Guide from A to Z, NBI, 2012 - Present

• Gary v. Bright
• Citation: 750 S.E.2d 912 (2013)
• Court: NC COA
• In Re K.O.L
• Citation: COA09-1699
• Carcano v. JBSS, LLC
• Citation: 684 S.E.2d 41
• Head v. Mosier
• Citation: 677 S.E.2d 191
• In Re J.H.R.
• Citation: COA09-809

• Board of Directors/Past-President, Rutherford Life Services, 2008 - 2017
• Board Member, Kidsenses, 2012 - 2017
• Representative Clients
• Rutherford County Department of Social Services
• Rutherford County Child Support Enforcement

• North Carolina, 1998
• South Carolina, 1998
• Specialties and Certifications
• North Carolina Certified Family Law Specialist, North Carolina Bar Board of Specialization, 2009

• District Bar - 29A Judicial District, 2008 - 2009 (President)
• District Bar - 29 Judicial District, 2006 - 2007 (President)
• North Carolina Child Support Council (Member)
• NCBA, 2010 - Present (Member)
• Family Law Specialist, 2009 - Present (Member)
• Rutherford County Bar Association, Secretary