Palmer Law Firm, PLLC

Palmer Law Firm, PLLC

James L. Palmer, Attorney

Phone:

828-697-5410

Fax:

828-692-5373

E-Mail:

jameslamarpalmer@hotmail.com

Address:

140 South Church Street, Suite B, Hendersonville NC, 28792

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1666, Hendersonville NC, 28793

NC Bar Number:

28731

Counties Served

Henderson, Polk, Transylvania, and other counties in WNC.

Area of Practice

Things I do:

  • Divorce and Child Custody
  • Adoptions
  • Guardianships
  • Foreclosures
  • Collections
  • Wills and Powers of Attorney
  • Evictions

Things I do NOT do:

  • Bankruptcy
  • Social Security
  • Workers Comp.
  • Personal Injury
  • Immigration
  • Criminal Law

Education

I graduated from Whiteville High School (N.C) in 1995. I then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1995 to 1999. I graduated with a BA in History with Honors and a BA in Economics. While at Chapel Hill, I was a member of the Men’s Rowing team (two years), UNC Marching Tar Heels (four years) and was a staff writer for the Daily Tar Heel (one year). Afterward, I attended North Carolina Central University Law School from 1999 to 2002. While at NCCU, I was a member of the NCCU Law Journal.

Experience

While at NCCU, I worked for the N.C. General Assembly as a research assistant (2001-2002). After I got my Juris Doctorate from NCCU in 2002, I worked as a lawyer in Hendersonville for the Law Office of Frank Jackson. I held this position until 2022 when I started my own law firm.

Cited Cases

  • Lang v. Lang – 157 N.C. App. 703, 579 S.E.2d 919 (2003) (Represented Plaintiff in appeal by Defendant of trial court’s finding of personal jurisdiction over the Defendant, and Court of Appeals affirmed.)
  • Southland Distributors of North Carolina, LLC v Hamilton, No. COA11-1218, 729 S.E.2d 128 (2012) (unpublished) (Represented Defendant in a successful appeal from trial court’s denial of a Rule 60 motion to set aside judgment)
  • In re: R.A.F. and R.G.F (No. 274A22, 2023) (Represented Petitioners/Guardians in a termination of parental rights case against Respondent Mother; Issue was whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating and remanding for a new termination hearing when the trial court had dismissed provisional counsel in accordance with N.C.G.S. 7B-1108.1(a)(1) and N.C.G.S. 7B-1101.1(a)(1). N.C. Supreme Court sided with Petitioners, affirming the TPR Order)
  • Sellers v. Ochs, 180 N.C. App. 332, 638 S.E.2d 1 (2006) (barring a Plaintiff from enforcing a resulting or constructive trust when she had unclean hands when the property had been conveyed in order to avoid creditors.) Trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the Defendant/Client and appellate court affirmed.