Asheville Divorce Lawyers
Jim Siemens
In 1989, Jim received his Bachelor of Arts degree from UNC at Chapel Hill in English Literature. After travel in Europe and Southeast Asia, Jim attended Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, graduating in 1993.
Jim began private practice in Asheville in October of 1994 and has remained in private practice since. In 2007, Jim was certified by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization as a Specialist in the area of Family Law. Jim has been elected to the Law Practice Management Section Council of the North Carolina Bar Association for a three year term beginning July of 2010.
The State of North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission certified Jim to conduct Family Financial Mediations in 2003. Since that time, Jim has mediated more than 100 disputes rising from the dissolution of marriage.
Appearances include most State and all Federal Courts West of the Catawba River. Jim has also argued in the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Supreme Court and the Federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Jim is presently a member of the North Carolina Bar Assocation Family Law Section and Practice Management Section, serving on committees in each.
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Jim lives in Asheville with his daughter. In 2009 and 2010, he was the Senior Warden at Grace Episcopal Church in Asheville. Other interests include cycling, skiing, paddling and gardening.
Katie Fisher
Katherine received her B.A. from UNC at Chapel Hill in 1992, and her J.D. from UNC at Chapel Hill School of Law in 2003, making Dean’s List in the spring of that year.
She began her career in 2004 as a staff attorney at Pisgah Legal Services, an award-winning non-profit legal aid firm in Asheville. Within two years, she was managing attorney of the Mountain Violence Prevention Project. Under her management, the program significantly expanded its reach and improved its efficacy in helping families secure safety from domestic violence with various remedies in both state courts and through federal immigration laws.
Katherine joined Siemens Law Offices in January 2009, where she will continue to expand her work with families in the areas of family law and estate planning. She expects to be certified as a Family Law Specialist in 2010.
Katherine has developed a sharp skill set as a litigator and carefully prepares each case according to the unique facts and desires of the client. However, she sees trial as a last resort and will guide the client through all available methods of dispute resolution where the result will be of greater benefit to her clients. She is dedicated to harnessing the body of both family law and estate planning to help impose order and dignity in otherwise chaotic, emotionally charged areas of her clients’ lives.
Katherine has traveled extensively in Mexico and is proficient in Spanish. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, including both the Family Law and Estate and Fiduciary sections, and the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys.
She was nominated for a YWCA TWIN (Tribute to Women of Influence) Award in 2009, has served on the Junior League’s Community Advisory Board for 2008-09, and is active at the Asheville Jewish Community Center.
She lives in Asheville with her husband and their two boys.