Barbara R. Morgenstern - a Greensboro, North Carolina (NC) Lawyer

Updated: 02/28/2026

Attorney Information

Overview

I have been practicing exclusively family law since 1986 and became a Board-Certified Specialist in Family Law in 1991. Over the past 25 years, I have mediated hundreds of family law cases. I am also a certified arbitrator by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Although I have tried numerous family law cases over my career, I prefer to resolve matters out of court. It is much less stressful for everyone when I can resolve my cases through some form of alternate dispute resolution. If it becomes necessary, I have extensive experience trying cases in Guilford, Alamance and Rockingham Counties.

My Objective

My core objectives are to provide clients with the best representation possible. I achieve this by presenting them with realistic alternatives to resolving their matters. By doing so, we cause as little damage as possible to families going through the divorce process.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

Best Lawyers in America in Family Law, 1996 - current
Best Law Firms in Family Law and Family Law Mediation, 2024 - current
North Carolina Super Lawyers in Family Law, 2006 - current
North Carolina Super Lawyers Top 50 Female Lawyers, 2006 - 2014
Legal Elite in Family Law, 2011 - current

Other Sources of Feedback About Barbara R. Morgenstern

Included on the 2026 North Carolina Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2024 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2020 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2019 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2018 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2017 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2016 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2015 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2014 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2013 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2012 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2011 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2010 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2009 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2008 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2007 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
2006 North Carolina Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1986
  J.D.
  Law Review: Editor-in-Chief, International Law Journal
Non Legal Education
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1977
  A.B.
  Honors: Dean's List, 4 Years

Languages

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Spanish
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Classes and Seminars

Elon University School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Family Law, 2008 - current
Wake Forest University, Adjunct Professor of Family Law, 2009
Wake Forest, Greensboro and High Point Bars, and UNC CLE Seminars, Frequent speaker at NCBA

Pro Bono Activities

Chair and Board Member, Central Carolina Legal Aid Advisory Board, 2008 - Present
Board Chair and Member, Eastern Music Festival, 2008 - 2014
Board Chair, Eastern Festival of Music, 2025

Published Works

Articles

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: The Need for Ratification 10 North Carolina Journal of International Law & Commercial Regulation, 1985

Bar Admissions

North Carolina, 1986
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina

Specialties and Certifications

Board Certified Specialist in Family Law

Other Affiliations

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow)
Board-Certified Specialist of Family Law, 1991 - Present
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1994 - Present
North Carolina Family Law Section, 1993 - 1994 (Chair)
North Carolina Family Law Specialization Subcommittee, 2011 - 2018 (Chair and Member)
Dispute Resolution Commission, 2019 - 2022 (Commissioner)
Board of Legal Specialization, 2022 - 2025 (Vice Chair and Member)

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Contact

Greensboro, NC

106 N. Elm Street
Suite 300
Greensboro, NC 27401

Directions

Phone: 336-691-2822

Fax: 336-279-8849

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.caolaw.com

Credit Cards Accepted
Virtual Appointments

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