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Meyer, Jaye Powell

Jaye Powell Meyer - Raleigh, NC

Attorney at Tharrington Smith LLP

Family Law Lawyers in Raleigh, NC

150 Fayetteville Street Suite 1900 Raleigh, NC 27601

  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 36 Years 
    Experience

Raleigh Family Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Family Law
  • Mediation/Arbitration
  • Divorce

Litigation: 75%

Attorney Information

Overview

Jaye Meyer is listed in the Best Lawyers in America® and North Carolina Super Lawyers®. She has been recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as one of the "Legal Elite" in North Carolina. Ms. Meyer is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and is certified as a Family Financial Mediator.

Ms. Meyer was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1990. She received her B.A. cum laude from Wake Forest University and her J.D. with High Honors from the University of North Carolina, where she served as Editor-In-Chief of the North Carolina Law Review.

Ms. Meyer has served on the Family Law Council of the North Carolina Bar Association and was the Chair of the North Carolina Bar Association Family Law Section in 2000-2001. She is the past Chair of the Family Law Specialization Committee of the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization and received the Howard L. Gum Service Award in 2008. She was elected to the Board of Law Examiners in 2007.

Ms. Meyer is the past Chair of the Family Law Continuing Legal Education Curriculum Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association and is a frequent course planner and speaker at Continuing Legal Education programs throughout the state. Ms. Meyer has recently lectured on the following topics: "Cohabitation Sufficient to Terminate Alimony," "Use of Wiretap Evidence," "Domestic Violence and Related Laws," "Divisible Property and Distribution of Marital Assets," "Family Law Basics -- Case Management," "Modification and Enforcement of Judgments in Family Law Cases," and "Rules 4 and 45 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure." Ms Meyer received the Super Lawyers award for top 50 Women Lawyers in North Carolina.

Ms. Meyer's hobbies are hiking and running. She has completed 61 marathons since 1994.


Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Jaye Powell Meyer included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

  • Best Lawyers in America®, 2001 - 2018
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers®, 2006 - 2015
  • Howard L. Gum Service Award, 2008
  • Super Lawyers award for top 50 Women Lawyers in North Carolina, 2010 - 2014
  • "Legal Elite" by Business North Carolina magazine, 2009
  • Board of Law Examiners, 2007
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers "Top 100 Lawyers" , 2011
  • Family Law Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America, 2015
  • AV Preeminent Rated Lawyer, Martindale Hubbell

Other Sources of Feedback About Jaye Powell Meyer

Included on the 2026North 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
      J.D with High Honors
      Law Review: North Carolina Law Review, Editor-In-Chief
  • Non Legal Education

    • Wake Forest University
      B.A.
      Honors: cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Attorney

Classes and Seminars

  • "Cohabitation Sufficient to Terminate Alimony"
  • "Use of Wiretap Evidence"
  • "Domestic Violence and Related Laws"
  • "Divisible Property and Distribution of Marital Assets"
  • "Family Law Basics -- Case Management"
  • "Modification and Enforcement of Judgments in Family Law Cases"
  • "Rules 4 and 45 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure"
  • “Family Law Basics - Child Support”

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina, 1990
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina

Specialties and Certifications

  • Board Certified Specialist in Family Law
  • Family Financial Mediator

Other Affiliations

  • Family Law Council of the North Carolina Bar Association (Member)
  • North Carolina Bar Association Family Law Section, 2000 - 2001 (Chair)
  • Family Law Specialization Committee of the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization (Chair)
  • Family Law Continuing Legal Education Curriculum Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association (Chair)
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow)
  • North Carolina Board of Examiners, October 31, 2015 - Present (Chair)

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Raleigh, NC

150 Fayetteville Street
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Raleigh, NC 27601

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