Archives: <span>Attorney</span>

Eason Armstrong
Keeney

Eason started working with The Armstrong Law Firm, P.A., alongside her family in September 2015. A local of Smithfield, Eason returned home after graduating from Wake Forest School of Law in May 2015.

Eason is a “Double Deac.” She graduated from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Religion in 2012. She knew she made a wise decision to continue her legal education at Wake Forest when she met her husband, Daniel, during her first week of law school.

Eason welcomes the opportunity to be “Strong for You” in the courtroom. While at Wake Law, Eason honed her trial advocacy skills, participating in Litigation Clinic, competing in and qualifying for Trial Bar, achieving the highest grade in Trial Practice, and receiving the North Carolina Advocates for Justice Award and the CALI Award for Excellence. Her leadership, editing and writing abilities landed Eason a position on the Board of Editors for the Journal of Law & Policy.

Following in the footsteps of her mother, Marcia Armstrong, Eason handles a variety of domestic claims with a focus on equitable distribution of marital assets. Eason is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association, Johnston County Bar Association, and the North Carolina Pro Bono Society. She also serves as the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors for Johnston County Department of Social Services. Eason devotes her (little) free time to spending time with family (including her toddler), exercising, reading and travelling.

L. Lamar
Armstrong, III

L. Lamar Armstrong, III, son of L. Lamar Armstrong, Jr. and Marcia H. Armstrong, joined The Armstrong Law Firm (ALF) in June 2013. Prior to joining ALF, Lamar focused his career on representing insurance companies. Now, as an Eastern North Carolina litigation attorney, Lamar (also known around the office as “Lamar 3” or “L3”) puts the saying “know thy enemy” to good use. Having represented insurance companies, Lamar knows how they evaluate and pay claims. This knowledge can be very useful in handling your claim and obtaining a fair settlement from the insurance company.

Lamar focuses on business disputes and the lawsuits necessary to resolve them. Prior to law school, Lamar graduated from of one of the highest ranked business schools in the country. His education helps Lamar deal effectively with business structures, finance, operation, management, and other concepts. With Lamar, you get a skilled litigator with credentials of a business executive.

Lamar also regularly handles appeals. Lamar is particularly skilled in the areas of legal research, writing, and oral argument. Lamar employs these skills to best position clients’ appeals for success.

Raised in Smithfield, Lamar’s passion is to serve the good people of Eastern North Carolina. He’s committed to being “Strong for You” as he helps you obtain the compensation or relief you deserve. Whether you have been wronged through a car wreck, an insurance company’s refusal to pay, an unfair business act or practice, refusal to pay a debt, property disputes, or in other ways, Lamar draws on his stellar education, practical experience dealing with insurance companies, youthful energy and passion, and all the tools available through The Armstrong Law Firm, P.A., to aggressively make “right” the “wrongs” unfairly imposed on you.

Lamar works alongside his father, L. Lamar Armstrong, Jr., and mother, Marcia H. Armstrong, to serve their fellow Eastern North Carolinians in The Armstrong Law Firm, located in Smithfield, North Carolina.

Education and Professional Accolades

Lamar graduated with distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May of 2008, earning a degree in Business Administration from the esteemed Kenan-Flagler Business School. Lamar graduated from the Wake Forest University School of Law in May of 2011.

Lamar concentrates on civil claims for money and property in state and federal court. Lamar is licensed to practice not only in North Carolina state courts but also in all North Carolina federal trial courts, which include: the Eastern District of North Carolina, the Middle District of North Carolina, and the Western District of North Carolina.

Lamar is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association (“NCBA”), including its Appellate Practice Section. Lamar was an inaugural member of the Council of the Insurance Law Section of the NCBA. Lamar currently serves as an advisory member of the Ethics Committee of the North Carolina State Bar, and in that role helps craft new ethics rules which govern attorneys licensed in North Carolina.

Lamar also serves as a director and officer of the Triangle East Chamber of Commerce.

Lamar was named a Best Lawyers “One to Watch” based on ratings by his peers in the legal community.

Contact Eastern North Carolina Litigation Attorney L. Lamar Armstrong, III.

Marcia H.
Armstrong

Marcia H. Armstrong is a well-known Eastern North Carolina Family Law Specialist, who has served as president of the state chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). The AAML is recognized as the top family law association in the country. The AAML only accept members who demonstrate the highest levels of professional skill and ethics.

Marcia is a partner with her husband, L. Lamar Armstrong, Jr. at The Armstrong Law Firm, P.A., in Smithfield, North Carolina. She appears before trial courts throughout eastern North Carolina and currently concentrates her practice in the areas of equitable distribution and support issues. In addition to divorce litigation, Marcia is certified as an arbitrator by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and as a Superior Court and Family Financial Mediator by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. She has served as an arbitrator and mediator in many domestic cases.

Education and Practice Areas

Marcia was admitted to practice in North Carolina in 1983, after receiving her bachelor’s degree in 1980 from Salem College and her J.D. degree from Wake Forest University in 1983. She has also served as an adjunct professor of law for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.

Marcia’s practice is limited to family law and divorce in North Carolina. Marcia is a frequent speaker and course planner at law schools and at continuing legal education programs sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Foundation. She has written and presented manuscripts on a wide range of topics including divorce laws, jurisdictional problems in interstate custody cases, intensive children’s issues, how to try a domestic case, strategies in handling child custody cases, alimony trial preparation, effect of reconciliation on separation agreements and property settlements, attorney fees provisions in agreements, tax consequences of equitable distribution, distribution factors in equitable distribution cases, classification of assets in equitable distribution cases, divisible property distribution, managing an equitable distribution, arbitration, premarital agreements, alienation of affection and criminal conversation, and ethics and professionalism.

Professional Accreditations and Accolades

In 1989, Marcia was certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in family law. She has been a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1993 and is a past president of the North Carolina Chapter.

Marcia is the Vice-President of the North Carolina State Bar and has served for nine years as State Bar Councilor for Judicial District 11B. She is a past president of the Johnston County Bar Association and the Eleventh Judicial District. She was recognized in 2010 as a Citizen Lawyer by the North Carolina Bar Association and has served in the past on the Association’s Board of Governors and as chair of the Family Law Section. In 1997, she was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Bar Association for her service to the Family Law Section.

Marcia received the Sara H. Davis Excellence Award in 2011 from the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization and the Gwyneth B. Davis Award in 1995 from the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys. She has been listed as one of the Super Lawyers® by Charlotte Magazine since 2006 and “The Best Lawyers in America” since 1994. Marcia has been named a Super Lawyer® in Family Law by Super Lawyers magazine every year since 2009.

Contact Eastern North Carolina Family Law Specialist Marcia H. Armstrong

At The Armstrong Law Firm, P.A., Marcia handles every aspect of her family law cases involving complex property division and divorce in North Carolina. She guides her clients through difficult times with compassion and dedication.

For information about attorney consultations, contact our firm online or by calling 919-934-1575.

L. Lamar
Armstrong, Jr.

As an Eastern North Carolina injury attorney and business dispute attorney with over 40 years experience, L. Lamar Armstrong, Jr. has tried many cases to judges and juries and is proud to be a trial attorney. However, Lamar believes his job is best described as helping people solve problems. Whether that problem is a car wreck, medical negligence, an insurance company’s refusal to pay, an unfair business act or practice, refusal to pay a debt, property disputes, or other ways people are hurt and need help, there is a problem that is best served by compassionate understanding focused through passionate advocacy.

Lamar is a partner with his wife, Marcia H. Armstrong, at The Armstrong Law Firm, P.A., located in Smithfield, North Carolina.

Resolving Client Problems for Over 40 Years

One should not kill a mosquito with a hammer, but in conflicts, sometimes a hammer is required. The key is not only knowing when to reach for the hammer, but also knowing how to use it.

With wisdom borne of four decades resolving clients’ problems, in court and out, sometimes with hammer and sometimes not, Lamar has learned to use properly and aggressively all the tools of our justice system to efficiently help his clients solve their problems. Sometimes this is early, out of court discussion and settlement. Sometimes it must be trial by jury. Lamar has the experience and ability to help you solve your problem. Ask others you know and trust about Lamar. He looks forward to helping you solve your problem.

Education and Professional Accolades

Lamar graduated with Phi Beta Kappa distinction from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) in December of 1977, completing his undergraduate degree in Political Science in three and a half years. Lamar graduated from the UNC-CH School of Law in 1981, and began the practice of law in Smithfield.

Within a few years, Lamar concentrated on civil claims for businesses and personal injury in state and federal court. For over 40 years, Lamar has remained a member of the North Carolina Advocates of Justice and the North Carolina Bar Association. Lamar is an active member in the American Board of Trial Advocates. Based on ratings by his peers in the legal community, Martindale-Hubbell has always listed Lamar as “AV” rated, the highest rating available. Lamar is also proud to have been named a Super Lawyer® in business disputes every year since 2009.

Contact Eastern North Carolina Business Dispute Attorney L. Lamar Armstrong, Jr.

The Armstrong Law Firm, P.A., offers clients small-town service and delivers large-firm results.

For information about attorney consultations, contact our firm online or by calling 919-934-1575.