James Franklin Mock
I am honored to be able to serve my client’s needs. I feel strongly that my role is to listen and counsel as I help my clients try to achieve closure to their legal cases. Often I find that my domestic clients can find their quickest path to happiness through resolution out of court. For my disability clients I pay careful attention to their ailments and complaints and I try to convey their story to help them receive their disability benefits. For my criminal clients, I have worked hard to educate them as to the process, negotiate with the prosecutor and ultimately help my client decide whether it is best to assert their rights to a trial or take a reduced plea offer. The common theme I try to convey to all clients is that I care about their issues and I want to help improve their lives.
Franklin Mock has been married to his wife Laura for 18 years and he has two sons, Samuel and Benjamin. Franklin handles Family Law cases, Social Security Disability cases and Criminal Defense cases for the firm. Franklin Is also a dual certified mediator as he is a certified Family Financial Mediator, and a certified Superior Civil Court Mediator. Franklin is a past Deacon at Forest Park Presbyterian Church in Statesville. He is the past immediate Chairman of the Board of HealthReach Community Clinic in Mooresville. He is a former member of Race City Civitans. Hiking, grilling, and camping are some of his passions. Franklin is an avid Tar Heel and Carolina Panthers fan.
Areas of Practice
- Social Security Disability
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Child Support
- Child Custody
- Uncontested Divorce
- Criminal Law
- Driving While Intoxicated
- Traffic Violations
- Civil Litigation
- Contracts
- Wills
- Adoption Law
- Fathers Rights
- Grandparents Custody
- Grandparents Visitation Rights
- Independent Adoptions
- Interstate Child Custody
- Parental Rights
- Private Adoptions
- Step Parent Adoptions
- Third Party Custody
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Visitation Rights
- Alimony
- Equitable Distribution
- Interstate Support
- Marital Agreements
- Marital Property Distribution
- Marital Property Law
- Marital Property Settlements
- Matrimonial Law
- Name Changes
- Non-Traditional Family Law
- Paternity
- Postnuptial Agreements
- Premarital Agreements
- Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
- Restraining Orders
- Separation Agreements
- Spousal Support
- General Practice
- Powers of Attorney
- Living Wills
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1999
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2000
Education
- Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina
- J.D. - 1999
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- B.A. - 1996
- Major: History/Political Science
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Iredell County Bar Association, Member
- North Carolina Bar Association, Member
- North Carolina State Bar, Member
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member
