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The North Carolina Court of Appeals the last set of 2020 Opinions on December 31st. Soni Brendle was fortunate to end the year with another win. Ketan Soni and Andrew Brendle were retained after the alimony trial to pursue our client’s appeal. The full opinion can be found by clicking here. The case involves a […]
Soni Brendle, PLLC is honored to welcome David H. Strickland to the firm beginning January 2021. After serving as a Mecklenburg County Judge for eight years, David is uniquely situated to provide private arbitration services to other North Carolina attorneys as the court system continues to be bogged down by COVID-19. When he is not serving […]
Ketan Soni has been using Zoom and other remote technology to deliver divorce and estate planning legal representation, arbitration and mediation services since before the start of COVID. Click here to read about Ketan’s latest post on the North Carolina Bar Association’s website about some of the latest Zoom features and how they positively impact […]
Soni Brendle is proud to announce that Ketan Soni has been appointed to the NCDRC Commission for a 3-year term! The North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission was established in October of 1995, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-38.2. The Commission is charged primarily with certifying and regulating private mediators who serve the courts of this […]
Ketan Soni Presents “The New Community Platform”
Keeping track of the kids: Child Custody tips in Charlotte and North Carolina Going through a divorce is difficult for any family. Parents go through an emotional and financial rollercoaster as they try to figure out what lives will look like after everything is either settled or litigated in front of a judge. I find […]
As busy attorneys, we don’t often get a moment to reflect on the life events that brought us to the present date. We had the opportunity to (virtually) sit down with Kevin Pratt at The Human Lawyer to talk about our different approaches to divorce and business law. Take a listen as Andrew talks about […]
Just last month, a North Carolina bill was signed into law which made language changes to how real property is titled. “Tenancy by the entirety” used to refer only A named man “and wife” or “A named woman” and husband. The change now adds “A named individual and wife, A named individual and husband, and […]
January 1st of any year is an arbitrary period of time that happens to be the perfect chance to take a look backwards to see what you can do different going forward. This is true if you are divorce(ing) and especially true if you have children. Most people have had a little downtime…
April 15th looms right around the corner, and most people cringe when they think about completing tax returns. Filing taxes induces stress because of dealing with accountants, gathering records and receipts, and eventually paying a good chunk of your hard-earned money to the government…

Ketan Soni
- Partner
- Divorce and Family Lawyer
- NC Dispute Resolution
Commissioner (2020 - 2023) - NC DRC Certified Mediator
- Collaborative Lawyer
- Frequent CLE Speaker

ANDREW BRENDLE
- Partner
- Trial Lawyer
- Family Law Litigator
- Business Litigator
- Appellate Lawyer

David Strickland
- Partner
- Former District Court Judge
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Civil Litigation
- Family Law

JESSICA MAYBIN
- Family Law Paralegal
- Business Litigation Paralegal
- CCPC Paralegal Technology Program