
Our Leadership
NCCCLA is grateful to the many attorneys whose dedication and hard work has been integral to the advancement of the Collaborative Law Process in general civil disputes. Many of these pioneers are Founding Members of NCCCLA and continue to serve in leadership roles within the organization. Learn more about each member by clicking on his or her name below to link to the member’s individual page on his or her firm website.
Founding Members
Jeffrey A. Batts
Batts, Batts & Bell, LLP
jabatts@battslaw.com
William A. Blancato
Doughton Blancato, PLLC
bill@drbattorneys.com
Amy L. Cox Gruendel
Resolution Mediation Services, LLC
amy@resolutionmediationservices.net
Auley (Lee) M. Crouch, III
Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm, & Sayed, LLP
acrouch@bcklawfirm.com
Bartina L. Edwards
Law Offices of Bartina Edwards
bedwards@blelaw.com
Robert E. Fields, III
Oak City Law LLP
rob.fields@oakcitylaw.com
Steve Gruendel
Moore and VanAllen
gruendels@mvalaw.com
John Ong
Cranfill Sumner Hartzog
jong@cshlaw.com
Carl N. Patterson, Jr.
Smith Anderson
cpatterson@smithlaw.com
John Sarratt
Harris Sarratt & Hodges, LLP
jsarratt@hshllp.com
Nicole Slaughter
Hamlet & Associates, PLLC
nslaughter@hamletandassociates.com
Mark Springfield
Springfield Collaborative Divorce
mspringfield@me.com
Danae C. Woodward
Woodward & Woodward PLLC
danae@woodwardandwoodward.com
Board Members and Officers
Jeffrey A. Batts, Vice President, Treasurer
Batts, Batts & Bell, LLP
jabatts@battslaw.com
Colleen L. Byers, Secretary
Bell Davis & Pitt
cbyers@belldavispitt.com
Auley (Lee) M. Crouch, III
Block, Crouch, Keeter, Behm, & Sayed, LLP
acrouch@bcklawfirm.com
Bartina L. Edwards
Law Offices of Bartina Edwards
bedwards@blelaw.com
Robert E. Fields, III
Oak City Law LLP
rob.fields@oakcitylaw.com
Amy L. Cox Gruendel
Resolution Mediation Services, LLC
amy@resolutionmediationservices.net
John Ong
Cranfill Sumner Hartzog
jong@cshlaw.com
Carl N. Patterson, Jr.
Smith Anderson
cpatterson@smithlaw.com
Kevin Pratt
CoLaw
kevin@colaw.co
John Sarratt, President
Harris Sarratt & Hodges, LLP
jsarratt@hshllp.com
Nicole Slaughter
Hamlet & Associates, PLLC
nslaughter@hamletandassociates.com
Mark Springfield
Springfield Collaborative Divorce
mspringfield@me.com
Danae C. Woodward
Woodward & Woodward PLLC
danae@woodwardandwoodward.com