Leadership & Support
Rice Law attorneys are leaders in family and education law and are supported by professional legal staff.
Attorneys
Mark Spencer Williams, Esq.
Williams is the owner and managing member at Rice Law, a North Carolina family and real property attorney, and a nationwide* education attorney. He is a North Carolina certified parent coordinator for high conflict child custody cases. Williams has three years trial experience and fourteen years experience helping colleges and universities administer billions in federal student aid throughout the nation. Read more »
Charles E. Rice, III, Esq. Of Counsel
Rice has almost 40 years of legal experience representing clients in family law cases. Rice is a former Chief District Court Judge in Wilmington, North Carolina. Rice has extensive experience with all aspects of family law. He is of counsel to the firm. Read more »
Richard Forrest Kern, Associate
Kern is a graduate of Albany Law School and has returned to Wilmington where he has lived for twenty years. He has a special interest in estate planning, trusts, and other family law issues. Read more »
Stephen Domer, Associate
Associate Attorney Domer is an active member of the Bar and the surrounding community.
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Legal support staff
Eva L. Shew | Client Services Assistant
Ms. Shew has a Bachelor of Arts degree from UNCW in Elementary Education and has her North Carolina teaching certificate. In addition to her legal industry experience, she has experience in the education and construction space.
Abigail Gray | Paralegal
Ms. Gray has extensive experience helping clients with financial standing affidavits, initial listings, and trial preparation under the direction of the Firm's attorneys.
Jordan Spencer | Receptionist
The voice of Rice Law, Ms. Spencer is often the first person to greet our clients and callers.
Ms. Barbara McChesney | Legal Secretary
Ms. McChesney has extensive experience as a Court Reporter and legal secretary. Prior to joining the firm, she served as the Court Reporter for Charles E. Rice, III when he was the Chief District Court Judge for the Fifth Judicial District of North Carolina serving Pender and New Hanover counties. During her career as a court reporter, she recorded the testimony of several well-known cases. Ms. McChesney has faithfully served the firm since its inception in 1993. Ms. McChesney retired in 2009.
* With local bar approval.
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