Cary Close
Founder
Named Business North Carolina’s 2021 Legal Elite Top Family Lawyer in the state.
After practicing family law for 13 years at a large firm, Cary started her solo practice in 2006 with the goal of providing the highest quality legal services to men and women faced with the biggest crisis of their life: a divorce. An equally important goal was to maintain a personal connection with each and every client, which continues to this day.
Cary is a Raleigh native who has been married for over 33 years, is a mother of three, and now has a grandson and two granddaughters. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Campbell Law School (cum laude), where she was a member of Law Review and the Moot Court team. After law school, Cary clerked for the Honorable K. Edward Greene at the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Over her career of almost 35 years, Cary has built a solid reputation as one of the most respected divorce attorneys in Raleigh, North Carolina and has helped hundreds of divorcing spouses navigate the often frightening and confusing journey that begins with marital separation. Cary’s clients receive high-quality legal representation and a straightforward, practical approach to their cases. For more than two decades, each year Cary has been selected by her peers across the state as one of the top family lawyers, as published in Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite” issue and North Carolina Super Lawyers. The firm is consistently ranked as Top Tier by U.S. News – Best Law Firms. As noted above, in 2021, Cary was selected by her peers as Legal Elite’s top family law attorney in the state.
Cary is also a certified Family Financial Mediator who is frequently asked by other family lawyers to help resolve their clients’ cases out of court. Over the years, Cary’s mediation practice has steadily grown and she considers it an honor and a privilege to regularly be chosen by peers she respects to play an integral role in settling their cases.
Maggie Strain
Firm Administrator
Growing up a military brat, then subsequently marrying into the military, Maggie has lived and traveled all over the world. (17 countries–more to come!) She’s never stayed in one place more than a few years & always felt “wanderlust” just in time to go to the next place. She chose The Raleigh area to finally plant roots because it’s the perfect place to raise kids & to also be closer to her family. She received her B.S in Criminal Justice & Sociology from Old Dominion University in 2006, an Elementary Education degree from East Carolina University in 2013 & her Paralegal Studies Certificate from UNC in 2021. The daughter of an attorney, she’s always been interested in the legal field and thought this would be a foot in the door–who knows? Perhaps Law School will be next! She was drawn to work in Family Law because having been through the divorce/custody process herself, she wanted to help guide people through the process with the knowledge she’s been there too.
Maggie loves the outdoors—beach and mountains equally; depending on the season & scenery. In her free time, she enjoys working out, trying new foods & spending time with family & friends. Maggie & her husband Michael have 4 boys between them that keep them extremely busy.
