Amy E. Simpson

Amy E. Simpson is a principal at Sodoma Law in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her family law experience includes trials involving complex child custody, alimony, and the division of substantial marital assets. She has worked with forensic experts to value majority and minority interests in closely held companies with significant revenues.

That financial work sits within Sodoma Law’s broader property division practice, which addresses assets and debts ranging from bank accounts to family businesses. The firm works with financial and business professionals when valuations require additional expertise. Its stated approach includes negotiating settlements and preparing for litigation when needed, with attention to the cost of a dispute and the preservation of marital assets.

Simpson’s practice also encompasses divorce, child support, premarital and postnuptial agreements, separation agreements, and guardian ad litem work. Her experience extends to appeals in the North Carolina Court of Appeals and oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Sodoma Law’s appellate practice emphasizes that preparation for a possible appeal begins during the underlying case. Its attorneys consider the pleadings, trial proceedings, and preservation of issues alongside the distinct procedures involved in appellate advocacy. This adds another dimension to the firm’s representation in family disputes that may continue beyond an initial court decision.

The firm also offers private guardian ad litem services in high-conflict custody and visitation matters. In that role, the focus is independent representation of a child’s best interests. The work can include evaluating the circumstances, making recommendations to the parties and court, and helping identify possibilities for resolution outside the courtroom.

Simpson earned both her J.D., cum laude, and MBA from the University of North Carolina in 1996, after graduating cum laude from Duke University with an English degree in 1992. She is admitted to practice in North Carolina.

Her professional service includes a term as president of the Charlotte Women’s Bar and pro bono and public service committee leadership within the North Carolina Bar Association’s Family Law Section. A frequent continuing legal education speaker, she describes her approach to clients facing major family transitions as one of compassion and resolve.