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Practice Areas
  • Personal Injury – all attorneys in the firm represent those who have been injured in automobile accidents or negligence cases. Free consultations are provided by telephone or in person.
  • Employment Law – Frank Goldsmith represents clients in various employment matters, including discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, pay issues, and other labor disputes. (Labor Form) (Summary of Employment Law)
  • Civil Litigation – Frank Goldsmith represents clients in a wide range of matters that involve litigation in the civil courts, including business and commercial litigation, boundary and other property disputes, civil rights litigation, and tort litigation.
  • Real Estate – Jim Goldsmith, aided by the firm’s paralegal staff, represents clients in real estate transactions, including closings for residential and commercial purchases or refinancing, preparation of deeds, boundary line disputes, and easements.
  • Wills & Estates – Jim Goldsmith represents clients in the general administration of decedents’ estates, preparation of wills, trusts (in conjunction with a certified estate planning specialist), preparation of limited and general powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney, and living wills.
  • Traffic – Jim Goldsmith and Julie Dews both represent people who are charged with traffic violations in McDowell County. The usual fee for cases set in administrative traffic court is $150.00.
  • Worker’s Compensation – Julie Dews has represented injured workers in North Carolina for over seventeen years. She is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Worker’s Compensation section. She enjoys getting to know her clients personally, and takes time to meet with clients and talk to them frequently. Julie provides free consultations in worker’s compensation cases, and no fee is charged unless she wins the case. Worker’s compensation attorney fees are subject to the approval of the North Carolina Industrial Commission.
  • Social Security Disability – Julie Dews has been representing claimants in Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) cases for over seventeen years. She is a member of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Disability Advocacy Section and a Sustaining Member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives. Julie enjoys getting to know her clients personally, which helps her understand the reasons the client is unable to work and helps her present a convincing case to the Social Security Administration. Julie provides free consultations in Social Security cases, and no fee is charged unless she wins the case. Attorney fees in Social Security cases must be approved by the Social Security Administration.

Mediations –

  • Frank Goldsmith is certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission as a mediator in state superior court and federal court cases.
  • Jim Goldsmith is certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission as a mediator for family law cases, including equitable distribution.