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Irene P. King
Practice Focus—Family Law, International Child Abduction cases arising under the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and Civil Litigation.

Originally from Indiana, Irene graduated summa cum laude in 2000 from Miami University of Ohio with a B.A. in political science and a minor in vocal music performance. She earned her J.D. in 2004 from the University of North Carolina School of Law in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. While in law school, she was the Symposium Editor for the North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation. She also served as research assistant to Sally B. Sharp, family law professor, and Buckner F. Melton, professor of reading, reasoning, writing and advocacy training. Additionally, she was an assistant clerk during an externship with the Honorable Ann Marie Calabria, North Carolina Courts of Appeals.

Irene has sung the national anthem at the opening of games for the Charlotte Bobcats and Charlotte Knights. She has been the featured soloist for the past several years at the Mecklenburg County Law Day luncheon and lecture.

She is a member of the Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations, the Mecklenburg County Law Day Committee, and the Family Law Sections of the Mecklenburg and North Carolina Bar Associations. She is admitted to practice in North Carolina State Courts, as well as the Federal Courts for the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Irene participated in the Mecklenburg County Bar Leadership Institute in 2009, has served as in-house coordinator for the Arts and Science Council for several years and participates in other civic organizations.