More Than 60 Years Of Combined Family Law Experience
Biography
Chris Reinhardt is a lifelong North Carolina native and second-generation attorney who grew up around the practice of law and has spent more than two decades serving individuals and families in Western North Carolina. Practicing since 2003, Chris represents clients in family law, civil litigation, and domestic-focused legal matters, with a primary emphasis on guiding individuals and families through complex divorce, custody, and related domestic issues. His long-standing involvement in the local community, combined with extensive courtroom experience, shapes an approach to representation that is practical, direct, and grounded in an understanding of the real-world impact legal decisions have on families.
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Marital Property Division
- High Asset and Complex Equitable Distribution
- Alimony and Spousal Support
- Pre‑Marital Agreements
- Post-Nuptial Agreements
- Jurisdictional disputes (UCCJEA)
- Domestic Violence
- All other Family / Domestic Law matters
- Civil Litigation
- Real Property Litigation
- Partition Actions
- Contract Litigation
- Partnership Litigation
- Estate Litigation
- General Civil Litigation
- Estate Planning incident to Divorce
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 2003
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2003
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- J.D. - 2003
- Honors: Environmental Law Project
- Honors: Appellate Advocacy Award
- Brevard College, Blue Ridge Mountains
- B.A. - 1999
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Honors: Merit Award: Art with emphasis in Art History and Photography
- Honors: Merit Award: Geology
- Honors: Merit Award: Social Science
- Honors: Presidential Award of Scholarship (Valedictorian)
- Major: Environmental Studies
- Minor: Art History
- Minor: Environmental History
Professional Associations
- North Carolina State Bar
- 40th Judicial District Bar (formerly 28th Judicial District)
- North Carolina Bar Association, Family Law Division
Honors
- AV – PREEMINENT Rating on Martindale-Hubbell: Peer Rated for highest level of Professional Excellence “An elite group of attorneys who have been rated highly by their peers as having Very high Ethical Standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher)
- SuperLawyers rated
- 5 YEAR RISING STAR RECIPIENT in Litigation: SuperLawyers
- Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers
- Top Young Attorneys in NC - General Litigation Charlotte Magazine (2012)
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Brevard College (2008)
- Eagle Scout – Scouting America (1995)
- Vigil Honor – Order of Arrow – Scouting America
- Silver Beaver Award, Daniel Boone Council, Scouting America (highest council-level award for distinguished service to youth)
Classes & Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Environmental Policy, Brevard College (2003-2010)
Pro-Bono Activities
- President of Daniel Boone Council, Scouting America (2026)
- Past Legal Counsel for Daniel Boone Council, Scouting America (2013 to 2025)
- STANDOUT Blue Ridge Honoree, Inaugural Class, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (2020)
- Brevard College Alumni Advisory Board, Past-President
- Brevard College Alumni Advisory Board, Member, 2004 to 2017
- Youth Faith Development Leader, First Presbyterian Church, Asheville (2003 to 2014) Chris continues to volunteer with the Church youth programs.