Franklin Law Center, PLLC

Attorneys

Susan R. Franklin has been practicing law for over 25 years and brings a wealth of expertise to the negotiating table. Ms. Franklin is trained in the Directive, Facilitative and Transformative Mediation frameworks. Ms. Franklin is a mediator with extensive credentials. She received her certification as a Mediator from Cornell University, Alliance for Education in Dispute Resolution, New York, and is a graduate of Duke University, Private Adjudication Center, North Carolina. Ms. Franklin is certified by the North Carolina Superior Court, Dispute Resolution Commission to mediate Superior Court cases, and Equitable Distribution of Marital Property matters. She also trained at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Mediation Center in Applications in Organizational Mediation and earned certification in Equitable Dispute Resolution Training at the Erickson Mediation Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Since 1997, Ms. Franklin has worked with clients to resolve conflict through Mediation, Arbitration and Collaborative Law. Prior to that, Ms. Franklin focused her practice on litigating employment, labor, contract and property disputes. She has presented lectures on Mediation for the North Carolina State Bar Association and was a faculty participant in 1999, 2000 and 2004 Mediation Forums at the University of North Carolina Law School. She spent 17 years litigating employment cases and contract actions before the Illinois State and United States Northern District Courts. She taught Business Law at MacCormac Jr. College from 1979-1981 and was a seminar faculty member for Illinois Continuing Legal Education in 1986.

Susan R. Franklin earned her credentials as an arbitrator from the Better Business Bureau, Washington, D.C. and serves as an arbitrator of Court-Ordered Arbitrations for the North Carolina Superior Courts.

Ms. Franklin is an active member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. She is also is a member of the Family Law Committees of the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association and ADR committees.

As an active member of her community, she currently serves on the Chapel Hill Board of Adjustment. In addition, Ms. Franklin served on the Chapel Hill Transportation Board, 1998 - 2001, the Chapel Hill Comprehensive Review Board, 1998 - 2000, and was a Mayoral Candidate, Chapel Hill, NC, 1999.

Ms. Franklin seeks to help clients manage and resolve conflict in the divorce process. Her extensive credentials assure each client concerns will be addressed in the appropriate style, whether through mediation as a collaborative lawyer or as a litigator.

Education / Certifications: 
    Juris Doctorate, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1979 
    Bachelor of Arts, North Park University, Chicago, Illinois, 1970 
    Certified Family, Financial Mediator 
    Certified Superior Court Mediator

Memberships / Community Involvement: 
    Member, Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce 
    Member, Board of Adjustment, Town of Chapel Hill, NC 
    Mayoral Candidate, Town of Chapel Hill, NC 1999 
    Association of Trial Lawyers of America 
    North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers 
    American Bar Association 
    North Carolina State Bar 
    North Carolina Bar Association 
    Illinois State Bar