Afi Johnson-Parris
Greensboro, NC
Licensed for 19 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Child custody
Language
English Spanish
About
Afi Johnson-Parris, a N.C. Board Certified Family Law Specialist, is an attorney practicing divorce and family law in Guilford County. Most recently, Johnson-Parris was named to 2020 US News & World Report Best Lawyers in the Family Law category and the state-wide winner in Family Law for 2017 Legal Elite by Business North Carolina magazine. Previously she was nominated by her peers and honored as a 2012 Rising Star – lawyers under 40- in the publication, Super Lawyers of North Carolina.Johnson-Parris is a 2002 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and a published member of its Law Review. Ms. Johnson-Parris attended the University of Miami on a ROTC scholarship and graduated in 1994 with a BBA in Computer Information Systems.Before law school, Johnson-Parris served her country as an officer in the Air Force and earned an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix- Southern Colorado Campus. After law school, Ms. Johnson-Parris began practicing complex civil litigation in Atlanta with Kilpatrick Stockton LLP and relocated to Greensboro in 2006 to practice employment and civil litigation with Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP. She founded her own divorce and family law firm in 2008.Johnson-Parris shares her expertise with other lawyers as a frequent presenter for continuing legal education and a faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy Family Law Trial program in Boulder, Colorado. She is also currently serving as the chair of the over 1,400-member North Carolina Bar Association Family Law Section.Johnson-Parris is an active member of the greater Greensboro community, serving on the boards of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro and Guilford Education Alliance. She has also served as President of the Greensboro Bar Association and on the boards of the Carolina Field of Honor at Triad Park, YWCA of Greensboro, the Guilford Coalition on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, and the Junior League of Greensboro. She is a 2010 graduate of Leadership Greensboro and served as a Program Chair for the 2011 class.
Practices Areas
Child custody
Child support
Divorce and separation
Family
Military Law
Language
English Spanish
Contact
Johnson-Parris Law, PLLC101 South Elm Street STE 235GREENSBORO, NC, 27401101 South Elm Street STE 235GREENSBORO, NC, 27401
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I could not be more satisfied with my experience with Ms. Afi Johnson-Parris. As a single father dealing with custody issues, I often felt the weight of the system stacked against me. However, not only did Ms Parris help me achieve my legal goals, she educated me and helped me understand the legal framework (or lens) I needed to view my situation through. Many times through this journey she helped me understand the difference between legal sense and my perceived common sense. I highly recommend her (and her team) to all my family and friends.
I found Afi, and her assistant Karla, to be both professional and courteous. They always returned calls or emails the same business day, Afi was well prepared for my mediation meeting and fought to negotiate the best possible deal for me.
BLUF (for those who know what it means) Afi is a great choice for an attorney. I met with Afi after being referred by one of the mothers of my daughters softball team. She explained Afi was an ethical lawyer who can fight when a fight is needed, but also is just a decent person, which is important to me because that's how I was raised. After approximately 2 years of trying to be civil and work things out with an unreasonable ex, I met with Afi and explained my situation. I felt my situation was worse than most because of my civilian job, and military service being involved after my ex continuously made false accusations and tried to demand any and everything to be her way, "or else" according to her. Afi did a very good job navigating me though all the steps of custody and helping me remain focused to get the situation handled as quickly as possible. I'm sure Afi even questioned her sanity having to deal the ex's lawyer(s) whom one is probably the most unethical liar I have ever seen, next to the ex-wife of course. After the ex lied on the stand, under oath, her lawyer began accusing me of "violating her civil rights", and accusing me of criminal acts. Her attorney even seemed to question the credibility of Afi openly in court in regards to information which was subpoenaed as per the "conduct of court proceedings" (her attorneys words during a later encounter between he and I) in order to deflect the outright and obvious lies the ex said on the stand!!!! Throughout it all, Afi maintained her composure, and presented the FACTUAL information to show just how outlandish and idiotic the ex and her attorney's behavior was which ended up with the judge having to remind the how to conduct themselves in a court of law!! End result of that day was the Judge reminding the ex's attorney of his "ethics as a lawyer", both being seen for the liars they were, and even a conversation between the ex and the unethical attorney outside the courtroom where he told her "i'm worried about what we tried". Throughout it all, Afi remained professional conducting her self as a respectable attorney should, sticking to the facts. Afi also advised me on completing child support, equitable distribution, and divorce as my financial situation didn't really allow me to have full representation. Her advice even helped me point out lies in the equitable distribution information my ex submitted during our required mediation (The Lawyer the ex used on this one quickly requested their "supporting documentation" back from the mediator after expressing my discovery of more lies again). Afi is very professional and had to deal with more than one attorney on this matter because the ex had to swap when the lies didn't work. She is very professional even when confronted by liars making outlandish allegations, gives very good advice when you can't afford to fully use her to represent you, actually cared about the situation. I can't thank her, and her team enough for all their help. My daughter is doing so much better now!
First I want to say thx to Mrs. Afi and Mrs. Karla for their patience. My case was for shared custody with my son between his mother and I. Time for me that his mother couldn't dictate if she was going to let him come with me or not. My case took longer than it was supposed to due to circumstances that arose out of my hands. In the end his mother and I settled outta court and Mrs. Afi orkastrated the meeting with opposing counsel with all of my intentions in front!!!... I was very pleased and recommend Ward Black Law Office with special kudos to Mrs. Afi and Mrs. Karla to any one that needs family councle. Thx...
Let me be completely clear...the mention of her name shut down my situation/case. Afi is very professional and was present in my time of need. I knew that it may be a difficult process to go through, but she reassured me that she would be there every step of the way. She was organized, courteous, and had it together! From my initial time meeting her, I knew she was the one. I was referred to her by another attorney that said she will not go down without a fight. I felt prepared and confident that things would be ok. Very professional!!
Mrs. Johnson-Parris was thorough and concise on our proceeding while also making us feel that she was invested as we/the family were... I am happy and satisfied with her and the services she provided... #topnotch
Afi was a fantastic attorney for my divorce, separation, and child custody case. She always patiently explained the process and my options, but more importantly, she always took the time to listen to my concerns. Having Afi work with me took an extraordinary amount of stress off of my shoulders in an already difficult part of my life. I would highly recommend her to anyone.
Afi S. Johnson-Parris: Is a amazing attorney full of compassion for her clients. In the middle of our case for grandparent visitation. Our son suddenly past away. We received a call, handwritten sympathy card and flowers from Afi. She walked us through every step of the way. Thank you!
Afi did a fantastic job for me. She guided me through the process and was very specific with what she needed from. She was very clear about what I could expect and let me know when I was off base on my own thoughts. I would highly recommend her to anyone that is dealing with family issues in court. I would be glad to talk with anyone on her behalf about my experience and continued use of her services. I also want to include her entire team as well as they should not be left out!
Attorney Johnson-Parris provided child custody consultation. Her professionalism and compassion immediately provided us with comfort and confidence for what we have been informed will be a very involved process. As an African-American father , finding an attorney who is honest, competent, and able to represent me well, and fight for my parental rights is not that easy. . I highly recommend Attorney Johnson-Parris .
I could not be more satisfied with my experience with Ms. Afi Johnson-Parris. As a single father dealing with custody issues, I often felt the weight of the system stacked against me. However, not only did Ms Parris help me achieve my legal goals, she educated me and helped me understand the legal framework (or lens) I needed to view my situation through. Many times through this journey she helped me understand the difference between legal sense and my perceived common sense. I highly recommend her (and her team) to all my family and friends.
I found Afi, and her assistant Karla, to be both professional and courteous. They always returned calls or emails the same business day, Afi was well prepared for my mediation meeting and fought to negotiate the best possible deal for me.
BLUF (for those who know what it means) Afi is a great choice for an attorney. I met with Afi after being referred by one of the mothers of my daughters softball team. She explained Afi was an ethical lawyer who can fight when a fight is needed, but also is just a decent person, which is important to me because that's how I was raised. After approximately 2 years of trying to be civil and work things out with an unreasonable ex, I met with Afi and explained my situation. I felt my situation was worse than most because of my civilian job, and military service being involved after my ex continuously made false accusations and tried to demand any and everything to be her way, "or else" according to her. Afi did a very good job navigating me though all the steps of custody and helping me remain focused to get the situation handled as quickly as possible. I'm sure Afi even questioned her sanity having to deal the ex's lawyer(s) whom one is probably the most unethical liar I have ever seen, next to the ex-wife of course. After the ex lied on the stand, under oath, her lawyer began accusing me of "violating her civil rights", and accusing me of criminal acts. Her attorney even seemed to question the credibility of Afi openly in court in regards to information which was subpoenaed as per the "conduct of court proceedings" (her attorneys words during a later encounter between he and I) in order to deflect the outright and obvious lies the ex said on the stand!!!! Throughout it all, Afi maintained her composure, and presented the FACTUAL information to show just how outlandish and idiotic the ex and her attorney's behavior was which ended up with the judge having to remind the how to conduct themselves in a court of law!! End result of that day was the Judge reminding the ex's attorney of his "ethics as a lawyer", both being seen for the liars they were, and even a conversation between the ex and the unethical attorney outside the courtroom where he told her "i'm worried about what we tried". Throughout it all, Afi remained professional conducting her self as a respectable attorney should, sticking to the facts. Afi also advised me on completing child support, equitable distribution, and divorce as my financial situation didn't really allow me to have full representation. Her advice even helped me point out lies in the equitable distribution information my ex submitted during our required mediation (The Lawyer the ex used on this one quickly requested their "supporting documentation" back from the mediator after expressing my discovery of more lies again). Afi is very professional and had to deal with more than one attorney on this matter because the ex had to swap when the lies didn't work. She is very professional even when confronted by liars making outlandish allegations, gives very good advice when you can't afford to fully use her to represent you, actually cared about the situation. I can't thank her, and her team enough for all their help. My daughter is doing so much better now!
First I want to say thx to Mrs. Afi and Mrs. Karla for their patience. My case was for shared custody with my son between his mother and I. Time for me that his mother couldn't dictate if she was going to let him come with me or not. My case took longer than it was supposed to due to circumstances that arose out of my hands. In the end his mother and I settled outta court and Mrs. Afi orkastrated the meeting with opposing counsel with all of my intentions in front!!!... I was very pleased and recommend Ward Black Law Office with special kudos to Mrs. Afi and Mrs. Karla to any one that needs family councle. Thx...
Let me be completely clear...the mention of her name shut down my situation/case. Afi is very professional and was present in my time of need. I knew that it may be a difficult process to go through, but she reassured me that she would be there every step of the way. She was organized, courteous, and had it together! From my initial time meeting her, I knew she was the one. I was referred to her by another attorney that said she will not go down without a fight. I felt prepared and confident that things would be ok. Very professional!!
Mrs. Johnson-Parris was thorough and concise on our proceeding while also making us feel that she was invested as we/the family were... I am happy and satisfied with her and the services she provided... #topnotch
Afi was a fantastic attorney for my divorce, separation, and child custody case. She always patiently explained the process and my options, but more importantly, she always took the time to listen to my concerns. Having Afi work with me took an extraordinary amount of stress off of my shoulders in an already difficult part of my life. I would highly recommend her to anyone.
Afi S. Johnson-Parris: Is a amazing attorney full of compassion for her clients. In the middle of our case for grandparent visitation. Our son suddenly past away. We received a call, handwritten sympathy card and flowers from Afi. She walked us through every step of the way. Thank you!
Afi did a fantastic job for me. She guided me through the process and was very specific with what she needed from. She was very clear about what I could expect and let me know when I was off base on my own thoughts. I would highly recommend her to anyone that is dealing with family issues in court. I would be glad to talk with anyone on her behalf about my experience and continued use of her services. I also want to include her entire team as well as they should not be left out!
Attorney Johnson-Parris provided child custody consultation. Her professionalism and compassion immediately provided us with comfort and confidence for what we have been informed will be a very involved process. As an African-American father , finding an attorney who is honest, competent, and able to represent me well, and fight for my parental rights is not that easy. . I highly recommend Attorney Johnson-Parris .
I could not be more satisfied with my experience with Ms. Afi Johnson-Parris. As a single father dealing with custody issues, I often felt the weight of the system stacked against me. However, not only did Ms Parris help me achieve my legal goals, she educated me and helped me understand the legal framework (or lens) I needed to view my situation through. Many times through this journey she helped me understand the difference between legal sense and my perceived common sense. I highly recommend her (and her team) to all my family and friends.
I found Afi, and her assistant Karla, to be both professional and courteous. They always returned calls or emails the same business day, Afi was well prepared for my mediation meeting and fought to negotiate the best possible deal for me.
BLUF (for those who know what it means) Afi is a great choice for an attorney. I met with Afi after being referred by one of the mothers of my daughters softball team. She explained Afi was an ethical lawyer who can fight when a fight is needed, but also is just a decent person, which is important to me because that's how I was raised. After approximately 2 years of trying to be civil and work things out with an unreasonable ex, I met with Afi and explained my situation. I felt my situation was worse than most because of my civilian job, and military service being involved after my ex continuously made false accusations and tried to demand any and everything to be her way, "or else" according to her. Afi did a very good job navigating me though all the steps of custody and helping me remain focused to get the situation handled as quickly as possible. I'm sure Afi even questioned her sanity having to deal the ex's lawyer(s) whom one is probably the most unethical liar I have ever seen, next to the ex-wife of course. After the ex lied on the stand, under oath, her lawyer began accusing me of "violating her civil rights", and accusing me of criminal acts. Her attorney even seemed to question the credibility of Afi openly in court in regards to information which was subpoenaed as per the "conduct of court proceedings" (her attorneys words during a later encounter between he and I) in order to deflect the outright and obvious lies the ex said on the stand!!!! Throughout it all, Afi maintained her composure, and presented the FACTUAL information to show just how outlandish and idiotic the ex and her attorney's behavior was which ended up with the judge having to remind the how to conduct themselves in a court of law!! End result of that day was the Judge reminding the ex's attorney of his "ethics as a lawyer", both being seen for the liars they were, and even a conversation between the ex and the unethical attorney outside the courtroom where he told her "i'm worried about what we tried". Throughout it all, Afi remained professional conducting her self as a respectable attorney should, sticking to the facts. Afi also advised me on completing child support, equitable distribution, and divorce as my financial situation didn't really allow me to have full representation. Her advice even helped me point out lies in the equitable distribution information my ex submitted during our required mediation (The Lawyer the ex used on this one quickly requested their "supporting documentation" back from the mediator after expressing my discovery of more lies again). Afi is very professional and had to deal with more than one attorney on this matter because the ex had to swap when the lies didn't work. She is very professional even when confronted by liars making outlandish allegations, gives very good advice when you can't afford to fully use her to represent you, actually cared about the situation. I can't thank her, and her team enough for all their help. My daughter is doing so much better now!
First I want to say thx to Mrs. Afi and Mrs. Karla for their patience. My case was for shared custody with my son between his mother and I. Time for me that his mother couldn't dictate if she was going to let him come with me or not. My case took longer than it was supposed to due to circumstances that arose out of my hands. In the end his mother and I settled outta court and Mrs. Afi orkastrated the meeting with opposing counsel with all of my intentions in front!!!... I was very pleased and recommend Ward Black Law Office with special kudos to Mrs. Afi and Mrs. Karla to any one that needs family councle. Thx...
Let me be completely clear...the mention of her name shut down my situation/case. Afi is very professional and was present in my time of need. I knew that it may be a difficult process to go through, but she reassured me that she would be there every step of the way. She was organized, courteous, and had it together! From my initial time meeting her, I knew she was the one. I was referred to her by another attorney that said she will not go down without a fight. I felt prepared and confident that things would be ok. Very professional!!
Mrs. Johnson-Parris was thorough and concise on our proceeding while also making us feel that she was invested as we/the family were... I am happy and satisfied with her and the services she provided... #topnotch
Afi was a fantastic attorney for my divorce, separation, and child custody case. She always patiently explained the process and my options, but more importantly, she always took the time to listen to my concerns. Having Afi work with me took an extraordinary amount of stress off of my shoulders in an already difficult part of my life. I would highly recommend her to anyone.
Afi S. Johnson-Parris: Is a amazing attorney full of compassion for her clients. In the middle of our case for grandparent visitation. Our son suddenly past away. We received a call, handwritten sympathy card and flowers from Afi. She walked us through every step of the way. Thank you!
Afi did a fantastic job for me. She guided me through the process and was very specific with what she needed from. She was very clear about what I could expect and let me know when I was off base on my own thoughts. I would highly recommend her to anyone that is dealing with family issues in court. I would be glad to talk with anyone on her behalf about my experience and continued use of her services. I also want to include her entire team as well as they should not be left out!
Attorney Johnson-Parris provided child custody consultation. Her professionalism and compassion immediately provided us with comfort and confidence for what we have been informed will be a very involved process. As an African-American father , finding an attorney who is honest, competent, and able to represent me well, and fight for my parental rights is not that easy. . I highly recommend Attorney Johnson-Parris .