team-member

Joy Chappell

Mount Holly, NC

Licensed for 12 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Child custody

Language

English

About

Joy grew up in Lincolnton, North Carolina and moved to Gaston County in 2001, where she currently resides. She began her legal career as a paralegal for 13 years before becoming a lawyer in 2009. Her 23 years of experience in the legal field has served her well in that she has a compassionate client-centered approach to helping individuals and families obtain the best possible outcomes with their family law issues.Joy graduated with her Master’s in Business Administration degree in 2003 and obtained her Juris Doctor degree in 2009. During law school, Joy had interned with the Gaston County Public Defenders’ office and for the Honorable Carl Horn, III in the Federal Court in the Western District of North Carolina.Joy is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and the Federal Court in the Western District of North Carolina. She is a member of the Gaston County Bar, the North Carolina State Bar, and the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association.Joy is a volunteer attorney with the Gaston County Domestic Violence Legal Clinic through the Gaston County Sheriff’s Department and has also handled numerous pro bono cases with Legal Aid of Gastonia in family law related matters.In her free time, Joy loves spending time with her son, hiking, traveling and attending fitness classes.

Practices Areas

Child custody

Child support

Divorce and separation

Language

English

Contact

Hegedus, Hawkins & Stancil, PLLC129 W. Catawba AvenueMount Holly, NC, 28120129 W. Catawba AvenueMount Holly, NC, 28120

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Steven
April 29, 2020

Joy was great at catching and explaining things that my ex’s lawyer attempted to sneak in the settlement agreement. She, or her staff, kept me updated regularly on updates and changes in the process, I highly recommend her.

Josh
January 8, 2019

Joy worked very hard on my case even on weekend hours to make sure that I was afforded the opportunity to see my daughter. She had a tremendous fight against her considering what she was up against but she came through and I couldn't be happier with the results.

Steve
April 3, 2018

Joy helped me and my wife gain custody of two young girls who came from an abusive household. As a 3rd party, this was a daunting task, but Joy stuck with it for months and we won custody of the girls at trial. I could not recommend Joy enough, both as a lawyer and a human being.

Mandy
February 19, 2018

I was recommended to Ms. Chappell to handle my separation/divorce, property settlement and child custody issues. Due to some disagreements during my separation, she advised me of some options I would not have known I had, ones that benefited me in the long run. She walked me through everything from separation to property separation tactics to the final divorce. I always felt confident in the courtroom and at scheduled appointments because I truly felt she was looking for things that suited my best interest. I would highly recommend her to anyone I know.

anonymous
September 29, 2021

My son hired her for a child custody case. Don’t waste your money!! She did nothing for him but take money that he had to fight to get in order to go to court. The only thing she did was consulted with other lawyer to come up with visitation schedule then she went off and left us to deal with the opposing lawyer which of course lied to us. Several things in the original agreement was changed since Joy went off and left us and was not there to check over it and advise us to the changes. My son did not realize there had been changes until after he signed it because he had not been given the opportunity to read it plus it was in the opposing lawyers handwriting and was scribble. When it was brought before the judge he did not go over the visitation order that was written up so we didn’t know until later when we got the temporary order. While in front of the judge she would not even speak on behalf of my son and he asked her if she was not going to speak for him and she said you can speak if you want. When he tried to the judge told him to be quiet. She asked him how much money do you have today. He told her. She then told him to give it to his ex wife. I would have given her no stars if I could. She just took money my son didn’t have to begin with so unless you have money to throw away find a lawyer that will earn what you pay them for.

Steven
April 29, 2020

Joy was great at catching and explaining things that my ex’s lawyer attempted to sneak in the settlement agreement. She, or her staff, kept me updated regularly on updates and changes in the process, I highly recommend her.

Josh
January 8, 2019

Joy worked very hard on my case even on weekend hours to make sure that I was afforded the opportunity to see my daughter. She had a tremendous fight against her considering what she was up against but she came through and I couldn't be happier with the results.

Steve
April 3, 2018

Joy helped me and my wife gain custody of two young girls who came from an abusive household. As a 3rd party, this was a daunting task, but Joy stuck with it for months and we won custody of the girls at trial. I could not recommend Joy enough, both as a lawyer and a human being.

Mandy
February 19, 2018

I was recommended to Ms. Chappell to handle my separation/divorce, property settlement and child custody issues. Due to some disagreements during my separation, she advised me of some options I would not have known I had, ones that benefited me in the long run. She walked me through everything from separation to property separation tactics to the final divorce. I always felt confident in the courtroom and at scheduled appointments because I truly felt she was looking for things that suited my best interest. I would highly recommend her to anyone I know.

anonymous
September 29, 2021

My son hired her for a child custody case. Don’t waste your money!! She did nothing for him but take money that he had to fight to get in order to go to court. The only thing she did was consulted with other lawyer to come up with visitation schedule then she went off and left us to deal with the opposing lawyer which of course lied to us. Several things in the original agreement was changed since Joy went off and left us and was not there to check over it and advise us to the changes. My son did not realize there had been changes until after he signed it because he had not been given the opportunity to read it plus it was in the opposing lawyers handwriting and was scribble. When it was brought before the judge he did not go over the visitation order that was written up so we didn’t know until later when we got the temporary order. While in front of the judge she would not even speak on behalf of my son and he asked her if she was not going to speak for him and she said you can speak if you want. When he tried to the judge told him to be quiet. She asked him how much money do you have today. He told her. She then told him to give it to his ex wife. I would have given her no stars if I could. She just took money my son didn’t have to begin with so unless you have money to throw away find a lawyer that will earn what you pay them for.

Steven
April 29, 2020

Joy was great at catching and explaining things that my ex’s lawyer attempted to sneak in the settlement agreement. She, or her staff, kept me updated regularly on updates and changes in the process, I highly recommend her.

Josh
January 8, 2019

Joy worked very hard on my case even on weekend hours to make sure that I was afforded the opportunity to see my daughter. She had a tremendous fight against her considering what she was up against but she came through and I couldn't be happier with the results.

Steve
April 3, 2018

Joy helped me and my wife gain custody of two young girls who came from an abusive household. As a 3rd party, this was a daunting task, but Joy stuck with it for months and we won custody of the girls at trial. I could not recommend Joy enough, both as a lawyer and a human being.

Mandy
February 19, 2018

I was recommended to Ms. Chappell to handle my separation/divorce, property settlement and child custody issues. Due to some disagreements during my separation, she advised me of some options I would not have known I had, ones that benefited me in the long run. She walked me through everything from separation to property separation tactics to the final divorce. I always felt confident in the courtroom and at scheduled appointments because I truly felt she was looking for things that suited my best interest. I would highly recommend her to anyone I know.

anonymous
September 29, 2021

My son hired her for a child custody case. Don’t waste your money!! She did nothing for him but take money that he had to fight to get in order to go to court. The only thing she did was consulted with other lawyer to come up with visitation schedule then she went off and left us to deal with the opposing lawyer which of course lied to us. Several things in the original agreement was changed since Joy went off and left us and was not there to check over it and advise us to the changes. My son did not realize there had been changes until after he signed it because he had not been given the opportunity to read it plus it was in the opposing lawyers handwriting and was scribble. When it was brought before the judge he did not go over the visitation order that was written up so we didn’t know until later when we got the temporary order. While in front of the judge she would not even speak on behalf of my son and he asked her if she was not going to speak for him and she said you can speak if you want. When he tried to the judge told him to be quiet. She asked him how much money do you have today. He told her. She then told him to give it to his ex wife. I would have given her no stars if I could. She just took money my son didn’t have to begin with so unless you have money to throw away find a lawyer that will earn what you pay them for.