team-member

Julianna Woodmansee

Durham, NC

Licensed for 31 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Child support

Language

English

About

Julie focuses on finding practical, efficient solutions to her clients’ legal problems. She helps her clients minimize financial difficulties and uncertainties and reduce parenting conflicts so they can work toward a secure and stable future. Julie enjoys a close working relationship with her clients, and she finds it especially satisfying to help them resolve their legal issues so they can move into the next phase of their lives with a hopeful outlook. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina State Bar, the 14th Judicial District Bar, the 14th Judicial District Bar Association, and the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys. She has organized continuing legal education and mentoring workshops for lawyers. Julie volunteered for the Durham Rape Crisis Center, the Orange County Women’s Center, the Durham Family Court’s Help Desk, and Urban Ministries of Durham.Julie has served in leadership positions in her children’s schools and in neighborhood associations and was a principal organizer and leader of her neighborhood’s response to two land-use issues. Julie and her husband, John Woodmansee, a teacher at the NC School of Science and Mathematics, have two children. She is a singer and musician, and she enjoys gardening and travel.​ 

Practices Areas

Child support

Divorce and separation

Family

Language

English

Contact

Durham Family Law Group3001 Academy Road Suite 120Durham, NC, 27707-2653 Office (919) 403-0900 Fax (919) 403-0988 3001 Academy Road Suite 120Durham, NC, 27707-2653 Office (919) 403-0900(919) 403-0900 Fax (919) 403-0988(919) 403-0988

Office: (919) 525-3286

Website: N/A

Reviews

Bruce
March 20, 2013

My experience with Julie Woodmansee was stellar. She made the separation and divorce process transparent, understandable and and emotionally manageable. Her counsel was direct and clear. Her professional manner is exceptional. She keeps the process calm and workable. In what can be one of the most difficult experiences that one can encounter in life she keeps things on track and grounded so that the client can make reasonable, sound, and effective decisions. She is the consummate advocate of a mediated approach to domestic law and works tirelessly to advocate for her client in a calm and reasoned way with the other side. Our negotiations with the opposition were direct, well researched and wasted no time getting to a settlement. Julie exhibits the highest levels of professional ethics, and makes one of the worst processes one can experience more painless I could have imagined. I can without reservation recommend Julie Woodmansee as one of the best family practice attorneys in this area.

Martha
March 13, 2013

Julie Woodmansee is a wonderful lawyer and person. She has tons of experience in family law. She is a joy to work with - is caring and sensitive to the clients' needs. She brings to the table both legal experience and people skills and gets the job done. She knows many experienced contacts that can help in a myriad of situations from real estate to taxes to surveyors, investment folks and estate lawyers. I am very pleased with Julie's work in bringing my divorce and settlement to a fruitful close.

anonymous
December 24, 2021

I would highly recommend Julie Woodmansee. Julie quickly assessed my situation and continued to advocate for me throughout the entire process. She is empathetic, professional, and well-connected with resources and referrals. Knowledgeable and experienced, Julie worked diligently on my behalf, looking ahead and never missing details. Her office team is very organized, helpful, and friendly.

anonymous
February 27, 2021

As any woman that all suddenly is faced with a separation and divorce after a 30 yr marriage, I was heartbroken and still reluctant to seek lawful representation when I first met with Julie. After 5 min of discussing with her, I felt at easy and confident that I have found the right lawyer. Julie clearly explained the whole process and guided me with great professionalism, care and kindness into a journey, which otherwise would have been torturous. Instead it resulted in a clever separation agreement, which had the best outcome for me and allowed me to transition into the next period of my life with dignity and financial security. I am most thankful to Julie, I feel so fortunate to have counted with her support, firm and strong representation.

Alyssa
December 4, 2020

Julie helped me with my separation and provided guidance in a professional and sincere manner. She made a difficult situation as easy as possible for me and my family.

anonymous
November 24, 2020

Julie Woodmansee helped prepare my separation agreement. Despite my difficult circumstances, I had an excellent experience working with Julie who is incredibly responsive, compassionate, and truly listens to you. During my consultation, it was not easy to share the details about my situation, but Julie immediately got it and showed such understanding and kindness while also demonstrating knowledge about the law and honesty in answering all my questions. It was an incredibly stressful time and having Julie on my side was a huge reassurance. My experience with Julie (and Angie, her paralegal) was positive from day 1 and I would highly recommend her to others.

Paul
November 12, 2020

I have been an attorney for 35 years working as, and around, litigators. Julie did a terrific job handling my collaborative divorce, which was more complicated than usual because of issues relating to my retirement benefits. She was knowledgeable, and promptly and good naturedly responded to the many concerns I raised during the process. She kept the process moving when it threatened to stall. Not only does she have an expert grasp of the law in this area, but she has a special personality that allowed her to be assertive and charming at the same time. There was no unnecessary friction. As I noted above, I am long-time attorney, but divorce was not an area I knew anything about and, of course, the stress is different when you are the client. It was very comforting to have someone of Julie's caliber representing me. I recommend her without reservation.

Noreen
December 4, 2016

I contacted Julie Woodmansee on the advice of a friend when I was confronted with legal issues during the breakup of a longterm relationship. She was compassionate, competent and acted with integrity as she guided me through difficult negotiations. Billing was appropriate and fair. I highly recommend her as an attorney, I would hire her again in a heartbeat.

Joan
August 23, 2014

Julie Woodmansee was highly recommended by a friend at an acutely painful time in my life and long marriage. Beginning with our first conversation, I felt that I was in the hands of a skilled professional who would advocate for my interests. My settlement turned out to be far more time-consuming and expensive than anticipated, but Julie was encouraging and supportive throughout. I feel that the outcome was fair and to my greatest possible benefit, thanks to Julie. I am deeply grateful and deeply fond of Julie Woodmansee.

Debby
August 6, 2014

Julie Woodmansee provides excellent professional counsel and is a compassionate woman who is skilled in breaking down complex legal issues related to divorce, child custody and family law in North Carolina. She and her staff have always been attentive to my requests, take the time to listen to and evaluate any concerns I have related to my case, and respond quickly and thoroughly. I trust Julie implicitly to provide relevant and timely guidance on any issue that I have questions on. I have worked with Ms. Woodmansee for 15 months and all of my needs have been addressed in the most impressive way. I recommend Julie Woodmansee without reservation for any family law services one might need.

Bruce
March 20, 2013

My experience with Julie Woodmansee was stellar. She made the separation and divorce process transparent, understandable and and emotionally manageable. Her counsel was direct and clear. Her professional manner is exceptional. She keeps the process calm and workable. In what can be one of the most difficult experiences that one can encounter in life she keeps things on track and grounded so that the client can make reasonable, sound, and effective decisions. She is the consummate advocate of a mediated approach to domestic law and works tirelessly to advocate for her client in a calm and reasoned way with the other side. Our negotiations with the opposition were direct, well researched and wasted no time getting to a settlement. Julie exhibits the highest levels of professional ethics, and makes one of the worst processes one can experience more painless I could have imagined. I can without reservation recommend Julie Woodmansee as one of the best family practice attorneys in this area.

Martha
March 13, 2013

Julie Woodmansee is a wonderful lawyer and person. She has tons of experience in family law. She is a joy to work with - is caring and sensitive to the clients' needs. She brings to the table both legal experience and people skills and gets the job done. She knows many experienced contacts that can help in a myriad of situations from real estate to taxes to surveyors, investment folks and estate lawyers. I am very pleased with Julie's work in bringing my divorce and settlement to a fruitful close.

anonymous
December 24, 2021

I would highly recommend Julie Woodmansee. Julie quickly assessed my situation and continued to advocate for me throughout the entire process. She is empathetic, professional, and well-connected with resources and referrals. Knowledgeable and experienced, Julie worked diligently on my behalf, looking ahead and never missing details. Her office team is very organized, helpful, and friendly.

anonymous
February 27, 2021

As any woman that all suddenly is faced with a separation and divorce after a 30 yr marriage, I was heartbroken and still reluctant to seek lawful representation when I first met with Julie. After 5 min of discussing with her, I felt at easy and confident that I have found the right lawyer. Julie clearly explained the whole process and guided me with great professionalism, care and kindness into a journey, which otherwise would have been torturous. Instead it resulted in a clever separation agreement, which had the best outcome for me and allowed me to transition into the next period of my life with dignity and financial security. I am most thankful to Julie, I feel so fortunate to have counted with her support, firm and strong representation.

Alyssa
December 4, 2020

Julie helped me with my separation and provided guidance in a professional and sincere manner. She made a difficult situation as easy as possible for me and my family.

anonymous
November 24, 2020

Julie Woodmansee helped prepare my separation agreement. Despite my difficult circumstances, I had an excellent experience working with Julie who is incredibly responsive, compassionate, and truly listens to you. During my consultation, it was not easy to share the details about my situation, but Julie immediately got it and showed such understanding and kindness while also demonstrating knowledge about the law and honesty in answering all my questions. It was an incredibly stressful time and having Julie on my side was a huge reassurance. My experience with Julie (and Angie, her paralegal) was positive from day 1 and I would highly recommend her to others.

Paul
November 12, 2020

I have been an attorney for 35 years working as, and around, litigators. Julie did a terrific job handling my collaborative divorce, which was more complicated than usual because of issues relating to my retirement benefits. She was knowledgeable, and promptly and good naturedly responded to the many concerns I raised during the process. She kept the process moving when it threatened to stall. Not only does she have an expert grasp of the law in this area, but she has a special personality that allowed her to be assertive and charming at the same time. There was no unnecessary friction. As I noted above, I am long-time attorney, but divorce was not an area I knew anything about and, of course, the stress is different when you are the client. It was very comforting to have someone of Julie's caliber representing me. I recommend her without reservation.

Noreen
December 4, 2016

I contacted Julie Woodmansee on the advice of a friend when I was confronted with legal issues during the breakup of a longterm relationship. She was compassionate, competent and acted with integrity as she guided me through difficult negotiations. Billing was appropriate and fair. I highly recommend her as an attorney, I would hire her again in a heartbeat.

Joan
August 23, 2014

Julie Woodmansee was highly recommended by a friend at an acutely painful time in my life and long marriage. Beginning with our first conversation, I felt that I was in the hands of a skilled professional who would advocate for my interests. My settlement turned out to be far more time-consuming and expensive than anticipated, but Julie was encouraging and supportive throughout. I feel that the outcome was fair and to my greatest possible benefit, thanks to Julie. I am deeply grateful and deeply fond of Julie Woodmansee.

Debby
August 6, 2014

Julie Woodmansee provides excellent professional counsel and is a compassionate woman who is skilled in breaking down complex legal issues related to divorce, child custody and family law in North Carolina. She and her staff have always been attentive to my requests, take the time to listen to and evaluate any concerns I have related to my case, and respond quickly and thoroughly. I trust Julie implicitly to provide relevant and timely guidance on any issue that I have questions on. I have worked with Ms. Woodmansee for 15 months and all of my needs have been addressed in the most impressive way. I recommend Julie Woodmansee without reservation for any family law services one might need.

Bruce
March 20, 2013

My experience with Julie Woodmansee was stellar. She made the separation and divorce process transparent, understandable and and emotionally manageable. Her counsel was direct and clear. Her professional manner is exceptional. She keeps the process calm and workable. In what can be one of the most difficult experiences that one can encounter in life she keeps things on track and grounded so that the client can make reasonable, sound, and effective decisions. She is the consummate advocate of a mediated approach to domestic law and works tirelessly to advocate for her client in a calm and reasoned way with the other side. Our negotiations with the opposition were direct, well researched and wasted no time getting to a settlement. Julie exhibits the highest levels of professional ethics, and makes one of the worst processes one can experience more painless I could have imagined. I can without reservation recommend Julie Woodmansee as one of the best family practice attorneys in this area.

Martha
March 13, 2013

Julie Woodmansee is a wonderful lawyer and person. She has tons of experience in family law. She is a joy to work with - is caring and sensitive to the clients' needs. She brings to the table both legal experience and people skills and gets the job done. She knows many experienced contacts that can help in a myriad of situations from real estate to taxes to surveyors, investment folks and estate lawyers. I am very pleased with Julie's work in bringing my divorce and settlement to a fruitful close.

anonymous
December 24, 2021

I would highly recommend Julie Woodmansee. Julie quickly assessed my situation and continued to advocate for me throughout the entire process. She is empathetic, professional, and well-connected with resources and referrals. Knowledgeable and experienced, Julie worked diligently on my behalf, looking ahead and never missing details. Her office team is very organized, helpful, and friendly.

anonymous
February 27, 2021

As any woman that all suddenly is faced with a separation and divorce after a 30 yr marriage, I was heartbroken and still reluctant to seek lawful representation when I first met with Julie. After 5 min of discussing with her, I felt at easy and confident that I have found the right lawyer. Julie clearly explained the whole process and guided me with great professionalism, care and kindness into a journey, which otherwise would have been torturous. Instead it resulted in a clever separation agreement, which had the best outcome for me and allowed me to transition into the next period of my life with dignity and financial security. I am most thankful to Julie, I feel so fortunate to have counted with her support, firm and strong representation.

Alyssa
December 4, 2020

Julie helped me with my separation and provided guidance in a professional and sincere manner. She made a difficult situation as easy as possible for me and my family.

anonymous
November 24, 2020

Julie Woodmansee helped prepare my separation agreement. Despite my difficult circumstances, I had an excellent experience working with Julie who is incredibly responsive, compassionate, and truly listens to you. During my consultation, it was not easy to share the details about my situation, but Julie immediately got it and showed such understanding and kindness while also demonstrating knowledge about the law and honesty in answering all my questions. It was an incredibly stressful time and having Julie on my side was a huge reassurance. My experience with Julie (and Angie, her paralegal) was positive from day 1 and I would highly recommend her to others.

Paul
November 12, 2020

I have been an attorney for 35 years working as, and around, litigators. Julie did a terrific job handling my collaborative divorce, which was more complicated than usual because of issues relating to my retirement benefits. She was knowledgeable, and promptly and good naturedly responded to the many concerns I raised during the process. She kept the process moving when it threatened to stall. Not only does she have an expert grasp of the law in this area, but she has a special personality that allowed her to be assertive and charming at the same time. There was no unnecessary friction. As I noted above, I am long-time attorney, but divorce was not an area I knew anything about and, of course, the stress is different when you are the client. It was very comforting to have someone of Julie's caliber representing me. I recommend her without reservation.

Noreen
December 4, 2016

I contacted Julie Woodmansee on the advice of a friend when I was confronted with legal issues during the breakup of a longterm relationship. She was compassionate, competent and acted with integrity as she guided me through difficult negotiations. Billing was appropriate and fair. I highly recommend her as an attorney, I would hire her again in a heartbeat.

Joan
August 23, 2014

Julie Woodmansee was highly recommended by a friend at an acutely painful time in my life and long marriage. Beginning with our first conversation, I felt that I was in the hands of a skilled professional who would advocate for my interests. My settlement turned out to be far more time-consuming and expensive than anticipated, but Julie was encouraging and supportive throughout. I feel that the outcome was fair and to my greatest possible benefit, thanks to Julie. I am deeply grateful and deeply fond of Julie Woodmansee.

Debby
August 6, 2014

Julie Woodmansee provides excellent professional counsel and is a compassionate woman who is skilled in breaking down complex legal issues related to divorce, child custody and family law in North Carolina. She and her staff have always been attentive to my requests, take the time to listen to and evaluate any concerns I have related to my case, and respond quickly and thoroughly. I trust Julie implicitly to provide relevant and timely guidance on any issue that I have questions on. I have worked with Ms. Woodmansee for 15 months and all of my needs have been addressed in the most impressive way. I recommend Julie Woodmansee without reservation for any family law services one might need.