Angela L. Haas
Angela L. Haas, founding member of Haas & Associates, PA, was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 2002, and upon her admission began her long-standing and successful career in the practice of family law. Her desire is that the clients she represents leave the legal process in a better place and that they feel empowered and in charge of the life decisions they are making. Her passion for helping families through whatever legal issues they face is evident through her compassionate and caring style.
Her practice consists of all matters related to families, both traditional and non-traditional, including matters incident to divorce and child custody, along with surrogacy, adoption and estate planning and probate. Serving both traditional and non-traditional families, Angela has been directly involved in advocating for the LGBTQ+ community during some of the most important and formative years, and has developed an extensive knowledge of the evolution of LGBTQ+ law throughout the United States as well as the State of North Carolina. Haas & Associates, PA is proud to both act as sponsors and contributors to many of the local organizations which promote diversity and inclusion.
She is a member of the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, the Wake County Bar Association, and the National LGBTQ Family Law Institute. Angela has been recognized by her peers as an energetic advocate for her clients, and has received accolades from such organizations as the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, who named Angela as one of the 10 Best Attorneys for Exceptional and Outstanding Client Service in 2020 and 2021. She has served on several boards in the past, and most recently served as a board member of the Raleigh Business Professionals Network (Raleigh’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce). Angela enjoys spending time with family, as well as in her workshop creating functional and artistic woodworking pieces.
Speaking Engagements
Estate Planning for the LGBT Community, LGBT Workshop, Raleigh, NC
November 10, 2018
UCC Church, Umstead Park, NC
Out of the Closet, and Into Your Office, Annual Conference, Pinehurst, NC
May 1, 2017
NC Bar Association - Paralegal Division
Happily Ever After & We've Only Just Begun: National Overview of Marriage Equality, Marriage Equality in Different Areas of Law, Raleigh, NC
November 30, 2015
Wake County Bar Association
Till Death Do Us Part: The Effects of Marriage Equality on Estate Planning, NC Marriage Equality, Greensboro, NC
November 7, 2015
Elon University School of Law
Hell Has Frozen Over and Pigs Are Flying: The Effects of Marriage Equality on NC Family Law, Marriage Equality: A Practitioner's Symposium, Greensboro, NC
March 20, 2015
NC Bar Association
The Effects of Marriage Equality on NC Family Law
How We Got Here: History and Overview of Marriage Equality in NC, Marriage Equality: A Practitioner's Symposium, Greensboro, NC
March 20, 2015
NC Bar Association
History and Overview of Marriage Equality in NC
Roll With The Changes: Representing Transgender Clients, NC Family Law Specialists Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC
July 25, 2014
NC Family Law Specialists
Practical and ethical advice regarding how to represent a transgender client
Marriage Equality! Now What?, Legal Protection Workshop, Durham, NC
November 18, 2014
Equality NC
The effects of marriage equality on NC LGBT community
Marriage Equality! Now What?, Legal Protection Workshop, Raleigh, NC
November 12, 2014
LGBT Center of Raleigh
The effects of marriage equality on NC LGBT community
Marriage Equality! Now What?, Legal Protection Workshop, Raleigh, NC
October 28, 2014
Triangle Financial Advisors
The effects of marriage equality on NC LGBT community
Estate Planning & Family Law, Legal Protection Workshop, Raleigh, NC
May 14, 2014
LGBT Center of Raleigh
How the LGBT community can protect themselves and their loved ones
Estate Planning & Family Law, Legal Protection Workshop, Pinehurst, NC
May 13, 2014
Triangle Financial Advisors
How the LGBT community can protect themselves and their loved ones
Health Care POAs & Living Wills, Legal Protection Workshop, Raleigh, NC
March 19, 2014
LGBT Center of Raleigh
How the LGBT community can protect themselves and their loved ones
Same-Gender Marriage in a New World, Webinar, Raleigh, NC
October 31, 2013
Triangle Financial Advisors
LGBT marriage in a non-recognition state
What's Law Got To Do With It, Charlotte School of Law Symposium, Charlotte, NC
March 15, 2013
Charlotte School of Law
LGBT Law in NC
Making Lemonade, Equality NC Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC
November 17, 2012
Equality NC
Family Law & Estate Planning for LGBT Individuals and Couples
Surrogacy Law, Pay-It-Forward Foundation Conference, Raleigh, NC
September 10, 2010
Pay-It-Forward Foundation
Assisted Reproductive Technology Law
Life/Estate Planning for the LGBT Community, Shades of Pride, Raleigh, NC
July 30, 2010
Triangle Black Pride
Estate Planning
"What's Love Got To Do With It", Equality NC, Greensboro, NC
November 15, 2008
Equality NC
LGBT Family Law
The Difference Between Practicing Law Collaboratively and Practicing Collaborative Law, NC GALA Annual Conference, Durham, NC
April 22, 2005
NC GALA
Collaborative Law
Angela L. Haas
Attorney
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
- Family Law:
- Divorce
- Annulments
- Equitable Distribution
- Spousal Support
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Adoption
- Paternity & Legitimation
- Prenuptials
- Separation Agreements
- Negotiations and Litigation
- Mediator
- LGBTQ+ Family Law
- Estate Planning
- Last Will & Testament
- General (Durable) Power of Attorney
- Health Care Power of Attorney
- Living Will
- Trusts
- Estate Administration
- Probate
- Caveat Proceedings
- Summary Administration
ADMISSIONS:
- NC State Bar (2002)
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:
- NC Bar Association
- Wake County Bar Association
- Wake Women Attorneys
- NC GALA
- National LGBTQ+ Family Law Institute
- Board Member: Harmony (Raleigh Chamber of Commerce: LGBT)
AWARDS:
- American Institute of Family Lawyers (10 Best Attorneys for Exceptional and Outstanding Client Service (2020 & 2021))
EDUCATION:
- Appalachian State University
- BS in Psychology
- BS in Criminal Justice
- Campbell University (JD)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
- OUT Raleigh
- Equality NC
- SWOOP