Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The attorney selection process is peer influenced and research driven, selecting the top 5% of attorneys to the Super Lawyers list each year.
Rebecca Watts
Collins Family & Elder Law Group Partner and Chief Legal Officer Rebecca Watts is a North Carolina Super Lawyer and has been named each year from 2018 through 2023! Rebecca graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1998 and began practicing law that year. Rebecca is an accomplished trial and appellate attorney who brings over 25 years of experience. She is based in our Monroe, North Carolina, office.
Kathryn Cook DeAngelo
Collins Family & Elder Law Group Senior Counsel Kathryn Cook DeAngelo is a North Carolina Super Lawyer for 2023! Kathryn joined the firm in 2021 as Senior Counsel to the Collins Elder Law practice division. Kathryn graduated from Marshall University, Huntington, WV, in 1968 with a B.A. in Business Education. She also has an M.Ed. from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. In 1984 Kathryn graduated magna cum laude from North Carolina Central University Law School (NCCU Law}, Durham, NC. In 1990, Kathryn established her own solo law firm in Surfside Beach, SC. After 34 years of law practice in South Carolina, Kathryn closed her law offices and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Rising Stars
Rising Stars is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The attorney selection process is peer influenced and research driven, selecting the top 5% of attorneys to the Rising Star list each year.
Isla Tabrizi
Collins Family & Elder Law Group Partner and Chief of Legal Development Isla Tabrizi is a North Carolina Rising Star and has been named for several years, including 2020, 2021, and 2022! Isla completed her legal studies at the Charlotte School of Law, graduated with the class of 2011, and then passed the bar in 2012. She is passionate about family law and is based in our primary Monroe, North Carolina office.
Candace S. Faircloth
Collins Family & Elder Law Group Partner and Chief of Trial Strategy Candace S. Faircloth is a North Carolina Rising Star and has been named for several years, including 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023! Candace graduated from law school in 2013 and became licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina that same year. Candace S. Faircloth is a North Carolina Board Certified Family Law Specialist who represents clients regarding all aspects of Family Law in Monroe, North Carolina, and surrounding areas.
Christine Houston
Collins Family & Elder Law Group Managing Attorney Christine Houston is a North Carolina Rising Star for 2023 and was named for 2022! After graduating from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology and a minor in Women’s Studies, she attended Charlotte School of Law, where she graduated with honors. Christine’s practice area is specialized to focus on family law and domestic violence. Christine is based in our Dilworth office in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Alexa Litt
Collins Family & Elder Law Group Attorney Alexa Litt is a North Carolina Rising Star for 2023! Alexa received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She then went to Elon University School of Law, receiving her Juris Doctorate in 2019. Alexa focuses on Family Law and splits her time between our Dilworth and Monroe, North Carolina offices.
Shayna Matheny
Collins Family & Elder Law Group Attorney Shayna Matheny is a North Carolina Rising Star for 2023! Shayna received her undergraduate degree from the California University of Pennsylvania, with a major in Jurisprudence and concentration in Legal Studies. She then attended North Carolina Central University School of Law, receiving her Juris Doctorate in 2021, as valedictorian of her class. Shayna focuses on Family Law in our Monroe, North Carolina office, serving clients in Union and Gaston Counties.