Your Family Is Our Focus

Kerri Lynne Fredheim

Biography

Kerri is licensed to practice law in North Carolina, New York, and Connecticut. She graduated from Grove City College in Pennsylvania in 1990 with a major in communication arts. She worked as a paralegal in the criminal division of the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, while attending law school at Pace University School of Law. Even as a paralegal, her focus was largely on cases involving domestic violence. She graduated from Pace, cum laude, in 1999 and was published in the Pace University Law Review in 1999. She was an assistant disrict attorney in Rockland County, NY, specializing in domestic violence and sex crimes from 2000-2006. In 2007, she moved to Union County, NC and was employed as an assistant district attorney in the Union County District Attorney's Office, specializing in domestic violence and juvenile cases. While employed in both district attorney's offices, Kerri was invited to teach classes in the area of domestic violence, sex crimes and juvenile law to law enforcement officers. She was also an adjunct professor for the Charlotte School of Law, Wingate University, and South Piedmont Community College in the areas of domestic violence, criminal law, and ethics. Currently, Kerri is dedicated to assisting her clients through the intricacies of the legal system in both criminal and civil cases. She treats her clients with respect and compassion and works to ensure that each of her clients have a thorough understanding of what is happening in their particular matters.

Pro-Bono Work

  • Juvenile Crime Prevention Committee Chair, 2020 to Present

Classes/Seminars

  • DV & Juvenile Law, Union Co BLET, 2008 to Present
  • “Law & Order", Wingate University Adjunct
  • Ethics for Paralegals, South Piedmont Comm. College
  • Domestic Violence, Charlotte School of Law
  • Sex Crimes & Domestic Violence Law, Rockland Co Law Enforcement

Past Employment

  • Union County District Attorney's Office (NC), Assistant District Attorney, 2007 to 2021
  • Rockland County District Attorney's Office (NY), Sr. Assistant District Attorney, 2000 to 2006

Contact Kerri

Phone

Practice Areas

  • Domestic Violence/Protective Orders
  • Juvenile Law - Delinquency
  • Juvenile Law - Parent Representation - Abuse, Neglect, & Dependency
  • Criminal Law
  • Family Law

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina, 2007
  • Connecticut, 1999
  • New York, 2000

Professional Associations

  • Union County Bar Association, Member, 2007 to Present

Education

  • Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York
    • J.D. - 1999
    • Honors: cum laude
  • Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania
    • B.A. - 1990
    • Major: Communications