Our Team

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Lauren O’Malley

Attorney

Experience:

  • Practicing Family Law for 13 years
  • Board Certified Specialist in Family Law

Paralegal

Overview

Lauren O’Malley joined our team in 2017. Lauren shares our work and play ethic and definitely has a sense of humor. Also, there is a better-than-even chance she’s at least pretending to like ’80s music.

Lauren has years of experience in family law and an impeccable legal resume: speaking engagements on a variety of family law issues teaching other lawyers; Vice Chair of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice Family Law Section; attorney advisor for Enloe High School’s Mock Trial Team; recipient of the Martindale Hubbell Distinguished Award; a Martindale Hubbell Client Champion Gold Recipient; and she received the Rising Star Award by Super Lawyers from 2019-2024.

All of which is great, of course, but what really struck us is Lauren’s persistence and obstinacy. She grew up in a small town in Ohio, where her father was the ubiquitous town attorney. He spent a good chunk of her adolescence telling her, “Don’t be a lawyer.” When it began to look like she was going to ignore that advice, he amended it to, “Well, just don’t go into family law.”

Obviously, Lauren was made for Triangle Smart Divorce.

After graduating from Penn State, Lauren attended Duquesne Law School. Somewhere along the way, she decided she liked the beaches of our Outer Banks better than any of those in Pittsburgh and relocated to Raleigh, where she lives with her daughter.

Education
2010 Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University – JD – Juris Doctor
2007 Penn State University – Bachelor's Degree
Recognitions
2025 – Rising Star, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2024 – Rising Star, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2024 – Family Law Section for Outstanding Service as Section Chair, North Carolina Advocates for Justice
2023 – Rising Star, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2022 – Rising Star, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2021 – Rising Star, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2020 – Rising Star, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2019 – Rising Star, North Carolina Super Lawyers
2017 – Client Champion Gold Recipient, Martindale-Hubbell®

What our clients say

"Across three states, Jenny was hands-down the best divorce lawyer I worked with! Authentic, savvy, insightful, tough, empathetic and effective. Can ’t say enough good things about her."

Don

Former Client

"The entire staff at Triangle Smart Divorce has been wonderful. My divorce has been extremely complicated and difficult, they have helped and been successful at every turn. They are more than competent and are also very compassionate individuals. They will and do walk you through each and every step to obtain the best results for you. An amazing team!"

Hoss

Former Client

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