Tamara Brooks, or Tam as she is more commonly known, became interested in the law in her home state of Virginia where she attended and graduated from James Madison University with a B.A. degree and a Paralegal Certificate. She joined a law firm as a personal injury paralegal on the coast of North Carolina and worked for many years before heading to law school at Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson, Mississippi.
After graduating from Mississippi College, she married her best friend in law school and headed back to North Carolina where they set up house in Mecklenburg County, raised two sons and practiced law including family law, insurance subrogation and employment law. Job changes and relocations brought them to Wake County in 2012 where they settled in Wake Forest.
Since coming to Wake County, Tam’s practice has focused primarily on family law where she enjoys helping families find their new normal. She is licensed to practice in North Carolina and is admitted to practice in the Fourth Circuit as well. Tamara is a DRC Certified Family Financial Mediator as well as a Certified Parenting Coordinator in high conflict custody cases.
Tamara is a part-time instructor in the Duke Paralegal Studies online and ground programs. She is active in her church and has published a writing called “Daily Discoveries of God in Life: A Devotional.” She loves spending time with her family, cooking and playing games. She has three dogs and two lizards and hopes, one day, to possibly raise quail.