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A national member of the Order of the Barristers, having exhibited excellence and attained high honor through the art of courtroom advocacy.
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Biography

Mary Aiken Barrow is a Board Certified Specialist in Family Law. Ms. Barrow earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006 and subsequently received her law degree from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University in 2012. During her time at Campbell Law School, Ms. Barrow served as a member and as submissions co-editor of the Law Review. Additionally, she was a family law research assistant for Professor Jean Cary of Campbell Law School. She joined Tharrington Smith in 2012 and since 2016, she has been a guest lecturer at the University of North Carolina School of Law in the Family Law Practice Seminar. Ms. Barrow has also served as the firm coordinator for various WCBA and Legal Aid drives. When not practicing law, Ms. Barrow spends her free time enjoying all things Raleigh (she is a Raleigh native who married a Raleigh native, Hayes Permar) and chasing PRs in road races of varying distances. Her current focus is on the half marathon (1:20) and the marathon (2:55). She is also an avid UNC basketball fan.

Credentials

Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University

  • Juris Doctor, 2012
  • Law Review, member and as submissions co-editor
  • Family law research assistant to Professor Jean Cary of Campbell Law School

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • BA, Psychology 2006

Needham B. Broughton High School

  • Magnet School, 2002

 

Membership and Admissions

  • North Carolina State Bar, 2012
  • Order of the Barristers, member, 2012
  • Wake County Bar Association, member, 2012
  • 10th Judicial District Bar, member, 2012
  • North Carolina Bar Association, Family Law Section, member, 2012
Experience
  • Tharrington Smith, Associate 2012-2018
  • Tharrington Smith, Partner 2019-present
Awards & Honors
  • Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite”, 2024 – 2025
  • North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Rising Stars 2019
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2020 – 2024
  • Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch, 2021 – 2022
  • Best Lawyers®, 2024 – 2025
  • North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, since 2018
  • Robert A. Jenkins Award recipient 2012
  • American Association of Justice’s Regional Student Trial Advocacy Competition runner-up
  • Second Best Brief Award from the U.C. Davis Asylum & Refugee National Moot Court Competition, semi-finalist
Engagement
  • Wake County Bar Association Food Drive, Firm Coordinator – Former
  • Wake County Bar Association Clothing Drive, Firm Coordinator – Former
  • Triangle Associates Fund Drive for Legal Aid, Firm Coordinator – Former
  • North Carolina Bar Association Professionalism for New Attorneys CLE, Presenter – Former
  • University of North Carolina School of Law, Family Law Practice Seminar, Guest Lecturer
  • North Carolina Bar Association Family Forum, Case Summary Contributor – Former

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