Meet Sonya DuBree
Sonya DuBree is a third generation Raleigh native with extensive ties to the Raleigh community that she loves calling home. For most of her life, she has lived and worked within a five-mile radius of the old Rex Hospital where she was born. She received her doctorate from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 1994 and immediately started practicing family law with Marshall and DuBree, PLLC. When Bill Marshall retired, she opened up Raleigh Family Law in an office building she bought a stone’s throw from where she was born.
Sonya owned and operated Raleigh Family Law for 13 years. She has handled hundreds of clients by helping good people go through perhaps the worst part of their lives. Though she had a thriving practice, she decided to join Tharrington Smith, LLP, where she became a partner in 2024 to focus solely on practicing the law without the demands of running a boutique business.
Sonya is married to Rick Gammon, a prominent criminal defense lawyer. She has one son from a previous marriage, Luke DuBree Morton. She is proud to share that Luke graduated from the Honors College at UNC–Chapel Hill and will begin law school at UNC–Chapel Hill this fall, following in his parents’ footsteps.
When not at work, she enjoys running, shagging at Loafers, and spending time with her family and chocolate lab down at the Crystal Coast.
University of North Carolina Greensboro
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Political Science
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
- Juris Doctor, May 1994
Admissions and Memberships
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North Carolina State Bar, 1994
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North Carolina Bar Association
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Wake County Bar Association
- Tharrington Smith, LLP., Raleigh, N.C.; Partner, 2024
- Raleigh Family Law, Raleigh, N.C.; Owner and Lead Counsel, 2011-2024
- Marshall and DuBree, PLLC., Raleigh, N.C.; Family Law Partner,1994-2011
- Kornegay and Snyder 1989-1991
- McIntosh Pryor and Collier 1991-1992
- DeMent Askew Gammon and DeMent, 1993-1994
- Wake County DA’s Office, 1992-1993
Over 30 years, I have settled hundreds of cases and tried hundreds of cases.
Graduated law school at age 24 and have actively practiced family law for 30 years this August.
Solely built, owned and operated Raleigh Family Law a thriving boutique style family law firm. Managed up to four associate attorneys at a time while also acting as lead counsel on the vast majority of all cases. Mentored over 17 associates throughout my practice the majority of which practice family law in Wake County.
- Member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church
- Member Loafer’s Beach Club Raleigh
Publications
- Used as divorce attorney consultant in multiple articles in the News & Observer under the Money Matters section. Quoted as an expert on financial issues related to divorce.
- Co-authored “There Ain’t No Sanity Clause”; Surviving the Holidays During Divorce.
Experience You Can Trust
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Latest News and Insights from Sonya DuBree
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/ Press Release / Awards /Tharrington Smith Celebrates 22 Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for 2027
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/ Blog /Can a Friend Officiate Your Wedding in North Carolina? What the Law Actually Says
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/ Awards /26 Tharrington Smith Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Editions of Best Lawyers® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
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/ Press Release /Tharrington Smith Welcomes Sonya DuBree to Family Law Practice
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