The Role of the Collaborative Divorce™ Family Lawyer: 

In the collaborative process, each of the divorcing spouses has a lawyer committed to their needs. The lawyers agree in advance to set aside adversarial strategies and preparations for trial, while at the same time maintaining their duties of advocacy and loyalty to their individual clients. They are then free to work toward positive, family-friendly solutions without the burden of preparing for trial. If the collaborative process is not successful, the collaborative lawyers must withdraw from the case and refer their client to a trial lawyer.    

Each Lawyer will… 

1.      Represent the best interests of his/her respective client while maintaining the overall goals of the Collaborative Process. 

2.      Work with the other attorney and the Collaborative Team to help the parties design the settlement agreement that is most appropriate for their family. 

3.      Facilitate the settlement discussion and incorporate client agreements into the final settlement documents. 

4.      Prepare all the documents that need to be filed with the Court. 

Our Attorneys   

JOHN M. FRIGUGLIETTI, JR. 

Attorney at Law 

575 Davidson Gateway Drive 

Suite 101 

Davidson, NC    28036  

704-892-1173 (Phone) 

704-892-1127 (Fax) 

email: john@davidsonlawyers.net 

John was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Stanly County, North Carolina. He received his BA in History from Davidson College in 1993 and his JD from West Virginia University in 1996. He has maintained a general law practice in Cornelius/Davidson since 1996, emphasizing family law. His firm also handles most areas of law including, real estate, criminal, corporate, traffic, and general civil litigation. He practices in Mecklenburg, Iredell, Cabarrus and Lincoln counties. He lives in Lincolnton on a 36-acre former horse farm with his wife, Susan and son, Trey.  

LAURA SNIDER BAKER 

Attorney and Counselor at Law 

Baker & Baker, PLLC
9620 Holly Point Drive, Suite 102
Huntersville, North Carolina   28078
Phone: (704) 895-7969 

Fax: (704) 895-7966
lsbesquire@aol.com 

Laura Snider Baker has been a licensed attorney in North Carolina since 1995.  She is a North Carolina native and received her undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University in 1991 and her law degree from Campbell University in 1995.  She lives in Cornelius with her husband and two children. 

Laura is a principal with the firm of Baker and Baker, PLLC.  Its office is located at 9620 Holly Point Drive, Suite 102, Huntersville, North Carolina.  Laura’s practice consists primarily of family law cases.  While she prefers to handle family cases through collaborative law or mediation, she does appear in court in Mecklenburg, Iredell, Lincoln and Cabarrus counties on family law cases on a regular basis.  Laura has been practicing family law in this area since 1995.  The firm also handles real estate transactions, wills, trusts and estates, as well as some general civil litigation.