Richard Forrest Kern
Rice Law, PLLC • Wilmington, NC
Debt CollectionFamily Appeals Wills & Living Wills
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Contact
Email
kern@richardkern.com
Phone
(910) 406-6488
Address
401 Chestnut St., Wilmington, NC, 28401, US
Professional
About
I graduated from Albany Law School in upstate New York in 2008 with a juris doctorate degree. I earned my B.A. in Political Science from The University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2005 and, in 2003, earned an A.A. in Political Science from Cape Fear Community College. Prior to becoming an attorney, I worked as a professional musician, an audio engineer, and in the movie industry as a prop-maker. While in law school, I interned in the chambers of the Honorable John M. Tyson at the North Carolina Court of Appeals, worked at the Government Law Center in Albany, New York (New York's preeminent legal and policy research center and the oldest government law center in the United States according to their Web site) under the direction of Professor Patricia E. Salkin, Associate Dean and full-time Director of the Government Law Center, and also interned at Rice Law, PLLC. I was born in a small upstate New York town known as Warrensburg (James Fenimore Cooper wrote The Last of the Mohicans there) in 1975 but I consider myself a North Carolinian and love living and working in North Carolina. I am the oldest of four siblings. My parents—who are still together after over 39 years—and my siblings have all lived in Wilmington since my father moved the family here from Rockford, Illinois, in 1985.
About Debt Collection Law
Debt collection attorneys help creditors recover outstanding debts and represent consumers facing collection actions. They navigate collection laws and procedures. Common matters include debt recovery, collection defense, fair debt collection act, garnishment.
Credentials
Education
2008 Albany Law School JD - Juris Doctorate 2005 University of North Carolina, Wilmington BA - Bachelor of Arts 2003 Cape Fear Community College A.A.
Languages
English
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2008 State/Local Gov't Law Sec. Prize - Land Use, American Bar Association
Publications
2013 Rice Law, PLLC, Blog New Law Allows Stronger Waiver of Alimony 2012 Rice Law, PLLC, Blog Family Courts in North Carolina 2012 Rice Law, PLLC, Blog Alienation of Affection/ Criminal Conversation: The Partnership Angle 2011 Rice Law, PLLC, Blog Same-Sex Marriage in North Carolina 2011 Rice Law, PLLC, blog Cohabitation Rights
Associations
2017 - Present Federalist Society Member 2009 - Present New Hanover County Bar Association
Speaking
2011 SEAHEC Domestic Violence 2009 Classroom Presentation Social Work in the North Carolina Justice System
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Updated: Jun 02, 2026