Charlotte Coker Christian

Charlotte Coker Christian is the founder of Summit Family Law and an Alabama family and divorce lawyer who helps individuals navigate difficult changes affecting their homes, finances, and children. Her practice focuses on divorce, child custody, alimony, property division, and post-divorce modifications. She also assists professionals, military families, and clients facing high-net-worth marital disputes. Christian provides clear guidance, protects important interests, and helps clients build a more secure path forward.

Christian earned her J.D. from Faulkner University and later completed an LL.M. in Trial Advocacy at Temple University’s James E. Beasley School of Law. Her advanced trial training supports her ability to prepare family law matters carefully, evaluate evidence, present legal arguments, and address contested issues in court. This educational background also strengthens her practical approach to negotiation, case strategy, and helping clients understand the legal choices involved in major family transitions.

Christian is admitted to practice in Alabama, the US District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama, and the US Court of Federal Claims. Her family law work includes matters involving contested and uncontested divorce, parenting arrangements, support obligations, marital property, and requests to modify existing orders. Through these cases, she helps clients assess risk, organize financial and family information, pursue workable resolutions, and prepare for litigation when agreement is not possible.

Charlotte Coker Christian brings a client-focused perspective to family law matters that often involve emotional pressure, financial uncertainty, and long-term consequences. She is committed to helping people move beyond loss and disruption with a practical plan for the future. By combining trial advocacy, direct communication, and careful attention to each client’s circumstances, Christian helps individuals protect their families, understand the legal process, and make informed decisions during divorce and other significant family disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Summit Family Law
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• Member, Madison County Bar Association
• Member, Limestone County Bar Association
• Member, Alabama State Bar, Family Law Section
• Member, American Bar Association, Family Law Section

Licensed State

• Alabama

Education

• Temple University’s James E. Beasley School of Law
  LL.M. in Trial Advocacy
• Faulkner University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Athens State University

  Bachelor of Science

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