Kelly M. Dinning

Kelly M. Dinning is an associate attorney with Bell Law Firm in Huntersville, North Carolina. Her practice focuses on family law, including separation, uncontested divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, property division, and mediation-related matters. She helps people understand legal procedures during changes to their family relationships. Kelly brings recent legal education and direct clinical experience to her representation of individuals involved in divorce and other family law proceedings.

Kelly earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2022, with a minor in Legal Studies. She received her J.D. from Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 2025. While studying law, she participated in the Gailor Family Law Litigation Clinic under North Carolina’s Third Year Practice Rule, working directly with clients and gaining courtroom advocacy experience in family law matters.

Kelly’s law school clinical work involved helping individuals facing complicated family law situations, including the preparation and presentation of legal matters under supervised practice. That experience helped her develop skills in client interviewing, litigation preparation, and courtroom advocacy. At Bell Law Firm, she assists clients with the issues that arise during separation and divorce, including parenting arrangements, support obligations, division of property, and potential alternatives to contested proceedings.

Kelly M. Dinning approaches family law with attention to the personal and financial consequences of legal decisions. Her combination of political science study, legal training, and courtroom clinic experience supports careful work on family disputes. She seeks to provide clients with understandable information about their legal options and the stages of their cases. Her work is directed toward helping individuals navigate difficult transitions while keeping the legal issues and their priorities in focus.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Bell Law Firm
• Member, The North Carolina State Bar

Licensed State

• North Carolina

Education

• Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science

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