Our Accountants
Family Law Specialist
EducationDuke University, Durham, NC (J.D., with high honors); Phi Alpha Delta
Research and Managing Editor, Duke Law Review
Admitted to North Carolina State Bar
Board Certified Specialist in Family Law by the NC State Board of Legal Specialization
Certified Public Accountant, North Carolina
Certified Valuation Analyst by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel
Managing Attorney of Woodruff Law Firm, PA
Teaches divorce taxation and business'valuation to NC CPAs annually for more than two decades
Former Member NC Family Law Council
Former Member Board of Directors/Executive Committee NC Association of Certified
Public Accountants
Former Chair Domestic Relations Committee, Tax Section, American Bar Association
Best Lawyers in America 2009*(for criteria, see: Best Lawyers)
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell *(for criteria, see: Martindale-Hubble Peer Review Ratings)
North Carolina Super Lawyer*(for criteria, see: Super Lawyers)
Business North Carolina's Legal Elite*(for criteria, see: Legal Elite)
NCACPA Outstanding Discussion Leader
NCACPA R. Donald Farmer Award
NCACPA Award of Excellence 5.0 Club Member
Ballroom dancing
Flying
To contact Carolyn Woodruff: 336-272-9122 x3004
Shawn McCarthy
Controller / IT Manager
EducationUNC Greensboro, B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude
Work ExperienceCash/Accrual Accounting
Trust Accounting
Inventory Management
Full-Charge Bookkeeping
Joined Woodruff Family Law Group April 2017
Spending time with his dogs
MMA/Krav Maga
Computer science & technology
To contact Shawn McCarthy: 336-272-9122 x3025
Steve C. Coggin
North Carolina Certified Paralegal/Accountant/ Forensics
EducationAttended Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Accounting Major
Professional CertificationsNC Certified Paralegal
Multi-engine instrument rated pilot
Notary Public
Completed Fraud Examiner's Course/Seminar (finding hidden assets)
Owner and President of winter sports business for 28 years
Owner and president of sports marketing/graphic textile firm for five years
Co-developed multiple commercial restaurant sites
Avid golfer
Skier
Guitarist
To contact Steve Coggin: 336-272-9122 x3017