Angela joined our team in February 2025 and brings with her robust legal knowledge from her varied background. Her education, training, and previous employment have shaped her advocacy for underrepresented or misunderstood populations. Most recently, she was the Legal Officer and Assistant Clerk for the Wake County Clerk of Superior Court. There, she supervised the post-qualification section of the Estates’ Division, which reviewed all inventories and accountings submitted in the estate, trust, and guardianship administration process. Angela served as Assistant Special Counsel for patients involuntarily admitted to mental health hospitals through the civil commitment process. She apprenticed with J. Gregory Wallace, a well-regarded N.C. elder law attorney, and learned the intricacies of Medicaid, Special Assistance, and Veterans Benefits and how to align clients with these resources successfully.

Angela’s focus has consistently been on guardianship proceedings and individual competency. In Randolph County, she served as guardian ad litem for competency hearings and continued this role in Wake County, where she developed a curriculum to educate newly appointed guardians and inform the public about alternatives to guardianship. She also established Guardian Advocacy, Inc., a nonprofit organization providing free durable general powers of attorney and healthcare directives.

Before becoming an attorney, Angela worked as a North Carolina Magistrate and Small Claims Judge for Randolph and Montgomery Counties. She received her law degree from N.C. Central University and her master’s degree in Clinical Forensic Psychology from Purdue University Global.

Angela was raised in Randolph County, NC, by her loving grandparents, Bill and Joy, who taught her the value of hard work, extending grace, and exhibiting kindness in the face of adversity. She is happily married to Brad Willson, and they share their home with two rambunctious bulldogs, Logan and Hank. In her spare time, you will find Angela enjoying nature or volunteering.