The Valentine Law Firm

Jackie is an Edgecombe County native who moved Down East in 2020. From 1992 to 2020 she worked for Fields & Cooper, PLLC in Rocky Mount and Nashville where she gained a plethora of experience in various legal realms. She joined the firm in 2023. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband, family and 3 dogs Jasper, Trixie and Roxie. Jackie loves the beach and shelling!

Angela is a Carteret County native having lived Down East all of her life. She joined the firm in 2007 and is highly knowledgeable in Family Law matters and is a tenacious advocate for our clients. In her spare time, Angela enjoys going to the beach, boating, spending time with her grandson, Parker and not being "mommicked" ( a true down east word)!

Jackson Valentine is the newest addition to The Valentine Law Firm and concentrates on criminal law and traffic offenses. Jackson grew up in Nashville, NC and now resides in Morehead City, where he enjoys playing tennis, playing drums, hiking, and cycling. After attending undergrad at UNC Chapel Hill, Jackson received an M.A. in political science from Appalachian State University and a J.D. from North Carolina Central School of Law. Jackson is ready and willing to assist you with all your legal needs!

Steve Valentine is the proud father of 3 adult sons, all Eagle Scouts, and grandfather of one grandson. Steve is active in the community, having served on the Beaufort Planning Board, the Tiller School Board of Directors and as past president of the Carteret County Bar Association. He is an avid sailor and scuba diver, and enjoys back-packing and camping trips with his sons. 

Steve Valentine has practiced law in Beaufort, NC continuously since 1991. He finished law school at Wake Forest University in 1980 and practiced for 2 years with his father's firm (Valentine, Adams & Lamar) in Nashville, NC. His father was elected to the U.S. Congress for the 2nd congressional district in 1982. Motivated by a desire to serve his country and to travel, Steve joined the USAF as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) in 1982 where he was stationed in Washington State, Georgia and Maryland and rose to the rank of Major. In 1991, he was separated from the USAF with an honorable discharge and returned to civilian life, joining Claude Wheatly's firm in Beaufort.

In 2008, David McFadyen, (the elected District Attorney for many years) and Valentine joined forces to form Valentine & McFadyen, where they practiced together until 2019 when David left to take a job with the Craven County Sheriff. They remain close friends. Steve has focused much of his practice for the last 25 years on family law.  Recently, he has become involved in several high-profile eminent domain cases (more commonly known as "land condemnation" cases). In one of these cases, Steve and Jim Thompson represented 5 home or landowners on West Beaufort Road where property was flooded by run off and drainage caused by the new Beaufort bridge and connecting road to Highway 101. The cases were settled with the Department of Transportation (DOT) for nearly $900,000.00.

More recently, a Town Creek property owned by Mainsail Development Group was rendered unusable by the same DOT project. Steve and Jim, along with an attorney from Wendell, teamed up and recovered an $8.6 million settlement, which was covered in Lawyers Weekly magazine. 

Valentine is employed full time in this law practice and looks forward to serving you.