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Amanda B. Mason

Job Titles:
  • Attorney
Amanda Mason provides services in family law and civil litigation for individuals and businesses. Since graduating law school from the University of Arizona in 2003, she has devoted her practice to representation throughout state and federal court, with an emphasis on assisting businesses, professionals, banks and individuals with a broad range of litigation needs, both in and out of court.

Bruce A. Mason

Job Titles:
  • Attorney
is just such an attorney. Mason, Mason, and Smith Attorneys at Law is just such a firm. The North Carolina State Bar recognizes Bruce as a certified specialist in criminal law, and he leads our criminal defense team. The skill and experience of the firm are something you can trust when facing the most difficult issues of your life. Bruce A. Mason grew up in Fairmont, West Virginia. He graduated magna cum laude from West Virginia University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business finance. Bruce attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law and graduated in 1989. After working with the firm of Pennington and Wicks, Bruce founded Mason, Mason, & Smith, Attorneys at Law in 1993 as a general trial practice specializing in criminal defense with a concentration in personal injury representation. The North Carolina State Bar recognizes him as a board-certified specialist in state criminal law. Bruce maintains an "excellent" rating by the national lawyer rating service of Martindale Hubbell. Bruce practices extensively in Federal Court and is a member of the C.J.A. Panel which is comprised of attorneys selected by the Federal Judiciary to represent clients in Federal Court by appointment. Bruce concentrates his practice in the areas of criminal defense, felonies, drug offenses, DWI/DUI and domestic violence/protective orders. Practice Areas Criminal Defense

Maria Eleanor Vilis

Job Titles:
  • Managing Paralegal

Sarah C. Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Attorney
Sarah Thomas is an integral attorney with our firm, having graduated from the prestigious University of North Carolina School of Law, and she concentrates her practice in family law, criminal law, and general litigation. Having grown up in Wilson, North Carolina in a family esteemed attorneys, she has the heart of a litigator and is a true competitor in both her professional and personal lives. In her youth, Sarah played tennis at an astonishingly high level, and traveled across the country for junior USTA tournaments. After moving to Chapel Hill to attend the University of North Carolina, she joined Chi Omega Sorority and was on the club tennis team. An illness late in high school led her to become involved with Teen Cancer America, and she became a Youth Ambassador for TCA her junior year at UNC. During her undergraduate career, she wrote for the Daily Tar Heel and the Lumina News. She graduated cum laude in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, and then attended the University of North Carolina School of Law beginning in the fall of 2016. During her time in law school, she participated in various prestigious academic and social groups and won awards for her hard work. Practice Areas Family Law 70%

William Gray Smith

Job Titles:
  • Attorney