Stephanie M. D'Atri
Stephanie M. D’Atri is a real property civil litigation attorney with over 15 years of experience based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Stephanie focuses her statewide law practice on representing residential and commercial landlords, investors, single and multifamily property owners, and property management firms across North Carolina, including in Small Claims and District Court, in the North Carolina Bankruptcy Courts, and in the North Carolina appellate courts.
As part of her practice, she:
- Files evictions and monies owed cases for residential and commercial landlord clients
- Defends landlords in fair housing, collection, security deposit, lease, purchase/sale contract, and other civil disputes
- Drafts residential and commercial leases, lease addenda, lease termination and modification agreements, demand letters, and other contracts/documents relating to landlord-tenant law
- Advises clients on conventional and subsidized housing matters (including project-based and voucher-based Section 8, low-income housing tax credit, and rural development)
- Negotiates and counsels clients on commercial leasing and business transactions
- Handles other related property matters, including trespass and common law ejectment cases, estate and post-foreclosure occupancy issues, neighbor disputes, partitions, and mobile home park matters
In addition to her daily law practice, Stephanie also regularly teaches landlord-tenant seminars, including for the North Carolina Bar Association, the Wake County Bar Association, the North Carolina Realtors’ Association, the Mid-Atlantic Council for Affordable Housing, the Triangle Real Estate Investors Association, and private property management companies.
Background
Prior to joining private practice in 2014, Stephanie worked as a trial attorney for Legal Aid of North Carolina where she represented clients in District and Superior Court on a wide range of civil cases including landlord-tenant, contract, domestic violence, consumer protection, and mortgage foreclosure matters. After 4 years at Legal Aid, Stephanie “switched sides” and began representing multifamily landlords and property management companies across North Carolina.
With an extensive litigation background on both sides of the coin, Stephanie understands and appreciates the practical importance of amicable resolutions. As a result, Stephanie works to strategically, effectively, and diligently to negotiate fair, amicable settlements so that her clients’ costs are minimized, court expenses and public resources are conserved, and unnecessary, protracted litigation is avoided where possible.
Education and Professional Involvement
Stephanie received her undergraduate degrees in English and Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006 and her Juris Doctorate from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2010. Following law school, Stephanie received the NCCU School of Law H.M. Michaux Award for Public Service, the UNC School of Law Pro Bono Publico Award, the N.C. State Bar Pro Bono Service Award, and the Capital City Sertoma Club Service to Mankind Award for her significant pro bono and community involvement, including for her advocacy serving as a volunteer Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children for over 14 years.
In December of 2015, Stephanie was elected by her peers to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for the 10th Judicial District and the Wake County Bar Association for a three-year term from 2016-2018 and, in April of 2017, Stephanie was honored to receive the Charles B. Hunt Award from the Young Lawyers Division of the Wake County Bar Association. Stephanie is a member of the Wake County Bar Association and the current President of the Susie Sharp Inn of Court. During any free time, Stephanie enjoys traveling and watching UNC basketball.
