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Danya Ledford Vanhook

Attorney

Biography

Experience

Danya Ledford Vanhook has been in practice since 2003. Danya has 20+ years of legal experience. Danya has been in private practice since 2007-2009 and 2011-present.

Danya has served the Judicial District Bar Vice President/President-Elect from 2016-2018; President from 2018-2020; and served from 2020-2022 as the Immediate Past President.

Danya served as a District Court Judge (2009-2011) in the 30th Judicial District in North Carolina.  Danya has also served as a Department of Social Services attorney for Buncombe and Graham Counties and as a Clifton Everett Fellow with Legal Aid of North Carolina. Danya is an effective advocate for her clients.

Background

Danya is a native of Macon County, North Carolina, and a graduate of Franklin High School.  Danya graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with Distinction in 2000 and from New York University School of Law in 2003, where she was a member of the Moot Court Board.

Danya Ledford Vanhook

History of Service

Previously, I’ve served as a District Court Judge (2009-2011) and as a Maggie Valley Alderman (2011). In 2018, I was the Chair of the Public Relations/Publicity Committee of Haywood County Special Olympics. In 1999, while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I served as a volunteer Russian interpreter for the Special Olympics World Games in Raleigh. During this time, I also studied abroad, which gave me a deeper appreciation of diverse people and cultures and how that can inform and enhance our daily lives in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina.

Areas of Practice (legal)

Danya is available to handle the following types of legal matters:

- Adoptions
- Alienation of Affection
- Alimony
- Child Support
- Custody
- Deeds
- Disabilty
- Divorce from Bed & Board
- DWIs
- Equitable Distribution
- Felonies
- Immigration
- Misdemeanors
- Name Changes
- Post-Separation Support
- Traffic
- Wills

Areas of Practice (Geographical)

Danya is available to handle legal matters in the following counties in North Carolina: Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Cherokee, Clay, Graham and the Cherokee Tribal Court. Danya will accept cases in Buncombe County on a limited, case-by-case basis.

Memberships

Danya is a member of the N.C. State Bar, the N.C. Bar Association, Cherokee Bar Association, and the N.Y. State Bar (inactive).

More About Danya

An Attorney with Purpose...

Haywood County Lawyers for Literacy (2019-2020)
Lawyers for Literacy is a public service program that matches legal professionals with local school children to improve students’ reading skills and spark their interest in books, civics and history.
Lawyers for Literacy volunteers spend at least 30 minutes a week reading to a small groups of students over a month’s time. A volunteer records the books that the student will read during the month, either with the volunteer or alone, in a passport booklet supplied by the NC Bar Foundation and gifted to the student at the end of the program.

University of North Carolina
Board of Directors - Representing N.C. Districts
About the GAA: Since the formation of the GAA in May 1843, the GAA has served all of Carolina’s living alumni — now numbering more than 336,000. The association maintains detailed records on all of Carolina’s alumni. It sponsors class and affinity group reunions and Homecoming, welcoming all alumni back to their alma mater.

North Carolina Association of Women Attorney's
NCAWA was founded in 1978 by a vibrant group of women attorneys dedicated to speaking out on issues affecting women in North Carolina both within and outside the legal profession. Today, NCAWA’s volunteer board and lobbyist, in collaboration with local chapters and members across the state, continue the organization’s powerful mission of promoting the participation of women in the legal profession and advancing the rights and welfare of women under the law.

    2023-26 Member, Haywood Community College Foundation Board of Directors. This is the 501(c)3 non-profit arm of Haywood Communty College that raises private funds for student scholarships & needs and mini-grants to professors. My job is to help raise funds, promote fundraiser events, and select recipients of scholarship funds.

    2023-24 Queen, Annual Mardi Gras Ball Gala Fundraiser for Haywood County Schools Foundation. This is the 501(c)3 non-profit arm of Haywood County Schools that raises private funds for student scholarships and teacher classroom needs, 100% of which goes directly to students and teachers. This year, six candidates raised a record-breaking $166,000. I was crowned Queen because I raised the most money of the Queen candidates, over $50,000, which is the most money raised by any candidate ever. With the proceeds of my individual contributions, I am fortunate enough to be able to endow the Vanhook Law Firm Annual Scholarship, which awards $1,000 annually to a deserving

    Queen, Annual Mardi Gras Ball Gala continued: Tuscola or Pisgah High School student who has an "A" GPA, who is a leader in their school, church or community, who is active in sports or extracurricular activities, and/or who has overcome an adversity and who will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Traditionally the role of Queen has no duties or expectations beyond coronation but, in addition to establishing a scholarship fund which has never been done before by a candidate, I plan to use my celebrity to continue to raise money for the Foundation and to bring awareness to important issues such as the Slow Down Move Over For Flashing Lights Laws and Enforcement.

      Danya Ledford Vanhook

      Personal

      Danya is married to Duane Vanhook.  They have 2 children and reside in Maggie Valley, North Carolina.  They enjoy camping, hiking, and watching Carolina Basketball.

      Danya is a Team Mom and Coach for community league sports.  She is also the President of the Haywood Women’s Small Business Alliance.

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        Waynesville, NC 28786
      • Phone: 828.452.5522
        Fax: 828.452.5588
      • Vanhook.law@gmail.com

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        • 854 N. Main Street
          Waynesville, NC 28786
        • Phone: 828.452.5522
          Fax: 828.452.5588
        • Vanhook.law@gmail.com

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