There are hereby recognized the following specialties:

1. (1) bankruptcy law

   1. (a) consumer bankruptcy law
   2. (b) business bankruptcy law
2. (2) estate planning and probate law

3. (3) real property law

   1. (a) real property - residential
   2. (b) real property - business, commercial, and industrial
4. (4) family law

5. (5) criminal law

   1. (a) federal criminal law
   2. (b) state criminal law
   3. (c) juvenile delinquency law
6. (6) immigration law
7. (7) workers' compensation
8. (8) Social Security disability law
9. (9) elder law
10. (10) appellate practice
11. (11) trademark law
12. (12) utilities law
13. (13) privacy and information security law
14. (14) child welfare law

History Note: Authority G.S. 84-23;
Readopted Effective December 8, 1994;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court: July 29, 1998; February 27, 2003; February 5, 2009; March 8, 2012; March 6, 2014; April 5, 2018;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court October 18, 2023 and re-entered into the Supreme Court's minutes March 20, 2024.