Lydia C. Stoney

Lydia C. Carpenter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2013. She graduated cum laude from Campbell University School of Law, where she was a member of the Campbell Law Review and the National Mock Trial Team, and was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 2020. Prior to joining Hendren, Redwine & Malone, PLLC, Lydia was a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Pamela W. McAfee at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Lydia is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in North Carolina. She focuses her practice on Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases for both individuals and businesses. She regularly represents debtors navigating insolvency and restructuring issues and is experienced at counseling clients related to commercial disputes as well as pre-bankruptcy workouts and settlements. She has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a North Carolina Rising Star, and Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite in Bankruptcy.

Lydia is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and serves on the NCBA’s Bankruptcy Section Council. Lydia is an alumna of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ Next Generation Program (2024) and Trial Skills Program (2025) and is a frequent presenter at various bankruptcy conferences. She is a member of the Carolinas Chapter of the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Order of the Barristers.