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Bio
Mary Kate is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group. She represents both businesses and individuals across an array of industries in state and federal courts. In her practice, she represents clients in commercial contract and business tort disputes, and also in municipal, employment, construction, and property disputes. Mary Kate is a member of the firm’s recruiting and technology and information security committees. She is also a co-chair of the firm’s associates committee.
Mary Kate graduated cum laude from Wake Forest University School of Law. She received her B.A. from North Carolina State University, majoring in Political Science. During law school, Mary Kate served as the Senior Notes and Comments Editor for the Wake Forest Law Review, and she held positions on the Student Bar Association, the Pro Bono Board, and the Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity Board.
Prior to joining the firm, Mary Kate served as a judicial law clerk in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
May Kate is admitted to practice before the state courts of North Carolina, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina, and the state courts of Tennessee.
- Listed among Business North Carolina magazine’s Legal Elite: Young Guns (2026)
- Listed among North Carolina Super Lawyers: Rising Stars (2026)
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Wake County Bar Association
- Secured a favorable jury verdict for a multi-state convenience store owner/operator following a jury trial.
- Successfully defended an appeal of a favorable trial court decision before the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
- Obtained a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on behalf of a multi-state gym franchisee.
- Successfully defended a motion for preliminary injunction seeking a complete business shutdown for a client in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Represented municipalities and property owners in development, access, and condemnation disputes.
- Represented and obtained a favorable settlement for a media company and content studio in JAMS arbitration.
- Represented large automotive company in defense of a claim for tortious interference with contract filed by a competitor, resulting in dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction.
- Successfully defended and secured a favorable settlement for a hospital accused of FLSA and North Carolina Wage and Hour Act violations.
- Regularly represents clients in the financial services industry in litigation involving purported violations of state and federal consumer protection statutes.
- Ricky Spoon Builders, Inc. v. Emgee, LLC, 891 S.E.2d 300, 2022 WL 5769321 (2022)
