Ms. King is a member of The Battle Group, Spilman’s litigation group that focuses on high-risk, complex litigation cases, and Spilman's Energy, Construction and Utility Law groups. Ms. King is a native of Winston-Salem, N.C., and returned to Winston-Salem in August 2011 after practicing securities and consumer class action litigation in Atlanta, Ga. for six years. Ms. King has developed a deep understanding of e-discovery issues and co-chairs the North Carolina office's e-discovery group. In addition, Ms. King is expanding the firm's footprint throughout the state of North Carolina in the areas of energy, construction, public utility and natural resources law.

Representative Experience

• Represents contractors, owners and design professionals in litigation concerning contract disputes, patent infringement, and unfair and deceptive trade practices
• Represents contractors, owners, and warranty companies in litigation involving construction delays, cost overruns, and defect claims
• Represents clients in litigation involving water contamination and mass chemical exposure
• Represents clients in complex products liability actions
• Represents clients in environmental litigation matters in state and federal court
• Represents clients before state public service/utility commissions in electric utility rate cases
• Extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of e-discovery
• Active in all phases of class action certification, review, and litigation
• Experience in handling depositions of individual defendants, corporate representatives, third parties, experts and class representatives
• Experience in conducting extensive legal research and drafting pleadings at all stages of litigation

Education

• Duke University, B.A., 1998
• Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2005

Admissions

• North Carolina State Bar
• Georgia State Bar
• United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Affiliations

• Member, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
• Member, Family Advisory Board, Sports Legacy Institute, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University School of Medicine
• Local Recruitment Chair, U.S. Green Building Council Emerging Professionals
• Member, Piedmont Triad Chapter, U.S. Green Building Council
• Member, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Governmental Affairs Committee
• Member, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Legislative Policy Committee
• Member, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Construction Industry Council
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, Habitat for Humanity Young Professionals
• Member, Hospice Foundation Leadership Council

Publications

• Author, "The State of Hydraulic Fracturing in North Carolina," The Shale Play Today, July 2012
• Co-Author, "Flooding and Fracking: A Review of Extreme Weather Impacts on Drilling Activities," Fall 2012 American Bar Association Natural Resources & Environment Journal

Other
• Chair, Inspiration Awards, Emory Public Interest Committee (raised $100K for summer grants), 2004-2005
• Student Attorney, Turner Environmental Law Clinic, Emory University School of Law, 2004-2005
• Legal Intern, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Atlanta, Ga., 2003-2004
• Peace Corps Volunteer focused on maternal and child health, Gabon, Central Africa, 1999-2000