Katharine Batchelor

Associate

“Preparation shows up long before anyone steps into a courtroom.”

Based in Raleigh, NC

Direct: (919) 421-7775

Main Line Extension: 809

About Katharine

Careful preparation often determines how a case unfolds. Katharine Batchelor works on employment, civil rights, and consumer matters that depend on disciplined execution and attention to detail.

Her work includes supporting record development, briefing, and coordination in cases where context and accuracy matter as much as legal theory. She brings a strong foundation in appellate advocacy and public interest work to every matter she supports. She has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star since 2025.

Katharine earned her law degree, cum laude, from Wake Forest University School of Law, where she served as Managing Editor of the Wake Forest Law Review and Executive Director of the Public Interest Law Organization.

Before joining Lee Segui, Katharine clerked for the Honorable Darren Jackson on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and worked with public defender offices in Texas and North Carolina.

In addition to work, Katharine is actively involved with her church and in the local community, serving on the board of Refugee Hope Partners, a nonprofit that provides wraparound support to refugee families after resettlement, and volunteering with a variety of organizations. She is a big fan of the many greenways and trails around Raleigh, enjoys sports of all kinds (watching and playing), and firmly believes that the Carolina Panthers will win a Super Bowl one day.

Education

  • B.A. Geography & History, UNC – Chapel Hill
    • Honors and Distinction
    • Phi Beta Kappa
  • J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law
    • Cum Laude
    • Pro Bono Honor Society
    • Miriam E. “Miki” Felsenburg Award (exceptional leadership in the area of social justice)
    • Kay Hagan Award (distinction in State and Local Government Law)
    • Order of Barristers
    • Moot Court Board
    • Wake Forest Law Review (Managing Editor)
    • Public Interest Law Organization (Executive Director)

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina State courts
  • United States Supreme Court
  • Fourth Circuit
  • Seventh Circuit
  • Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Middle District of North Carolina
  • Western District of North Carolina
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice
    • Chair, Products Liability, Class Action, and Mass Torts Section, 2026-2027
    • Secretary, New Lawyers Division, 2026-2027
    • Membership Co-Chair, New Lawyers Division, 2024-2026
    • Member, Women’s Caucus
  • North Carolina Bar Association
    • Council Member, Litigation Section, 2025-2028
  • American Association of Justice
    • Member, Class Action Section
    • Member, Women Trial Lawyer Caucus
    • Member, New Lawyers Division
  • August 2024- August 2026: Member of the Lee Segui litigation team representing thousands of AME Church ministers in the AME Church Employee Retirement Fund Litigation, which has resulted in settlements exceeding $106 million
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2025-2027)
  • Katharine W. Batchelor, A Perfect Storm: Prosecutorial Calendar Control and the Right to a Speedy Trial in the North Carolina Criminal Court System, 56 Wake Forest L. Rev. 169.

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