Katharine Batchelor

Katharine Batchelor is an associate at Lee Segui PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she works on employment, civil rights, consumer protection, and class action matters. Her litigation work includes record development, briefing, legal research, and coordination in complex cases. Batchelor brings appellate advocacy and public interest experience to matters requiring careful factual analysis, clear written arguments, and detailed preparation for clients pursuing relief in state and federal courts.

Batchelor earned B.A. degrees in Geography and History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with honors and distinction and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her J.D. 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. She also participated in moot court and received several academic and public interest honors.

Before joining Lee Segui, Batchelor clerked for Judge Darren Jackson of the North Carolina Court of Appeals and worked with public defender offices in North Carolina and Texas. Her current experience includes significant class and employment litigation. She contributed to the AME Church retirement fund litigation that resulted in final approval of a $44.4 million settlement and has served as class counsel in litigation concerning wage and hour practices at North Carolina healthcare facilities.

Katharine Batchelor was selected to North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 2025 and 2026. She serves as Chair of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice Products Liability, Class Actions & Mass Torts Section for 2026–2027 and is active in several legal organizations. Batchelor is admitted in North Carolina and before multiple federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, and combines appellate training, public interest experience, and careful litigation preparation in her practice.

Law Office Affiliations

• Associate, Lee Segui PLLC
• Chair, Secretary, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Products Liability, Class Action, & Mass Torts Section, New Lawyers Division (2026-2027)
• Council Member, North Carolina Bar Association, Litigation Section (2025-2028)
• Member, American Association of Justice, Class Action Section, Women Trial Lawyer Caucus, New Lawyers Division

Licensed State

• North Carolina

Education

• Wake Forest University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• The University of North Carolina
  BA in Geography & History

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