Mary Kate takes a service-first approach to representing clients in complex healthcare disputes in federal and state courts.
Mary Kate is involved in every stage of commercial and healthcare litigation and acquired significant trial and oral argument experience early in her career. A graduate of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC)’s trial college program, she has built a strong reputation as a highly prepared litigator who knows case law backwards and forwards and who remains calm under great pressure.
Mary Kate brings a bevy of skills to her advocacy for clients. Her approachable, unassuming demeanor allows for easy collaboration among clients, witnesses and counsel, yet her competitive nature shines in the courtroom. A skilled writer, she brings injunctive and other extraordinary relief for clients through well-written motions and compelling briefs. She’s known for her ability to see both sides of cases, allowing her to anticipate opposing arguments and a judge’s reaction, as well as spot and correct flaws in her own arguments.
With a passion for the healthcare industry, Mary Kate devotes the majority of her practice to healthcare providers, hospitals, nursing care facilities, suppliers and pharmacy benefit managers. She advises and defends clients in business-critical cases, including malpractice allegations, breach of contract litigation, wrongful death lawsuits and employment matters. Mary Kate understands how challenging healthcare work can be and values the opportunity to support providers.
At the end of the day, Mary Kate would simply describe her role as helping people through difficult situations. She knows litigation is stressful and frightening, sometimes putting a client’s entire organization on the line, and her goal is to provide full support. Her approach always keeps service front and center: Mary Kate knows clients want different things and have different goals for litigation, and she seeks to develop strategic solutions that fit individual client needs.