Overview
Katharine Mowery clerked for the Honorable Joseph R. Slights III in the Delaware Superior Court.
Kate focuses on litigation in a variety of areas, including intellectual property, products liability, trade secrets, and complex commercial disputes in Delaware’s state and federal courts. She has also served as counsel in significant contractual disputes filed with the American Arbitration Association and has advised on real estate litigation disputes, including a successful tax assessment appeal.
Kate has assisted the District Court of Delaware with implementing its High School Fellowship Program, which provides an opportunity for students to work in chambers with District Court judges. She was chosen for and completed the Delaware District Court’s Federal Trial Practice Seminar, a program that provides exceptional opportunities for younger lawyers in Delaware to learn and practice trial skills and to learn from mentors on the Delaware bench and other prominent jurists. Kate is also active in the Federal Bar Association and the Rodney Inns of Court.
In law school, Kate served as an intern for the civil division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
PRACTICES
Arbitration & Mediation
Commercial Litigation
Intellectual Property
Real Estate Services
Clerkships
- The Honorable Joseph R. Slights III, Delaware Superior Court, 2011-2012
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., 2011
Washington & Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice, Editor
Calhoun Bond University Service Award - Washington and Lee University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2006
Omicron Delta Kappa
Education
Publications
The CRE Lender’s Guide To Being Prepared
Delaware Banker | Spring 2023
In an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving economic climate, commercial real estate (CRE) lenders need to be prepared to take action to protect existing loan portfolios from broader macroeconomic conditions. A confluence of events culminated in the current state of the market, starting with coronavirus business closures, stay-at-home orders, supply-chain disruption, pandemic work-from-home and, most recently,…
Standing Out: Section 285 Attorney Fees in the District of Delaware
ABA | September 15, 2020
Delaware State Bar Association | May 2014
As the home of so many of the nation’s business entities, Delaware sees a corresponding share of their disputes in its courts. And given the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Daimler AG v. Bauman, Delaware companies are now “at home” (for jurisdictional purposes) in fewer places, further underscoring the national importance of Delaware’s business…
- “The Affects of Apprendi v. New Jersey on the Use of DNA Evidence at Sentencing – Can DNA Alone Convict of Unadjudicated Prior Acts?” Washington & Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice, 2010
Leadership
- Federal Bar Association, Delaware Chapter, Younger Lawyers Chair, Civics Committee Co-Chair
- Rodney Inn of Court, Executive Committee
- Wilmington Friends School, Alumni Board
Pro Bono Activities
- Federal Civil Panel, United States District Court for the District of Delaware
- Family Court of Delaware, Court-Appointed Temporary Guardian
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2025, 2024
- Super Lawyers, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
- Delaware Today Top Lawyer, 2022, 2021
Bar Admissions
- Delaware, 2011
- United States District Court, District of Delaware, 2012
- United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2014