Katharine Lester Mowery

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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

Education

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

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’s Business Courts: The Complementary Nature of the Court of Chancery and the Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division

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

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