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Caitlin A. Mitchell

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Caitlin Mitchell is a skilled and detail-oriented appellate attorney with extensive judicial clerkship and internship experience. She worked for judges at every type of court in North Carolina, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Business Court, and a federal district court. Caitlin focuses her appellate and litigation practice on defending businesses in complex employment, contract, and professional and premises liability disputes.

Her defense strategy focuses on securing dismissals of claims on legal or procedural grounds as early as possible. As an experienced trial lawyer, however, she’s eager to go to trial whenever necessary. If there is any chance a matter may require an appeal, Caitlin’s appellate knowledge is vital from the moment a matter arises to ensure that issues are properly preserved at the trial level and later argued before the appropriate appellate court.

Judicial Experiences

During law school and after graduating summa cum laude (ranked 2nd in a class of 111), Caitlin had the unique experience of working with judges from every level of North Carolina’s court system, including:

  • Chief Justice Mark Martin of the Supreme Court of North Carolina,
  • Judge Phil Berger, Jr., of the North Carolina Court of Appeals,
  • Chief Judge James L. Gale of the North Carolina Business Court, and
  • Chief Judge Glen E. Conrad of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

North Carolina Appellate Practice

Caitlin is the editor of the North Carolina Appellate Style Manual. Published by the North Carolina Bar Association, the Style Manual is a free, 150+ page reference guide for preparing and filing documents in appeals pending before North Carolina’s Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.
Caitlin is also an active member of the North Carolina Appellate Rules Committee (ARC). ARC is a peer-nominated group of top appellate lawyers within the state, who are primarily tasked with recommending revisions to the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure to the Supreme Court of North Carolina for review and potential adoption.

A few years ago, Caitlin also served as a research and editing assistant for Lexis’ NC Appellate Practice & Procedure, which is the first published treatise about North Carolina appellate practice and authored by Matthew Leerberg and Elizabeth Scherer.

Healthcare Litigation & Medical Malpractice

More than 15 years ago, Caitlin started her legal career working as a paralegal for a medical malpractice defense firm. After falling in love with the profession, she became a licensed attorney, in part, so she could continue to defend hardworking healthcare professionals. Caitlin has assisted during several medical malpractice trials and has years of experience combing through mountains of medical records and working closely with treating providers and related experts. She strives to minimize the impact that lawsuits have on the healthcare system and its professionals.

U.S. Army Experiences

While her wife served as a U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, Caitlin served nearly three years as a civilian attorney for the U.S. Department of Defense. In this role, Caitlin represented hundreds of U.S. Army Soldiers, who were seriously ill or injured and being medically discharged from the Army. Throughout their appellate process and administrative hearings, Caitlin zealously advocated for these Soldiers to receive the best benefits available from the U.S. Army and the Department of Veteran Affairs.

For her outstanding work, Caitlin received one of the U.S. Army’s top recognitions awarded to civilian attorneys, the Civilian Service Achievement Medal. In 2024, Caitlin also received the top prize among dozens of her peers, the ICE (Interactive Customer Evaluation) Award, for receiving the most and highest-rated, voluntary client reviews.

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GRSM Attorneys Gretchen Harris Sperry and Caitlin Mitchell Advance to New Leadership Roles within ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers

January 2026