Catharine E Edwards
Edwards Beightol LLC • Raleigh, NC
Wrongful DeathEmployment LawPersonal Injury
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Contact
Email
Phone
(888) 973-2093
Address
1033 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, NC, 27605, US
Professional
About
Catharine E. Edwards is a dedicated attorney at Edwards Beightol LLC in Raleigh, North Carolina, specializing in Employment Law and Personal Injury. With over a decade of legal experience, she has successfully advocated for hundreds of clients impacted by corporate negligence, civil rights violations, sexual harassment, and workplace discrimination. Catharine adopts a client-centered approach, skillfully aligning her clients' personal objectives with astute legal analysis and fervent representation. Her personal injury practice is focused on serious injuries and wrongful death claims arising from corporate negligence, vehicle accidents, industrial mishaps, and unsafe property conditions. Additionally, she represents individuals facing sexual harassment or assault, whistleblowers experiencing retaliation, and employees subjected to severe workplace discrimination. Catharine's civil rights advocacy addresses critical community issues, including police misconduct, inadequate care for prison inmates, and the injustices of wrongful convictions. A cum laude graduate of Princeton University in 2004, Catharine earned her degree in politics with a certificate in political economy. She completed her legal education at Harvard Law School in 2009, where she served as a student attorney at the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, assisting low-income clients in the Boston area, and was the policy editor for the Harvard Law & Policy Review. Following law school, Catharine clerked for U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema in the Eastern District of Virginia and practiced law in Washington, D.C., and San Diego, California, before returning to her home state of North Carolina.
About Wrongful Death Law
Wrongful death attorneys represent families who have lost loved ones due to the negligence of others. They seek compensation for the devastating loss. Common matters include fatal accidents, medical negligence deaths, workplace fatalities, product liability deaths.
Credentials
Education
2009 Harvard University Law School JD - Juris Doctor 2004 Princeton University BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2024 Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers 2024 Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers 2024 Legal Elite, Business North Carolina 2023 Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers 2023 Legal Elite, Business North Carolina
Publications
2015 The Hill History Repeating 2013 The Huffington Post Defining Moments 2012 Politico Health Law A Leap Forward for Women's Health Care
Associations
2019 - Present Lawyers of Distinction 2019 - Present Million Dollar Advocates 2018 - Present North Carolina Advocates for Justice 2016 - Present American Association for Justice 2015 - Present United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Speaking
2015 Millennial, Diversity and America Panel Civil Rights and Discrimination 2014 Women of Vision Keynote Speaker Women, Law and Politics 2014 AARP Convention Patient Advocacy 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Patient Advocacy 2012 Ribbon of Hope Keynote Speaker Hope and Illness
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Updated: Jun 05, 2026