Education

  • J.D., Widener University School of Law, cum laude, 1998
  • B.A., University of Delaware, 1995

    Law Clerk, Hon. Henry DuPont Ridgely, President Judge, Superior Court for the State of Delaware, 1998-1999

Bar Admissions

  • Delaware

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Memberships & Affiliations

American Bar Association

American Bankruptcy Institute

Delaware Trial Lawyers Association

International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)

National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)

Katharine L. Mayer

Partner
  • T: 302.984.6312
    F: 302.984.2494

Ms. Mayer concentrates her practice in two areas of litigation - commercial debtor/creditor litigation and product liability defense litigation.  She represents creditors, committees, liquidating trustees, lenders and debtors in chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings as well as prosecutes and defends clients in adversary matters in the Bankruptcy Courts.   Ms. Mayer has appeared for clients in some of the largest bankruptcy cases including Lehman Bros., Tribune Company and Enron.  Ms. Mayer has also represented large corporations with respect to product liability litigation in state court. Ms. Mayer frequently acted as lead defense counsel in benzene cases for the defense group and was part of a team of lawyers that tried one of the first benzene cases in Delaware through verdict.  Ms. Mayer is part of the firm's Professional Personnel Committee and Diversity Committee.

Speaking

04/01/03
Seminar on Commercial & Residential Lease Enforcement & Evictions
Sterling Education Services, LLC
08/01/02
Seminar on Evictions and Landlord/Tenant Law in Delaware
National Business Institute
01/01/02
Seminars on Landlord/Tenant issues to Private Corporate Clients
06/01/01
Seminar on Evictions and Landlord/Tenant Law in Delaware
National Business Institute