Charles S. North

Senior Attorney | Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, PLLC

Adjunct faculty

Email

charlesnorth@outlook.com

Charles S. North is a Senior Attorney at Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, PLLC. Charles focuses his practice on labor and employment, intellectual property, and commercial litigation. Charles also has experience in personal injury, insurance, trademark, defamation, equine law, non-profit startups, financial services litigation, and appellate work. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth office of KMD. Prior to joining KMD, Charles was an Associate Attorney at Sanders Collins, PLLC and Of-Counsel at Camara & Sibley, LLP.

Charles received his JD from ÃÛÌÒ½´Dedman School of Law in Dallas. During law school, Charles served as the American Bar Association’s National Student Director, he was appointed as a Garner Law Scholar, clerked for Texas’ Fifth Court of Appeals, and studied comparative human rights law at University College, Oxford. In 2023 Charles was appointed as an Advocacy Fellow for the Board of Advocates at ÃÛÌÒ½´Dedman School of Law, where he coaches national Moot Court teams.

Before law school, Charles served as Relief Partners’ Liaison for African Projects, including extensive travel to Kenya and South Sudan, where Charles trained civic leaders in conflict resolution skills, facilitated micro-financing to business startups, and provided logistical support to the U.N. World Food Programme. Charles has written curriculum now being utilized to train community leaders in ethnic reconciliation and peacekeeping in post-conflict Africa.

Area of expertise

  • Labor and Employment
  • Complex Commercial Litigation
  • Health Care
  • Intellectual Property

Education

B.A., Dallas Christian College
M.A., Baylor University
M.Div., Abilene Christian University
D.Min., Abilene Christian University
J.D., ÃÛÌÒ½´Dedman School of Law

Courses

Board of Advocates Coach