Martha P. Brown

Martha has successfully litigated discrimination, wrongful termination, and retaliation claims in both federal and state courts.

In addition to defending employers and their directors and officers, Martha draws upon her extensive experience in all areas of employment law to advise clients on issues regarding terminations, demotions, reductions in force, and hiring practices. She regularly provides guidance on surveillance of employees, substance abuse by employees, and proper administration of leave of absence policies. Her broad employment law background has also involved assisting clients in drafting employee handbooks, employment policies, employment agreements, and severance agreements.

Martha has handled both first- and third-party insurance coverage matters, including disputes over the extent of commercial general liability (CGL) coverage for construction defect claims, application and coordination of coverages under additional insured endorsements, coverage for successor liability, coverage under directors and officers (D&O) and errors and omissions (E&O) policies, and coverage for wrongful conviction based on subsequent DNA exoneration.

• “Wrongful Incarceration Suits Surge Giving Rise to Insurance Coverage Trigger Issues” (Co-Author), Carrier Management, November 4, 2013

• “Posturing Your Case to Tackle Insurance Coverage Issues” (Co-Presenter), North Carolina Bar Association Construction Section Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, September 28, 2018
• “The Latest in Coverage: Significant Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Decisions that will Impact You” (Co-Presenter), Goldberg Segalla Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar, May 23, 2017
• Moderator, “EPL Claims Trends,” 12th Annual National Employment Practices Liability ExecuSummit, Uncasville, CT, September 27, 2016

• Contributor, “Malicious Prosecution Coverage,” Timely Notice, December 13, 2018
• Contributor, “Applicability of a Controlled Insurance Program Exclusion,” Timely Notice, May 17, 2018