Tricia practices principally in the areas of civil litigation and administrative law, with emphasis on the defense of attorney malpractice claims, products liability and personal injury actions, and insurance coverage disputes. Her practice includes representation of attorneys, cities and towns, drug manufacturers, pool products manufacturers, police officers, businesses, insurers, and the North Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
Other Distinctions
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law and Personal Injury Litigation (2003-2012).
Selected as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in North Carolina in 2006-2012 editions of North Carolina Super Lawyers, published by Law & Politics and Charlotte Magazine.
Listed in North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in Litigation in Business North Carolina magazine (2008).
Selected as a Super Lawyer in Civil Litigation Defense in the 2006-2012 editions of North Carolina Super Lawyers, published by Law & Politics Magazine and Corporate Counsel Edition.
Work Experience
Partner, Troutman Sanders, LLP, 2005 - present
Partner, Bailey & Dixon, LLP, 1993 - 2005
Associate, Bailey & Dixon, LLP, 1987 - 1992
Law Clerk, Chief Judge R.A. Hedrick, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1985-1987
Memberships
· N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys - President-Elect, 2010-2011; Executive Vice President, 2009-2010; Treasurer, 2008-2009; Board of Directors, 2005-2008
· Wake County Bar Association
· North Carolina Bar Association
· American Bar Association
· Defense Research Institute