Charlotte E. Dougherty

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Charlotte E. Dougherty: Attorney with Motley Rice LLC

Biography

Charlotte Dougherty represents individuals and businesses in class actions and complex litigation involving consumer protection, general commercial issues, and securities fraud.

Her casework includes litigating on behalf of a class of more than a million tax return preparers who allege the IRS charged unauthorized user fees for the issuance and renewal of preparer tax identification numbers (Steele v. United States, Case No. 1:14-cv-1523-RCL). She also represents patients who allege their insurance provider engaged in a fraudulent scheme to overcharge for needed medical services and products while knowingly pocketing the difference.

Charlotte previously worked as an intern for South Carolina’s 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, assisting with trials and motions in General Sessions and Magistrate Court. While completing her legal studies, she worked as a research assistant for Wake Forest law professor Kami Chavis on topics including the intersection of technology and law, and racial bias in jury selection.

Charlotte served as the Executive Articles Editor for the Wake Forest Journal of Business and Intellectual Property Law and was a member of Moot Court, in addition to being a CALI Award recipient, and winner of the Dean Reynolds Award of Excellence, among other honors and recognitions.

Blog Posts

July 6, 2023

Social media’s grip on teen mental health

by: Laura K. Stemkowski

January 8, 2021

Clicking with caution: Cybersecurity data breach risks are higher than ever Causes, Not Just Cases

by: Jodi Westbrook Flowers

August 12, 2020

Denied business interruption insurance payouts due to COVID-19 losses, some business owners may find justice in civil courts Causes, Not Just Cases

by: John A. Baden IV

News

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The history and legacy of Workers’ Memorial Day

by:
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Areas of Practice (3)

  • Consumer Fraud Protection
  • Securities Class Actions
  • Whistleblower Claims

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of South Carolina, B.A., magna cum laude, 2016
Law School Attended:
Wake Forest School of Law, J.D., 2019
Year of First Admission:
2019
Admission:
North Carolina; South Carolina; Texas; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Memberships:

Associations

•American Bar Association
•South Carolina Bar Association
•Charleston County Bar Association

Reported Cases:
CaseWork: Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawyer: Whistleblower Claims; By suing on behalf of the United States government for acts of fraud, a qui tam whistleblower may potentially share in a significant portion of the funds recovered by the government.; Corporate Takeover Litigation: Securities Class Actions; When directors and officers of a public company decide to undertake a corporate transaction such as a merger, acquisition or leveraged buyout, we work with company shareholders to help maximize share value and to avoid conflicts of...; Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit: Securities Class Actions Antitrust; Through shareholder derivative actions, we work with company investors to restore value lost to the company due to willful mismanagement, insider self-dealing or other acts of malfeasance.; Securities Fraud: Securities Class Actions Antitrust; Representing domestic and foreign institutional investors-including union, pension, and hedge funds-in recovering shareholder losses incurred due to corporate fraud.
ISLN:
1000462814

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