Bio

Mollie is a partner with the Firm who practices in the Firm’s real property, construction, real estate development, and community association law sections. Her primary practice is community association law, including drafting, interpreting, amending, and enforcing governing documents, serving as a parliamentarian for meetings, and assisting with developer board transitions. She also assists clients with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various agreements, including easements, leases, and vendor contracts. A large part of Mollie’s practice is now devoted to advising community associations, managers, and developers on day-to-day issues that arise, including those related to corporate governance, operations, management, insurance, recordkeeping, meetings, development and construction, permitting and environmental regulations, as well as liability and risk management.

Before joining the Firm in 2020, Mollie gained a decade of experience as a civil litigation defense attorney defending homeowner associations, individual owners, management companies, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, and insurance companies in various liability actions. She also served as an Assistant Attorney General, representing and advising the highway, ferry, and port divisions of the North Carolina Department of Transportation on land use and environmental matters, including the regulatory process to obtain permits and variances for state projects.

Mollie lives in Raleigh with her husband, Whitt, and their two young children. She is an avid USTA and club tennis player and a proud member of several USTA Capital Area League and State champion teams.

Experience

  • Draft, amend, interpret, and enforce governing documents, including covenants, bylaws, architectural guidelines, rules and regulations, and Board policies.
  • Guidance throughout architectural control matters, insurance issues, maintenance allocation, stormwater and drainage concerns, and common area usage matters
  • Draft, interpret, and negotiate legal agreements including easements, shared-use agreements, vendor contracts, lease agreements, and development related documents.
  • Serves as parliamentarian for annual, special, and transition meetings
  • Conducts new board and officer training
  • Represents associations and developers in declarant control transitions and related disputes
  • Advise associations and boards on risk management, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, operational policies and procedures, and compliance with statutory requirements