Charles S. North

Charles S. North is a Senior Attorney at Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, PLLC. Charles focuses his practice on healthcare, labor and employment, 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 J.D. from SMU’s 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. Charles currently serves as an Advocacy Fellow for the Board of Advocates at SMU’s 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.

As a former competitor, Charles is an avid cycling fan. He is also a keen motorsport enthusiast. As a true “petrol head,” Charles enjoys traveling with his son to tracks around the country to watch racing.