Ms. Locke is an associate in Baker Donelson's Birmingham office and focuses her practice on commercial litigation matters. She assists with all aspects of litigation, including managing discovery, briefing for motions, and negotiating resolutions.
Ms. Locke's litigation experience extends beyond commercial litigation and includes additional areas such as construction litigation and complex torts. She has handled matters related to negligence, premises liability, contractual disputes, design defects, and warranty issues. In these cases, Ms. Locke has successfully achieved results which include complete dismissal with prejudice against tort claims and favorable settlements during the discovery phase.
In addition to her litigation work, Ms. Locke assists clients with labor and employment issues, primarily defending matters related to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. She also advises clients on internal policies and procedures. Her successful work includes negotiating numerous favorable settlement agreements in areas ranging from race discrimination and retaliatory discharge to misappropriation of trade secrets.
Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Ms. Locke served as a legal intern for the University of Alabama School of Law's Civil Law Clinic and Elder Law Clinic, where she helped secure a victory at the Alabama Supreme Court that established the right to appeal concealed carry permit denials to circuit court. She also served as a clerk for the Honorable Samuel Junkin of the 24th Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama and spent time as a legal research assistant at the University of Alabama School of Law, where she focused on prison reform.