Catherine Wilson is a nominated assistant professor of public law and government at the School of Government. She joined the School in 2025 and, before that, she practiced law for 19 years exclusively in the area of estates, trusts, and probate—first at Sirote & Permutt, P.C. (now Dentons Sirote) in Birmingham, AL, and later at McPherson, Rocamora, Nicholson, Wilson & Hinkle, PLLC, in Durham, NC, where she was a partner.  In her practice, Catherine specialized in the areas of complex estate administration, special needs planning, and estate and trust litigation.
In her role at the School, Catherine teaches, advises, and writes about decedents’ estates and trusts, supporting the work of clerks of superior court and other North Carolina judicial officials in these areas of the law.
Catherine earned her undergraduate degree at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN, and her J.D. at Vanderbilt Law School. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and an Honorary Member of the Special Needs Alliance. She currently serves on the Council of the Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and is a Past Chair of the Section’s Legislative Committee.
