Joie represents companies in a wide spectrum of high-stakes disputes, ranging from criminal investigations and civil enforcement matters to policyholder insurance coverage disputes. She also represents clients in complex civil litigation, with a focus on the energy industry and financial institutions, in both state and federal court.
As a firm believer in pro bono service, Joie maintains an active pro bono practice, representing defendants in federal court as well as local journalists in state court seeking access to public records from governmental bodies.
Joie currently serves as the vice chair of the White-Collar Crime/Government Investigations Section of the Mecklenburg Bar Association.
Before joining McGuireWoods, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joel M. Carson III on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Joie was a three-time Academic All-American as a member of the West Virginia Wesleyan College’s Division II cross country team. She still runs and enjoys marathon training when not at work.
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- Author, Ponzi Perspectives: Notable Litigation – November 2023, Ponzi Perspectives, December 18, 2023
- Author, N.C. Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Maximizing Insurance Coverage for Long-Tail Claims, Pro Policyholder, January 9, 2023
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Washington University in St. Louis School of LawJD
cum laude, Dean’s List, Senior Editor, Washington University Law Review
2021 -
West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBAHistory, minor in Political Science
summa cum laude
2018
Vice Chair, White-Collar Crime/Government Investigations Section, Mecklenburg Bar Association, 2024-2025
- Hon. Joel M. Carson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2021-2022