Overview
Overview
Keisha Murray counsels and represents employers in an array of employment law matters. With proficiency across all phases of litigation, Keisha has experience defending clients facing claims of discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination. She also has experience representing clients before administrative agencies such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and in state and federal court.
Keisha has successfully conducted mediations and settlement negotiations. Bolstering her experience, she earned an Employment Law Certificate from Cornell University, demonstrating her commitment to excellence in the field.
Keisha is active in the legal community and serves on the Mecklenburg Bar Association Board of Directors, the Mecklenburg Bar Association DE&I committee, and the North Carolina Bar Association Labor & Employment Law CLE committee.
Prior to joining O’Hagan Meyer, Keisha was a business litigation associate at an international law firm. Previously, Keisha served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Alison Renee Lee in South Carolina’s Fifth Judicial Circuit.
Honors, Publications, & Speeches
Honors, Publications, & Speeches
Honors
- Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (BL Rankings), Commercial Litigation, 2022
Publications
- Author, “Northern Kentucky Area Development District v. Snyder: The Future of Employment Arbitration Agreements,” Resolved: Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution, vol. VII, Issue 2, Hein Online, 2019
- Author, "What the Legal Drama 'For the People' Teaches Us About AI and Legal Ethics," American Bar Association, 2025
Speeches
- Presenter, 2023 DRI Women of Color Roundtable, June 2023
- Panelist, Mecklenburg County Bar Increasing Diversity in the Legal Profession Conference, 2021
Related News
News
Professional & Civic
Civic
- Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., 2011 to Present
- Member, Junior League of Charlotte
Professional
- Member, Mecklenburg Bar Association, 2022 to Present
- Board of Directors, 2024 to Present
- DE&I Committee, 2023 to Present
- L&E CLE Planning Committee, North Carolina Bar Association, 2023 to Present
- Young Lawyers Steering Committee, Defense Research Institute, 2022 – 2024
- Member, South Carolina Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
Practice Areas
Clerkships
- Law clerk to the Honorable Alison Renee Lee, South Carolina’s Fifth Judicial Circuit
Education
- J.D., Charleston School of Law
- Member, Dean's List
- Articles Editor, Resolved: Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Member, Federal Bar Association, Law Student Division
- Member, Phi Alpha Delta, Haynesworth Chapter
- Employment Law Certificate, Cornell University
- B.A., College of Charleston
- Majored in Communications Studies and Political Science
Admissions
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
