PRACTICE FOCUS
Rachel Mech is a Principal attorney and first-chair litigator at Offit Kurman. Located in the Baltimore office, Rachel represents private and commercial clients in domestic and international civil litigation. Her clients include businesses which she represents in various capacities including contract disputes, tort claims, regulatory violations, trademark protection, business divorces, and cases requiring alternative dispute resolution. In corporate matters, Rachel consults on public offerings and FINRA compliance. Rachel also litigates on behalf of family law clients in cases involving custody, divorce, and child abduction. Rachel is a certified mediator in both general dispute resolution and family law matters.
Prior to starting her legal career, Rachel was a Division I Scholar Athlete at Georgetown University, where she served as Captain of the Women’s Lacrosse Team and received the William J. Curtin Award for Academic Excellence from the McDonough School of Business. She also earned her Master of Professional Studies degree in Corporate Communications and Public Relations from Georgetown and for many years was an adjunct professor in Georgetown’s School of Continuing Studies. Rachel studied law at King’s College in London, England while working for the Terralex law firm, Reynolds Porter & Chamberlain. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School.
Before joining Offit Kurman, Rachel practiced law for 3 years at another firm local to Baltimore. Before attending law school, Rachel co-founded ProVentures, a Washington, D.C. based sports and entertainment agency which developed marketing and management strategies for professional athletes and Fortune 500 brands.
RECOGNITIONS
- Leading Women, The Daily Record Maryland, 2022
- Super Lawyers Maryland Rising Star, 2022-2024
- Best Lawyers Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Securities, Family Law, Arbitration and Mediation, 2021-2024
- VIP List (Very Important Professionals) Successful by 40 Honoree, The Daily Record VIP List, 2021
- Partnership Activation Rising Star, 2009
PUBLICATIONS
- "How I Made Partner: Making Partner Is More of the Tipping Point Than the Pinnacle of Success," American Lawyer, May 2022, Interviewed
- Women in Business Break New Ground: 60 Years of McDonough Alumnae, February 2021, Profiled
- "Fast 50: Offit Kurman Sticks to its Mission as Firm Grows," Baltimore Business Journal, Featured
- AHA! Business Radio Audio Podcast, August 2019, Guest
- One Night for One Love, The Baltimore Sun, Featured
- Featured Alumni, Georgetown Business Magazine, Fall 2010, Profiled