About Us
Mayhew Trautman, LLP
At Mayhew Trautman, LLP, we prioritize our clients’ experience, from beginning to end, above all else. With 45 years of combined experience, we have worked in firms now boasting thousands of lawyers with offices across the globe. Drawing from this broad and extensive experience, we have refined our law practices. We focus on each individual client, deliver creative solutions and unique problem solving, and tailor advocacy to each client’s individual situation.
Focusing on construction, employment, small business, commercial litigation, and other civil matters, we directly handle all cases that come to the firm, personally addressing our clients’ legal challenges with dedication, tenacity, and resourcefulness. We are committed to providing exceptional representation with compassion and strength—offering our clients thoughtful and clear guidance while remaining strong in our advocacy.
With an office in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, our firm enjoys proximity to the Wake County Superior Courthouse and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. We are equipped to host client meetings, mediations, arbitrations, and other multi-party conferences onsite at our office or remotely. At the same time, we remain accessible to each of our clients so that they never feel like just another file number. Caroline and Christine handle matters throughout North Carolina, with Caroline also serving clients in South Carolina.
Practice Areas
- Construction Law & Litigation (including contract drafting, review, negotiation, contract disputes, defect claims, mechanics’ lien and bond claims, and licensing issues.
- Employment Law (including North Carolina Wage and Hour, Noncompete/Nonsolicitation/Trade Secret Litigation, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, REDA, and FLSA claims).
- Arbitration and Mediation
- Small Business Disputes / Civil Litigation.
Addresses
Mailing Address
Mayhew Trautman, LLP
PO Box 229
Raleigh, NC 27602
Office Address*
Mayhew Trautman, LLP
127 W. Hargett Street, Suite 705
Raleigh, NC 27601
* We are not currently accepting mail at this address; please contact us for street address deliveries.
* To honor our commitment to personal service and ensure that no client’s meeting is interrupted or abbreviated, in-person visits to our office are by appointment only.
Our Core Values
Client First
Every decision is made with our clients' best interests at heart. You are never just a file number.
Integrity
We practice with honesty, transparency, and the highest ethical standards in everything we do.
Excellence
We deliver thorough, meticulous work and pursue the best possible outcome in every matter.
Resourcefulness
We find creative, practical, and cost-effective solutions tailored to each situation.
Meet Our Attorneys
M. Caroline Trautman
Construction Law · Arbitration & Mediation
In her nineteenth year of practice, Caroline is a trusted adviser to clients ranging from individuals to small business owners to larger companies.
Christine Mayhew
Employment Law · Civil Litigation
With over twenty-five years of experience, Christine brings hard work, determination, and initiative to her practice of employment law and civil litigation.
Our Office
With an office in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, our firm enjoys proximity to the Wake County Superior Courthouse and United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
We are equipped to host client meetings, mediations, arbitrations, and other multi-party conferences onsite at our office or remotely, while at the same time, we remain accessible to each of our clients so that they never feel like just another file number.
Caroline and Christine handle matters throughout North Carolina, with Caroline serving clients in South Carolina as well.
Mayhew Trautman, LLP
127 W. Hargett Street, Suite 705
Raleigh, NC 27601
