Payton is a member of the firm’s litigation practice group. Her experience encompasses various areas of civil litigation in both the federal and state courts. She assists clients in all aspects of civil litigation, including depositions, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, jury trials, and appeals. Payton advises clients and litigates cases involving all forms of commercial, business, estate, and intellectual property disputes.

Payton served as an extern with the Honorable Judge John M. Tyson, drafting memoranda and opinions and analyzing a broad range of issues before the North Carolina Court of Appeals. She also interned in the Special and Composite Litigation Divisions at the North Carolina Department of Justice.