Starling Underwood
Services
E-Discovery
About
Starling is a E-Discovery Of Counsel with Kilpatrick Townsend's LitSmart® E-Discovery Team. With more than eight years of experience in commercial litigation, Starling brings a wide variety of expertise to e-discovery. With Kilpatrick, Starling has conducted numerous document reviews in a variety of practice areas, including trademark and patent infringement, complex business litigation, financial services and due diligence, Native American, government investigations, labor and employment, cybersecurity and data privacy. Starling assists in the management of document review teams, develops review protocols, conducts high level QC and privilege review, and ensures the accurate, efficient and cost effective review of electronic documents. In 2018, Starling earned Kilpatrick Townsend’s Pro Bono Team Attorney of the Year award in recognition of the hundreds of hours he has devoted to pro bono representation, including through his work on behalf of disaster relief victims, special education clients and immigrant detainees.
Prior to joining the firm, Starling worked as an associate with several full service law firms focusing on commercial litigation and counseling, and specifically labor and employment, federal civil forfeiture, debt collection, landlord tenant, real estate, and commercial disputes. He represented clients in mediation, arbitrations, and before appellate courts. Starling is a former recipient of the Outstanding Service Award by the North Carolina Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, and has been recognized as a North Carolina “Rising Star” in the area of Business Litigation by Super Lawyers magazine each year from 2013-2017.
Publications, Articles & Presentations
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"E-Discovery Technology: A Helpful Took Across the Legal Landscape," CLE Presentation, February 2, 2023
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"The Modern Attachment: How to Handle Hyperlinked Documents in Emails," KT LitSmart Blog, June 2022
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"Life After COVID 19: E-Discovery Considerations for Attorneys and Clients," KT LitSmart Blog, July 2020
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"Highlighting Pro Bono Volunteer Starling B. Underwood III," North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center, April 2020
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"Three Tips for Managing the Preservation of Mobile Device Data," KT LitSmart Blog, December 2019
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"Kilpatrick Townsend Named Top Law Firm Innovator at 6th Annual Relativity Innovation Awards," KT LitSmart Blog, October 2019
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"35 Kilpatrick Townsend Attorneys Named to the North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society," KT Insights, May 2019
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"Taking Advantage of Advanced Analytics: Beyond First Level Document Review," KT LitSmart Blog, April 2019
- Traps of Technology: Ethical Issues in E-Discovery, Presented at Kilpatrick Townsend's annual Ethics & Substance Abuse Seminar, Feb. 2019 (Winston-Salem)
- "Quarterly Spotlight On.... Senior E-Discovery Attorney Starling Underwood," KT LitSmart Blog, December 2018
- "Discovery Sanctions in the Second Circuit: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid," KT LitSmart Blog, April 2018
- "Guarding Against Inadvertent Disclosures in E-Discovery," KT LitSmart Blog, September 2017
Professional & Community Activities
- Asheville-Buncombe Regional Sports Commission, Former Member
- Authorized Practice Committee for the NC State Bar Council, Former Advisory Board Member
- Carolina Day School, Former Trustee
- Grievance Committee for the NC State Bar Council, Former Advisory Board Member
- Guilford County Bar Association, Member
- North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center, Advisory Board Member
- Pro Bono Committee for the 28th Judicial District, Former Member
Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, J.D. (2009)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.S., Business Administration, cum laude (2006)
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina (2009)
Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for Multi-District Litigation
