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TaCara Harris is a partner in the Atlanta office of King & Spalding and a member of the firm’s Trial and Global Disputes practice area. Her practice concentrates on representing clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer products industries in nationwide product liability, mass tort, and personal injury litigation. TaCara has experience handling all aspects of large-scale, high-stakes mass tort litigation, from early case assessment, through discovery, and on to trial or other exit strategies. TaCara's practice also focuses on pro-bono work, community service, and a commitment to creating a more diverse and inclusive legal profession. TaCara has successfully completed the International Association of Defense Counsel’s Trial Academy and actively participated on successful trial teams in six high-stakes jury trials.
TaCara earned her J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School with honors in 2013. While attending law school, TaCara was a law clerk at the Office of the General Counsel of Vanderbilt University, where she assisted the university and medical center with defense of claims, compliance research and policy drafting regarding Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and other state and federal laws.
Prior to law school, TaCara worked as an intern for the Office of the General Counsel of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. She is also committed to pro bono work, including assisting military veterans with meritorious claims seeking benefits and healthcare.
Publications
Education
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, Dean's List
B.A. Sociology, Vanderbilt University, summa cum laude with highest distinction
Georgia
Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Georgia Association of Black Women Lawyers
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
April 4, 2023
TaCara Harris Elected to the Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section Board of Directors
March 31, 2023
Albert Giang, Geoff Drake, David Mattern and TaCara Harris represent TikTok and ByteDance in a wrongful death dispute
Served as a member of the trial team representing GlaxoSmithKline in federal court in Chicago in the matter of Wendy Dolin v. GlaxoSmithKline (N.D. Illinois 2017), for the first-ever tried "innovator liability" case
Member of team serving as national coordinating counsel for international pharmaceutical company in Proton Pump Inhibitors Product Liability Litigation involving allegations of acute and chronic kidney disease
Member of team serving as national coordinating and trial counsel for an international medical device company in female pelvic mesh litigation
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January 26, 2022
Taking a “Hard Look” at Expert Witness Testimony Under Rule 702
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
April 4, 2023
TaCara Harris Elected to the Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section Board of Directors
March 31, 2023
Albert Giang, Geoff Drake, David Mattern and TaCara Harris represent TikTok and ByteDance in a wrongful death dispute
Served as a member of the trial team representing GlaxoSmithKline in federal court in Chicago in the matter of Wendy Dolin v. GlaxoSmithKline (N.D. Illinois 2017), for the first-ever tried "innovator liability" case
Member of team serving as national coordinating counsel for international pharmaceutical company in Proton Pump Inhibitors Product Liability Litigation involving allegations of acute and chronic kidney disease
Member of team serving as national coordinating and trial counsel for an international medical device company in female pelvic mesh litigation
See more
January 26, 2022
Taking a “Hard Look” at Expert Witness Testimony Under Rule 702
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
April 4, 2023
TaCara Harris Elected to the Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section Board of Directors
March 31, 2023
Albert Giang, Geoff Drake, David Mattern and TaCara Harris represent TikTok and ByteDance in a wrongful death dispute
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, Dean's List
B.A. Sociology, Vanderbilt University, summa cum laude with highest distinction
Georgia
Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Georgia Association of Black Women Lawyers