A. Marie Salter
About A. Marie Salter
A. Marie Salter serves as the Lead Commercial Counsel at Karat, a position she has held since 2023. She has extensive legal experience, including roles at VMware and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, and holds a JD from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Work at Karat
A. Marie Salter has been serving as Lead Commercial Counsel at Karat since 2023. Prior to this role, she worked as Commercial Counsel at the same company from 2021 to 2023. In her current position, she is responsible for overseeing commercial legal matters and providing strategic legal guidance to support the company's operations.
Previous Legal Experience
Before joining Karat, A. Marie Salter worked at VMware as Associate Corporate Counsel from 2018 to 2021. She also held the position of Associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP from 2015 to 2018. Her early legal experience includes roles as a Summer Associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and Dentons in 2014 and 2013, respectively, as well as legal internships at Allstate and Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in 2013.
Education and Expertise
A. Marie Salter earned her Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where she studied from 2012 to 2015. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in American History and Creative Writing from Washington University in St. Louis, completed from 2006 to 2010. Her educational background provides her with a strong foundation in legal principles and writing skills.
Teaching and Early Career
Before pursuing a legal career, A. Marie Salter worked as a 10th Grade English Teacher with Teach For America from 2010 to 2012 at McAllen High School. She also gained experience as an Education Intern at the Missouri Historical Society from 2009 to 2010. These roles contributed to her skills in communication and education.