Katherine is passionate about the practice of law and has litigated, arbitrated, and mediated cases (including class actions) involving business contracts, business torts, theft of trade secrets, fraud, trademarks, and copyright infringement. Katherine also regularly assists clients with business divorces and other internal governance disputes. Many of her litigation clients return to her for counseling on litigation avoidance and compliance issues because she offers legal advice in a user-friendly manner. She also conducts internal investigations for her clients when allegations of potential misconduct arise.

Katherine’s pragmatic approach to litigation prioritizes achieving a favorable outcome for her clients, whether that means trial and appeal, or securing a pre-trial resolution that avoids the expense and uncertainty associated with litigation. In both state and federal court, she has a demonstrated record of finding a path to success in factually and legally challenging cases. And she has built her reputation as a creative problem solver who maintains a sharp focus on business priorities when formulating her legal strategies.

Her recent victories include arguing a successful appeal at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in a high-stakes theft of trade secrets case and obtaining a preliminary injunction in a First Amendment case. She also served as co-lead counsel in a successful arbitration, defeating a former employee’s claim for religious discrimination and saving her client hundreds of millions of dollars.

Katherine is regularly retained to assist out-of-town firms as local counsel, having been retained by prominent firms in New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago, California, and Georgia to advise clients in high-stakes Austin-based litigation.

After law school, Katherine served as a law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. After her clerkships, Katherine began her legal career at Williams & Connolly, LLP, in Washington, D.C.

In her free time, Katherine enjoys spending time with her family, binge-watching documentaries at SXSW Film Festival, and creating found object art, some of which has been featured in local art fairs.