Katie's legal expertise spans all facets of patent litigation, with a keen focus in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and dietary supplement industries. She has played a leading role in patent litigation proceedings at the district court level as well as before the Federal Circuit and International Trade Commission.

Having accumulated more than 10 years of experience among some of the Washington, D.C. area's most respected law firms, Katie's legal knowledge and expertise have been recognized in various publications and presentations throughout the country. One of her more gratifying achievements in law was winning the Giles S. Rich Patent Moot Court Competition in 1993, where she successfully argued before a panel of judges at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

LEGAL EDUCATION

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law –
   J.D., 1993

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

Texas Christian University, B.A., Chemistry, 1989

MEMBERSHIPS

University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association

BAR ADMISSIONS

U. S. Supreme Court, 2000

U. S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1995

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1996

Federal District Court for the Western District
    of Missouri, 1993

Missouri Bar, 1993

Bar of the District of Columbia, 2000