Kate has spent her career defending and counseling individuals and companies accused of not doing their jobs right. Primarily in professional liability, bad faith and sexual misconduct matters, Kate represents clients in many different fields - legal, insurance, accounting, real estate, education and more. She never loses sight of the fact that her job is to close the case as efficiently as possible so that her clients can get back to doing their jobs. Kate is skilled in both the courtroom and alternative dispute forums; having tried over 100 cases to jury verdict, bench decision or final arbitration award in state court, federal court, licensing board, arbitration and other venues. Kate handles her own cases through appeal and is called on by others to help on appeal after they receive a disappointing first level outcome.

Kate has been awarded multiple professional awards and has been recognized for years by The Best Lawyers in America© and Super Lawyers organizations. She serves in leadership roles with several national organizations, including Defense Research Institute (DRI) and Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). She is also active in several other professional organizations. To advance the legal field, Kate regularly lectures and publishes articles on emerging issues related to her litigation practice. A lifelong learner, in 2025 she earned her Masters Negotiation certification from the Harvard Law School Executive Education’s Program on Negotiation and in 2019 her Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP) from CLM. Kate is also passionate about mentoring the next generation of trial attorneys.

Outside of MGC, Kate gives her time to non-profit organizations in Atlanta. She has been married to her husband—who is also an attorney—for over 35 years. They have three grown non-lawyer children and two non-lawyer dogs.