BACKGROUND AND SERVICES

An experienced litigator, non-profit executive, and mediator, Kate brings her deep commitment to empowerment, community and transformation to each client.

Kate started the Second Chance Justice Collaborative in 2019, a program of national non-profit Root & Rebound, whose mission is to help people navigate reentry after imprisonment and mitigate the harms caused by mass incarceration. She is licensed to practice law in South Carolina, New Mexico, & New York. Kate lives in Albuquerque, NM, with her husband and their three children, and works with consulting clients across the U.S.

Before moving into nonprofit work, Kate worked as a litigation associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York and then clerked for four federal judges around the country. Following her clerkships, she spent five years as a domestic violence, child abuse, and sex crimes prosecutor in Greenville, SC, handling hundreds of cases and multiple trials. As a prosecutor, Kate learned the importance of thorough investigation and thoughtful deliberation to bring fairness to all involved.

Kate grew up in Greenville, SC. She received her Bachelor of Arts in History and French from Duke University and earned her Master’s Degree in International Affairs, with distinction, from the University of Hong Kong. She returned to Duke University School of Law, receiving her juris doctor, magna cum laude.