Katherine Heid Harris is an associate in the litigation department. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and insurance coverage disputes. Before joining Locke Lord, Ms. Heid Harris was lead law clerk for Chief Justice Frank J. Williams of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Ms. Heid Harris has handled disputed matters in state, federal and bankruptcy courts. Her recent experience includes second-chairing a jury trial in Cook County Circuit Court resulting in a verdict for the client. Ms. Heid Harris also has briefed and argued motions for summary judgment and motions to dismiss in insurance coverage, general commercial, consumer fraud and civil rights cases. She was an integral part of a small team supervising and managing over 75 attorneys in a complex antitrust case representing a major payment card network. Ms. Heid Harris also has experience representing a debtor in a Chapter 11 case and representing creditors in various bankruptcy and adversary proceedings. Additionally, and on a pro bono basis, Ms. Heid Harris has represented clients seeking political asylum in the United States.
Education
- J.D., Boston University School of Law, 2003
Editor-in-Chief, Boston University International Law Journal - B.A., Political Science and Economics, University of Michigan, 1998
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2005
- Massachusetts, 2003
- Rhode Island, 2004
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2005
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2009
Publications & Presentations
- “Chicken Little Was Wrong (Again): Perceived Trends in the Delaware Corporate Law of Fiduciary Duties and Standing in the Zone of Insolvency,” Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Volume 16, No. 2 of the Journal, (April 2007).
Professional History
- Associate, Locke Lord LLP
- Judicial Clerk, Chief Justice Frank J. Williams, Rhode Island Supreme Court
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