Katie Wright

Katherine Wright

Associate
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Katie Wright maintains a varied commercial litigation practice. She has represented, advised, and advocated for clients in commercial, consumer financial services, product liability, and labor and employment disputes. She has experience in all phases of litigation, including summary judgment and motion practice in state and federal court, discovery management, and pre-trial and trial preparation.

Katie Wright maintains a varied commercial litigation practice. She has represented, advised, and advocated for clients in commercial, consumer financial services, product liability, and labor and employment disputes. She has experience in all phases of litigation, including summary judgment and motion practice in state and federal court, discovery management, and pre-trial and trial preparation.

Her experience includes:

  • Defended and helped obtain summary judgment for medical device manufacturer
  • Assisted in drafting appellate briefing for a national mortgage servicing company that resulted in affirming lower court’s summary judgment ruling
  • Represented a national furniture retailer against claims arising from sexual harassment and discrimination allegations
  • Assisted in defending resort and real estate company against class action claims arising from alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Assisted in defending and trial preparation of a medical device manufacturer in a product liability suit; the jury ultimately reached a complete defense verdict
  • Assisted in representation of consumer financial services companies against wrongful foreclosure and related claims
  • Assisted in conducting expert witness discovery in complex multi-district litigation in state and federal court, including preparing to take and defend expert depositions and preparing expert witnesses for trial

During law school, she was a Judicial Extern for District Judge Richard Schell of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

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CREDENTIALS
Education
  • J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2016
    SMU Law Review Association, Casenote & Comment Editor
  • Master of Library Science, University of North Texas, 2009
  • B.A., History, Southern Methodist University, 2007
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, 2016
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Professional Affiliations
    • Member, State Bar of Texas
    • Member, Dallas Bar Association
    • Member, American Bar Association
Awards & Recognitions
    • Named, Ones to Watch, The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation (2024)
Professional History
    • Associate, Greenberg Traurig, Dallas (2016-2021)
    • Librarian (2009-2013)