Riley

Katelyn is a member of Butler Snow’s Constitutional and Civil Rights Litigation practice group.

• Correctional Litigation
• Civil Rights
• Governmental Litigation
• Employment Litigation
• Insurance

• Starr v. Marion County, et al., (Cause No.): Obtained a defense verdict following a jury trial for claims made, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for false imprisonment and excessive force in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments.
• Federinko v. Forrest Co., (Cause No.): obtained summary judgment on behalf of client, then successfully defended the same before the Mississippi Supreme Court
• James v. Pike Co, (Cause No.): obtained summary judgment on behalf of client, then successfully defended the same before the Mississippi Court of Appeals
• Caston v. Bolivar Co., et al., (Cause No.): successfully presented oral arguments before the Fifth Circuit

• Mississippi, 2015

• Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2015
  • Finalist, Opening Statement Competition
  • Champion, Closing Argument Competition
  • Finalist, Langston & Langston Trial Competition
  • American Assoc. of Justice Trial Competition
  • Semi-Finalist, MC Law Trial Competition
  • Florida National Trial Advocacy Tournament
  • Top 10, National Trial Competition
  • Most Professional Team Award, Show Me Challenge: National Voir Dire Competition
  • 2015 Justice Jess H. Dickson Professionalism Award
  • Advocacy Society, 2013-2014 Secretary/2014-2015 President
  • Dean’s List
• Mississippi College, B.S., Political Science, 2012