Katie Bell is a partner in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller.  She practices in the litigation group.  Katie represents clients in civil rights and municipal law, toxic tort defense, insurance defense, and commercial and business litigation.

Representative Experience

• Representation of municipalities throughout South Louisiana in the defense of federal civil rights suits; including a case involving allegations of a federal conspiracy in the United States Supreme Court
• Representation of the Louisiana Municipal Association in significant municipal law issues in appellate courts
• Successful defense of a police officer in a case alleging false arrest and excessive force
• Successfully defended a former mayor in a suit alleging violations of the 13th Amendment and The Fair Labor Standards Act in The United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  
• Representation of casino in personal injury suit alleging liability for third party criminal conduct
  

Education

Katie earned her B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Louisiana State University in 2002.  She earned her J.D. and her B.S. in Civil Law in 2005 from the LSU Law Center where she was a member of the Order of the Coif and the Wex S. Malone American Inn of Court and the Vice President of Phi Alpha Delta. 

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 2005; United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  

Memberships

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Wex S. Malone American Inn of Court

Articles, Publications and Presentations

• Hollywood Squares Ethics, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2011 Fall Conference.
  
• Don't be in Jeopardy - Know Your Ethics Rules, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2010 Fall Conference.
• Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana, Louisianalawblog.com, October 2010.
• The Limits on E-Discovery, Around the Bar, Baton Rouge Bar Association, October 2009 http://keanmiller.com/lawyer-attorney-1494801.html,
  
• Don't be in Jeopardy - Know Your Civil Procedure Rules, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2009 Fall Conference.
• Evidence Tips for Public Interest Lawyers Focusing on Electronically Stored Information Discovery and Admissibility, 2009 CLE Presentation.
  
• E-discovery, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2008 Fall Conference.
• Electronic Claims Discovery, Louisiana Claims Association, 2008 Educational Convention & Expo.
  
• Recent Developments in Louisiana Tort Law, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 2007 Fall Conference.
  

Community Service

• Advisory Board, Brave Heart-Children in Need
• Teacher, Junior Achievement Teaching Program, Glen Oaks Middle School
• Volunteer Committee, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 2005-2009; Holiday Star, 2005-present; Young Lawyers Section, 2005-present; Belly Up with the Bar Cooking Competition, 2005-present
• Past Kean Miller Captain, Alzheimer's Walk
• Kappa Delta Alumnae, LSU Chapter

Reported Cases

• Frazier v. Pioneer Americas, LLC, 455 F.3d 542 (5th Cir. 2006).
• Williams v. Henegan, 595 F.3d 610 (5th Cir. 2010).