Katie Bell is an associate attorney 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 Fifth Circuit.
  

Education

Katie received her J.D. and her Bachelor's Degree in Civil Law from the LSU Law Center in 2005. In law school, Katie was a member of the Order of the Coif, the Wex S. Malone Inns of Court, and was the Vice President of Phi Alpha Delta. Katie earned her B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Louisiana State University in 2002.

Admissions

• Admitted, Louisiana, 2005
• Admitted, U.S. District Court for the Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana, 2005
• Admitted, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2005

Memberships

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

Community Service

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

Lecturer

• 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.
  

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Reported Cases

• Frazier v. Pioneer Americas, LLC, 455 F.3d 542 (5th Cir. 2006).