Walsh Gallegos

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KATIE PAYNE

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“Public education is critical to any just and free society. Whatever I can do to help schools focus on providing the children of their community with an excellent education is extremely satisfying to me.”

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Litigation Governance Employment

EDUCATION

University of Texas School of Law (2010)
- Member of the Texas International Law Journal
- Student Attorney Ad Litem in the Children's Rights Clinic
- Student Attorney in the Transnational Worker Rights Clinic
Kansas State University (2005)
- B.A. Political Science and Spanish, summa cum laude

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Licensed in State of Texas

United States District Court for the Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

United States Supreme Court

MEMBERSHIP

National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys
Texas Association of School Boards Council of School Attorneys
State Bar of Texas
Federal Bar Association

Katie Payne has a history of service and dedication to public education. She currently supports school districts in the areas of labor and employment, constitutional and civil rights litigation, and general school law.

In her legal practice, Katie expertly represents clients in state and federal venues in administrative hearings, bench and jury trials, and appeals.

Prior to attending law school, Katie gained first-hand public school experience while teaching seventh grade language arts in the Houston Independent School District through the Teach for America program.

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