CART
 
 
ABOUT USOverviewRetainer ProgramsATTORNEYSPRACTICE AREASEmploymentFacilities & BusinessGovernanceLitigationSpecial EducationStudentsEVENTS & NEWSEventsNewsLaw Dawg Ed LawPRODUCTS & TRAININGProductsPublicationsCustomized TrainingRetainer ProgramsCONTACTCAREERSCART

Walsh Gallegos attorneys know school law. That is what we do; every attorney, every day.

SORT BY
SEARCH
SEARCH BY NAME:
SEARCH
PEOPLE WITH PURPOSE
San Antonio OFFICE
KATIE PAYNE
Shareholder
Phone: (210) 979-6633 | 
Fax: (210) 979-7024 | 
email
“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.”
DOWNLOAD PDF
PRACTICE AREAS
LitigationGovernanceEmployment

Appeals

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

 

licensing & court admissions

Licensed in the 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 Texas public education. Since 2010, she has represented school districts in the areas of labor and employment, constitutional and civil rights litigation, and general school law. Katie represents government entities in state and federal venues in administrative hearings, bench and jury trials, and appeals.

 

Prior to attending law school, Katie gained firsthand public school experience while teaching seventh grade language arts in the Houston Independent School District through the Teach for America program. She is also the proud product of a rural Kansas public school district, where her father served on the school board and her mother worked in K-12 and higher education. Katie received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law, where she represented abused and neglected children in the Children’s Rights Clinic and laborers in the Transnational Worker Rights Clinic.

 

Katie’s passion for public education and her experience as a teacher have given her a unique perspective on the legal issues facing Texas school districts today. She has a deep understanding of the challenges that educators, administrators, and school board members face, and she is committed to helping them navigate this complex legal landscape. In addition to her advocacy in the courtroom and counseling in the boardroom, Katie is a frequent speaker on legal issues affecting public education.

The firm's principal office is in Austin, Texas.

For further information about the law firm: contact Lindsey Price at 210-979-6633.