Katherine A. Feierabend
EDUCATION
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
Juris Doctor – 2021
Magna Cum Laude
UMKC Law Review
Avila University
Bachelor of Arts in Communication - 2009
Bachelor of Science in Nursing – 2012
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Business and Commercial Litigation
Class Actions
Insurance Litigation
Personal Injury
Automotive Litigation
HONORS & AWARDS
- Magna Cum Laude
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Dean’s List (all semesters)
- Merit Scholarship Recipient
- Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Contracts I, Contracts II
- Teaching Assistant – Lawyering Skills (Research and Writing)
- Judicial Intern to the Honorable Judge Beth Phillips
- Law Review Staff and Comment Author
- Avila University Scholar Athlete Award
- Bronze Quill Award - International Association of Business Communicators Kansas City Chapter
- Avila University Scholar Day Presenter
BAR ADMISSIONS
Missouri
Kansas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- American Bar Association
- Missouri Bar Association
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
About Katie
Katie joined Schirger Feierabend LLC in 2024 after three years of practice with a highly respected Kansas City law firm where her experience included litigating personal injury cases for both plaintiffs and defendants, as well as prosecuting class action lawsuits involving violations of consumer protection statutes, among other claims, in state and federal courts. Katie’s experience encompasses consumer class action, contract disputes, automotive litigation, insurance-coverage disputes, tort claims, and other personal injury claims.
Katie received her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, where she earned Dean’s List recognition all semesters and graduated Magna Cum Laude. She was also a member of, and published commentor for, the UMKC Law Review and worked as a teaching assistant for the legal research and writing department.
Prior to her legal career, Katie received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Avila University and spent six years working as an intensive care nurse in the University of Kansas Health System.
Katie is a native of Kansas City, Missouri, and a graduate of Notre Dame de Sion High School and Avila University, where she played women’s soccer.