About
Katherine
Katherine Lessing represents clients in a broad range of litigation disputes arising under both state and federal laws. Throughout her career, Katherine has successfully represented Fortune 500 and medium-sized businesses in a wide range of lawsuits, including premises liability, personal injury, discrimination, and transportation matters.
Prior to joining Figari + Davenport, Katherine served as an Assistant District Attorney for Dallas County, Texas. As a prosecutor, Katherine developed a sharp command of the courtroom, bringing twenty-five jury trials to verdict in less than five years. She first honed her persuasive skills while serving in Teach for America’s 2013 Houston Corps where she taught Texas History at a Title I school.
Katherine Lessing represents clients in a broad range of litigation disputes arising under both state and federal laws. Throughout her career, Katherine has successfully represented Fortune 500 and medium-sized businesses in a wide range of lawsuits, including premises liability, personal injury, discrimination, and transportation matters.
Prior to joining Figari + Davenport, Katherine served as an Assistant District Attorney for Dallas County, Texas. As a prosecutor, Katherine developed a sharp command of the courtroom, bringing twenty-five jury trials to verdict in less than five years. She first honed her persuasive skills while serving in Teach for America’s 2013 Houston Corps where she taught Texas History at a Title I school.
- JD, Southern Methodist University, 2019
Pro Bono Honor Roll
Editor, International Law Review
Fundraising Director, Association of Public Interest Law
- BA, Indiana University, 2013
- State Bar of Texas
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern & Western Districts of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Women Lawyers Association
- Evading Jurisdiction: How to Hold Burundi Accountable for Human Rights Violations After Withdrawal from the ICC, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy
- Commencement of Cultural Destruction Reparations Orders in Criminal Warfare: The ICC's Al Faqi Mahdi Judgment, City University of Hong Kong Law Review
- Starving for Power: The North Korean Regime's Prioritization of Military Might over Human Rights, Creighton University International and Comparative Law Journal