Katherine Chrisman maintains a general litigation practice and handles a variety of matters involving professional liability, employment law, education law, as well as contract and business disputes. In addition to assisting employers and public entities ‒ including municipal and county governments, police departments and school leaders ‒ in civil litigation in state and federal courts, she defends these clients in arbitration proceedings and mediations. Kate’s litigation experience includes cases involving civil rights, sexual harassment, age discrimination, race, ethnic, gender and handicap discrimination, as well as land use issues.
Before Kate entered private practice, she was a deputy attorney general in the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and a law clerk for the Honorable Paula T. Dow in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.
While earning her law degree, Kate was an extern for the Honorable Jerome B. Simandle in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Before law school, she was an associate for OneAmerica’s Washington New Americas Program and AmeriCorps. In these roles, Kate directed pro bono immigration clinics and provided trainings to attorneys and paralegals regarding naturalization.