Katie Barrett Wiik

Katie Barrett Wiik
Primary Office
Credentials & Accolades
Bar Admissions
  • Minnesota
  • New York
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Firm Involvement

  • Co-Chair, Appellate Practice
  • Chair, Pro Bono Committee

Degrees

  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 2005
  • L.L.M. with Honors in Human Rights Law, Queen’s University Belfast, 2002
  • M.A. with Merit in Comparative Ethnic Conflict, Queen’s University Belfast, 2001
  • B.A., summa cum laude, Macalester College, 2000

Honors & Awards

  • Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
  • Named a "Local Litigation Star" in Minnesota by Benchmark Litigation, 2024 to present
  • Selected for inclusion in the Top 50: Women Minnesota Super Lawyers, 2024
  • Named a North Star Lawyer for pro bono service, Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Selected for inclusion in Minnesota Super Lawyers for Appellate Law, 2019 to present
  • Named one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Appellate Law" by Chambers USA, 2020 to present
  • Named an Up and Coming Appellate Lawyer by Chambers USA, 2019

Publications

  • Co-Author, Appellate Rules Annotated, Thomson Reuters 2023 ed. (Vol. 3, Minnesota Practice Series)
  • Co-Editor and Chapter Author, 8th Circuit Practice Manual, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education 10th ed. 2022

Clerkship

  • Judge Karen Nelson Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit