Katherine E. Kasten

Associate
kkasten@evpclaw.com
214-559-7200
214-559-7209

Born: Lima, Ohio

Education: University of Texas at San Antonio, B.A., 1984, St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., 1987

Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain; Inverse Condemnation; Condemnation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use

Admissions: 1988, Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1991, Maryland; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court

Miscellaneous Information: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards. Articles and Presentations: CLE International, Houston, Texas, Market Value, 2000; Office of the Attorney General, Austin Texas, Making and Meeting Objections, 2000-2003; CLE International, Austin, Texas, Market Value, 2001 and 2002; Texas Department of Transportation Engineering Short Course, College Station, Texas, The Expert Witness: A Real World Primer, 2002; International Right of the Way Association, San Marcos, Texas, The Larger Parcel: Ranches, 2003; CLE International, Austin, Texas: Case Law & Legislative Update, 2003; CLE International, Dallas, Texas, Developing Compensation Evidence, 2004. Author: "Property Rights v. Economic Development: Eminent Domain in Texas Following Kelo v. New London," Live Webcast, State Bar of Texas, Austin, Texas (2005); "Kelo and the Texas Response - How 'Bout Them Cowboys?!," Eminent Domain Conference, Eminent Domain Institute/CLE International, Dallas, Texas (2006).

Biography:

As an associate at the firm, Katherine C. Kasten focuses her practice on commercial litigation, eminent domain, inverse condemnation, condemnation, zoning, planning and land use.

Prior to attending college and law school, Katherine served in the U.S. Air Force from 1979 to 1982.  She graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a B.A. degree in 1984, and received her Juris Doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1987.  She was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1988 and to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas in 1989.  In 1991 she was admitted to the Maryland Bar and in 1995 she was admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.  She was admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1996.

Ms. Kasten received the American Jurisprudence Award and has been the author of numerous legal presentations and articles on various topics with a more recent focus on property rights and eminent domain.