Kathy “Kat” A. Rito, Of Counsel
Kat focuses on medical malpractice defense, trucking and transportation, professional liability defense, and construction cases. She brings a wealth of litigation experience to her practice at WKD.
Her background includes managing a New Orleans law firm’s medical and professional liability practice, as well as handling medical malpractice, commercial, and personal injury ligation defense at other New Orleans law firms. Kat also served as an adjunct professor of bioethics at Tulane University School of Law.
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Defense
Automobile, Trucking, and Transportation Defense
Construction law
Professional Liability
Education
J.D., Tulane University Law School
Honors: Rufus C. Harris Award in Torts, Tulane Law Community Service Award
B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Sociology and Latin American Studies, Tulane University, Newcomb & Honors Colleges
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Departmental Honors, Mortar Board, Oak Wreath
Admissions
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
• United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Memberships
Louisiana State Bar Association
Mississippi State Bar Association
St. Catherine of Siena School, Healthy Kids Committee
