Katie Spring

Following law school, Katie began working as an associate in the Complex Commercial Litigation section of a large Dallas law firm, where she assisted large corporate clients in both state and federal litigation involving multi-million dollar contract disputes, fraud claims, construction defects, consumer finance, employment contracts, products liability, debt collection, suits on account, and deceptive trade practices.

After moving to Colorado in 2012, Katie worked at the Denver City Attorney’s Office with Assistant City Attorneys on federal litigation matters involving municipal liability claims and alleged civil rights violations by law enforcement.

Katie joined Lasater & Martin in 2015, where she handled cases in both Colorado and Texas involving personal injury claims, including wrongful death claims, catastrophic motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and industrial accidents, as well as construction defect cases. In late 2017, Katie returned to Texas to establish the Texas office of Lasater & Martin. Lasater & Martin has active cases pending in jurisdictions all over the State, including El Paso, Dallas, Harlingen, Lubbock, San Antonio, Midland/Odessa, Laredo, Houston, and many in between.

• Juris Doctor: University of Texas School of Law, 2006, with honors
• B.A.: Texas A&M University, magna cum laude

• Texas, Colorado
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, District of Colorado

• Texas State Bar Association
• Dallas Bar Association
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel

• Obtained summary judgment resulting in dismissal of personal injury claims against client.
• Obtained favorable verdict at trial in a case where liability was admitted -plaintiffs sought damages of over seven million dollars, jury awarded approximately $150,000.
• Obtained dismissal of an unfounded lawsuit with an award of attorneys’ fees in a plaintiff-friendly venue.
• Successfully fought against class certification of property damage claimants.
• Obtained voluntary dismissals prior to formal discovery by persuading plaintiffs’ counsel that clients were not liable for the injuries in question.
• Authored numerous legal opinion letters and memoranda on complex insurance coverage questions for both insurance companies and insureds addressing the interpretation and application of insurance policy language.