Katie's practice is currently focused on estate planning and administration. She is passionate about helping people in every life stage and is especially interested in helping young families ensure that they have their affairs in order.

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Katie received a full academic scholarship to law school and graduated with honors. While in law school Katie was active on the board of the Environmental Law Society. She was on the Law Review as a writer and managing editor and has had two papers published: one in the University of the Pacific Law Review and one in the Harvard Environmental Law Review.

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Before getting her J.D., Katie worked as a field biologist focusing on California grasslands and vernal pools. She loves nature, hiking, skiing, music, and lives on an off-grid property in the foothills with her husband, two boys, and an overly friendly dog.

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Publications

• Katie Young and Karrigan Bork, Protecting Plants Under the Existing Endangered Species Act, Vol. 45.1 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 151 (2021)

 

• Katie Young, Chapter 638: Uniting to Fight Fire with Fire by Addressing California Forest Health in a Time of Catastrophic Wildfire, 50 U. Pac. L. Rev. 301 (2018)