katherine ross
education law
Curriculum vitae
EXPERIENCE
Katherine is an attorney in the firm’s Education Law Group representing public school districts and employers in all areas of civil litigation, including employment discrimination, harassment, breach of contract, retaliation, civil rights and constitutional claims, Title IX, student discipline and due process, and personal injury. She joins the firm with experience litigating matters in both state and federal court in cases involving general tort liability, first-party auto, third-party auto, premises liability, property damage, and employment discrimination. Katherine also has extensive appellate experience after working at the pre-hearing research division of the Michigan Court of Appeals during law school, working as a student attorney for the Michigan State Appellate Defender’s Office while in law school, and successfully representing clients in both the state and federal appellate courts while in practice.
Outside of the office, Katherine enjoys trying new local restaurants and cuisines, traveling to new cities and countries, riding horses, and spending time up north with her husband and rescue dog.
Katherine is admitted to practice in the State of Michigan (2016), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2018), the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan (2019), and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (2020). Katherine was named a Michigan Rising Star (Super Lawyers) in 2023, and a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2024.
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EXPERIENCE
Katherine is an attorney in the firm’s Education Law Group representing public school districts and employers in all areas of civil litigation, including employment discrimination, harassment, breach of contract, retaliation, civil rights and constitutional claims, Title IX, student discipline and due process, and personal injury. She joins the firm with experience litigating matters in both state and federal court in cases involving general tort liability, first-party auto, third-party auto, premises liability, property damage, and employment discrimination. Katherine also has extensive appellate experience after working at the pre-hearing research division of the Michigan Court of Appeals during law school, working as a student attorney for the Michigan State Appellate Defender’s Office while in law school, and successfully representing clients in both the state and federal appellate courts while in practice.
Outside of the office, Katherine enjoys trying new local restaurants and cuisines, traveling to new cities and countries, riding horses, and spending time up north with her husband and rescue dog.
Katherine is admitted to practice in the State of Michigan (2016), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2018), the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan (2019), and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (2020). Katherine was named a Michigan Rising Star (Super Lawyers) in 2023, and a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2024.
Practice Areas
• Litigation
• Employment
• First and Third-Party Motor Vehicle Liability
• Premises Liability
• Insurance Coverage and Defense
• Appellate Practice
EDUCATION
• Albion College, B.A. with honors, cum laude, 2010
• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2016
Admitted to Practice
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2018)
• U. S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan (2019)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2020)
Memberships
Distinctions
best lawyers: Ones to Watch – 2024
Rising Star – 2023
best lawyers: ones to watch – 2024
rising star – 2023
News / blog
Michigan Court of Appeals Affirms City of Highland Park’s Authority to Regulate Recreational Marijuana Facilities
A unanimous three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed summary disposition in favor of the City of Highland Park in a case brought by a company challenging the City’s ordinance prohibiting marijuana facilities within its boundaries. AFJN Holdings, LLC...
GMH Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026
GMH Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026GMH is proud to announce that numerous attorneys from our Troy office have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®. These honors...
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