Kate Warner received her B.A. in Government and Communications in 1980 from Sacramento State University. While a Student at CSUS Kate worked as the Legislative Liaison for the California Housing and Information Network, and was the Student Senate Chair of both the Deans and President’s Search Committees.
Kate received her law degree with honors in 1983 from Hastings College of the Law where she co-founded the Environmental Law Society, worked with and published in the Communications & Entertainment Law Journal, and received the American Bar Association's Land Use Award. While a student at Hastings she worked at the California State Lands Commission, focusing on accessibility modifications of State-owned buildings, and at the Los Angeles Law firm of Daniels, Baratta and Fine.
Kate clerked for central staff of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and then joined Carroll, Burdick and McDonough as a defense litigator in 1983. There she handled a broad range of cases and practiced extensively before numerous state and federal agencies, and in the State and Federal Courts.
The defense of municipalities and engineering firms from claims arising from the catastrophic Bay Area landslides of 1982 reinforced her interest in the science of building and related claims, including insurance coverage.
In 1988, Kate moved her practice to Marin County, defending cases with the firm of Hoskins & Ropers.
In 1991, Kate opened her own office, representing private, business and entity clients, and in litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, with an emphasis on Construction. More...