Katelyn “Katie” Towe’s primarily focuses on construction defect litigation and defense. She has experience defending large, national homebuilders, custom builders, and contractors; pursuing additional insurers for defense obligations; and pursuing indemnity claims against subcontractors. Katie’s practice also involves construction and other real estate contract drafting, Prompt Pay Act and lien claims, and insurance defense. She has appeared for hearings, depositions, and mediations; engaged in motion practice and discovery; and participated in contract negotiations.
While in law school, Katie served on the Executive Board for Jurimetrics: The Journal for Law, Science, and Technology as Senior Executive Editor. She also worked as a legal writing teaching assistant and was named a Willard H. Pedrick Scholar for her academic achievements.
Presentations and Publications
- Publication: Washing Losses Away: Why Cryptocurrencies Need a Wash Sale Rule, 169 Tax Notes Fed. 77 (Oct. 5, 2020).
Practice Areas
- Construction
- Construction Defect Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
Honors & Awards
Awards: Honorable Mention, Federal Bar Association’s Section on Taxation, 2020 Donald C. Alexander Tax Writing Competition; 2020 State Bar of Arizona Tax Law Section Scholarship Recipient
Honors: Willard H. Pedrick Scholar; Highest Pro Bono Distinction; O’Connor Merit Scholar; Dean’s Recruitment Award
Education
- J.D., Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, 2020
- B.A., cum laude, Mercer University, Political Science; Minor in Chemistry, 2017
- Honors: President’s List; Dean’s List; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society Activities: Mobilize Mercer, Outreach Committee Chair
- Motivating Youth Foundation, Tutor
- Bibb County School District, AVID Tutor
Admitted In
- Arizona