Katherine L. Baggett

In Memoriam Katherine L. Baggett is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt Law School and focuses her practice on a variety of commercial, trust, and estate-related matters. She combines her extensive litigation background with in-house and non-profit experience to advise corporations and individuals on a range of matters including estate planning, trust administration, probate and administration proceedings, nonprofit formation, and alternative dispute resolution. Katherine has represented clients before state and federal courts in multiple jurisdictions and has substantial experience before arbitration tribunals and in both private and court-supervised mediation proceedings. As a law student, Katherine interned in The White House and with the Department of Homeland Security, followed by a position in the Communications & Rapid Response department for a national presidential campaign before beginning her legal career in 2005 as an associate with the Manhattan law firm Engel McCarney & Kenney LLP. She went on to work as an associate with Howrey LLP and as Senior Counsel with McKool Smith PC, both in New York. Now a fixture in MB&Bs West Palm Beach office, Katherine originally joined the firms New York office from her in-house role as Senior Counsel for the North Star Group, owner of the nationally renowned music publication and website, The Source, where she was highly involved in litigation and mediation proceedings in In re the Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson in Minnesota. With a passion for animal welfare and rescue, Katherine serves on the Animal Law Committee for the New York City Bar Association, is a member of the Animal Law Section of the Florida Bar, and serves on the Board of Directors for The Changing Leads Foundation, providing sponsorship funding to therapeutic equestrian programs for underserved at-risk youth. Education2004 Vanderbilt University, J. D.2001 University of Virginia, B. A. Economics Admissions New York Connecticut Florida United States District Court for the Southern District of New York United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York United States District Court for the Western District of New York Licensed Real Estate Broker, New York and Connecticut Notary Public Practice Areas Estate Planning, Administration, and Litigation Trust Administration and Fiduciary Litigation Probate and Contested Will Proceedings Commercial and Real Estate Litigation Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations Involvement & Awards2016 Super Lawyers, Rising Star (Litigation/Intellectual Property)New York City Bar Association Palm Beach County Lawyers Association Animal Law Section, The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, The Florida Bar New York City Bar Association Animal Law Committee, 2016-Present New York City Bar Association Government Ethics Committee, 2009-2011 Board Member, Changing Leads Foundation Publications Speaking Engagements Board Memberships