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Katherine A. Buchanan

Katherine A. Buchanan is an Associate in the Firm’s Insurance and Reinsurance Group.

Katherine focuses her practice on insurance litigation, with significant experience in complex litigation matters in both state and federal courts.

She has litigated numerous multimillion dollar professional malpractice cases, including architectural and engineering malpractice, and also regularly represents clients in alternative dispute resolution forums.

Katherine received her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2011. She graduated from American University in 2008 with a B.A. in Political Science and CLEG (Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government) with a Certificate in Advanced Leadership Studies.

Katherine is an Associate Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. She is a member of the Trial Law Institute and Diversity Law Institute.

Prior to joining Riker Danzig, Katherine was an associate at Byrne & O’Neill, LLP, in New York.

 

Bar Admissions

New Jersey

New York

United States District Court, District of New Jersey

United States District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York

Education

Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2011

American University, B.A., 2008

Professional Activities

Associate Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

Member, Trial Law Institute

Member, Diversity Law Institute

Rankings & Recognitions

Katherine has been included on the New York Metro Super Lawyers “Rising Star” list by Thomson Reuters in the area of civil litigation defense every year since 2018.

See Awards and Honors Methodology.

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