“I am incredibly proud to have been selected to be a part of the Weigand Family. I hope to represent J.L. Weigand’s legacy well in the Kansas legal community and at Washburn. I look forward to being mentored by fellow Weigand Scholars and mentoring young law students one day.”
Katherine A. Davis
Washburn University
Weigand Scholar: 2020
Hometown:
Olathe, KS
Employer:
US District Court for the District of Kansas
Education:
B.S.E, Elementary Education, Emporia State University, 2015
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude
- Dean’s List all semesters
- Vice President, Sigma Alpha Lambda, Leadership and Honor Society
J.D., Washburn University School of Law, 2020
- Notes Editor, Washburn Law Journal
- CALI Awards: Property, Contracts, Constitutional Law I
- Judge J. Richard Foth Writing Award
- Romano – Drill Scholarship Award
Kate is a lifelong Kansan who grew up in the Kansas City area. In 2015, she graduated from Emporia State University with a degree in Elementary Education. After college, she returned to Olathe, where she taught first grade for two years. While teaching, she discovered a passion for advocacy, which sparked her decision to attend law school.
At Washburn, Kate was a Notes Editor for the Washburn Law Journal and a representative-at-large in the Washburn Student Bar Association. Kate worked as an associate in the Labor & Employment Group at Spencer Fane LLP in Kansas City for two years after graduating from law school. She now works as a law clerk for a federal judge.