Katie A. Fillmore
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Katie is an advocate for clients in the courtroom as well as before the legislature and regulatory bodies. She has first-chair and solo trial experience in state and federal courts and has successfully argued cases on appeal. She also has experience drafting legislation and rules, testifying before legislative committees, and achieving policy goals before the Texas Legislature and U.S. Congress.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2009
- U.S. District Courts
- Texas: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western
- U.S. Supreme Court
Distinctions
- Policy Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas
- BL Rankings, The Best Lawyers in America®
- Ones to Watch, Administrative / Regulatory Law, 2021
- Ones to Watch, Appellate Practice, 2021
- Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2021
- Ones to Watch, Government Relations Practice, 2021
- Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers®
- Texas Rising Star, Personal Injury: Products – Defense, 2020
- Benchmark Litigation
- Member of the team selected as nationwide Product Liability Firm of the Year, 2018
- Judicial Law Clerk, Texas First Court of Appeals
- Intern, Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings
Education & Honors
- Baylor University, J.D., Concentration in Administrative and Regulatory Practice, 2009
- Dean's List
- University of Texas at Austin, B.S., magna cum laude, 2006
- Dean's List
Experience
- Successfully tried multiple cases to favorable verdicts.
- Obtained no-evidence summary judgment on premises liability claims and successfully defended verdict on appeal.
- Obtained summary judgment for a medical device client on all claims raised in a federal product liability case.
- Drafted Anti-SLAPP motions on behalf of multiple clients, obtaining dismissal of defamation claims.
- Advised multiple clients on compliance with state and international data privacy and breach law.
- Successfully argued multiple cases on appeal.
- Extensive experience developing corporate defense strategies and evaluating complex regulatory and scientific issues.
- Defended clients in commercial litigation disputes, including breach of contract and fraud claims.
- Experienced in developing eDiscovery search terms and collection protocols, as well as managing eDiscovery review. More...
- Managed cross-border discovery, including complying with international privacy laws.
- Experienced in developing and negotiating legislation, including testifying at legislative committee hearings, and proposing, drafting, and analyzing legislation.
In the News
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Katie A. Fillmore Receives Award from Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Texas Super Lawyers® Recognizes Two Butler Snow Attorneys
- Butler Snow Attorneys Author Chapters for ABA Print Publication
- TYLA Director Spotlight: Katie Fillmore - Texas Bar Blog
- Butler Snow Selects SXSW Center for New Austin Office
- Butler Snow Attorney Katherine A. Fillmore Elected to Texas Young Lawyers Association Board
- Butler Snow Ranked No. 2 in Lex Machina’s ‘Top Law Firm Report’
- Katie A. Fillmore Joins Butler Snow in Austin, Texas
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Co-Author, "Chapter 12 - Data Privacy Issues and GDPR," The Law of Regulated Gambling: A Practical Guide for Business Lawyers, American Bar Association, 2020.
- Author, "Third Circuit Recognizes Viability of 'Snap Removal' by In-State Defendant," American Bar Association, Practice Points, February 5, 2019.
- Co-Author, "The Impact of GDPR on Attorneys and Law Firms in the United States," American Gaming Lawyer, 17-19, Autumn 2018.
- Co-Presenter, “Data Breach Primer,” DRI Young Lawyers Seminar, June 21-23, 2017 Austin, Texas.
- Co-Author, "FDA vs. the First Amendment: The Future of the FDA’s Broad Prohibition on Off-Label Promotion After Amarin," RX For The Defense Vol. 23, Issue 4, October 2015.
- Co-Author, "Attack on Multiple Fronts in Nutraceutical Marketing: The threat of FTC, FDA and Consumer Class Actions." Food and Drug Law Institute Update, November/December 2013.
- Co-Author, "Gray Zone Between FDA and FTC Nutraceutical Regulation," Law360, August 2013.
- Co-Author, "The Abuse and Neglect Case: A Practitioner's Guide," National Association of Counsel for Children, 2009.