Katherine M. Ricks Partner

Experience

Katherine M. Ricks has experience in all aspects of litigation and employment law, including discrimination, harassment, non-compete agreements, trade secrets, and workplace safety (OSHA). Katie collaborates with clients to establish sound practices to prevent labor and employment law claims.

Legal Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law – Juris Doctor (magna cum laude)

Undergraduate Education

• University of Puget Sound – Bachelor of Arts

Bar Admissions

• Missouri
• Illinois

Affiliations and Honors

• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Professionalism Committee Chair; Communications Committee Chair of the Young Lawyers Division)
• John C. Shepherd Professionalism Award honoree (2021)
• SuperLawyers Rising Star
• Judge Robert C. Dowd, Sr. Appellate Advocacy Award: First Place

Publications

• Recent Case Zeroes in on Differences Between MO, Federal Disability Laws (Missouri Employment Law Letter, September 2019).
• Employee granted workers’ comp after accident caused by routine task (Missouri Employment Law Letter, May 2018).
• Employees’ ‘acknowledgment’ of arbitration clause lacked mutuality (Missouri Employment Law Letter, November 2017).

Community Activities

• Board of Directors, CASA of St. Louis
• Founder and Chair, CASA of St. Louis Young Professionals Board