MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (APRIL 8, 2024) – Saul Ewing LLP today announced that partner Katherine “Katie” Barrett Wiik has been selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. The Academy is an invitation-only association of respected appellate lawyers where Fellows face stringent membership criteria, undergo rigorous screening, and are approved by the Academy’s Board. Fellows must have at least 15 years of appellate practice experience and receive unsolicited nominations from two Fellows. Ms. Barrett Wiik was nominated by Fellows Eric Magnuson of Robins Kaplan LLP and Jon P. Schmidt, who now serves on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
As Co-Chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice, Ms. Barrett Wiik represents clients in state and federal appellate courts. She also draws on her appellate experience to monitor trial court proceedings and draft and argue post-trial motions, to ensure that issues are adequately preserved for potential appeals. Ms. Barrett Wiik also litigates and arbitrates commercial litigation, employment, and business disputes.
Ms. Barrett Wiik earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School and clerked for the Honorable Karen Nelson Moore on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She earned her B.A., summa cum laude, from Macalester College. She earned her M.A. with Merit and her L.L.M. with Honors from Queen’s University Belfast as a British Marshall Scholar.
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