Overview
Katie Jones has long worked to preserve our environment and safeguard it for future generations. Her experience spans trial and appellate litigation, grounded in creative advocacy to hold polluters accountable and deliver meaningful results for her clients.
In addition to her litigation practice, Katie leads the firm’s strategic and operational planning initiatives, helping ensure it remains at the forefront of complex environmental litigation. She oversees associate training and professional development, and prioritizes cultivating a collaborative and supportive firm culture grounded in integrity and mutual respect. Through strategic leadership and a commitment to excellence across every case, Katie helps position the firm to secure substantial recoveries and achieve lasting protections for the communities its clients serve.
Before joining Sher Edling, Katie clerked for Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr., and practiced environmental law at the Sierra Club. While in law school, she earned a certificate in environmental law and was awarded the Landis Prize for Water Law. Prior to attending law school, Katie worked as a Fulbright Fellow in an indigenous community in Mexico, focusing on learning from traditional knowledge to diversify local agriculture.
Representative Matters
- In re Fuel Industry Climate Cases, JCCP No. 5310 (Cal. Super. Ct.)
- Suffolk County Water Authority v. The Dow Chemical Co. et al., No. 17-cv-6980
- Bethpage Water District v. United States et al., No. 22-cv-2050 (E.D.N.Y.)
- Farmingdale Water District v. United States et al., No. 22-cv-2051 (E.D.N.Y)
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D.
- Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, B.S.F.S.
Admissions
- California
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third and Ninth Circuits
Featured Results
Long Island water providers awarded $65 million to remove 1,4-dioxane
After decades of dead ends, two Long Island water districts turned to Sher Edling to take on Northrop Grumman and the United States Navy—and secured $65 million to remove 1,4-dioxane and other contaminants from their drinking water.
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