Kat Girod joined the firm as an associate in 2023, focusing on estate planning and business law.  She helps families and individuals plan for the future with wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and other requisite documents to ensure peace of mind.  In her business practice, Kat’s clients are primarily closely-held companies and nonprofit organizations.

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​Kat Girod se juntó con la oficina en 2023, enfocando en la ley mercantil y planificación de sucesión de patrimonio.  Kat ayuda a clientes de todas etapas de la vida planear para el futuro con testamentos, fideicomisos, poderes notariales, y más.  En el área de negocios, la mayoría de sus clientes son negocios con un grupo de dueños pequeño, incluyendo negocios familiares, y las organizaciones sin lucro. 

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Kat earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Certificate in the Study and Practice of Leadership from the University of Colorado.  She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2023.  At KU Law, Kat mentored first-year students as a Dean’s Fellow, served on the Kansas Law Review, volunteered at the VITA Tax Clinic, and served as Secretary of the Business & Tax Law Society.  During her second year, she served as a Chambers Intern for the Honorable Judge Daniel Crabtree at the District of Kansas.  And, Kat participated in Moot Court with a focus in Bankruptcy. 

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Kat was a Jayhawk Scholar, graduated Order of the Coif, and received four CALI awards recognizing the highest grade in a class.  In 2023 she received the inaugural Bruce R. Hopkins Award for Nonprofit Excellence which recognizes KU law students who have demonstrated academic excellence in the field of tax-exempt and non-profit law, made a notable written contribution to the field, or provided distinguished student service to the nonprofit sector.  Kat graduated with Pro Bono Distinction, and received the Samuel Mellinger Scholarship, Leadership, and Service Award, which recognizes the student who has most distinguished themselves in the combined areas of scholarship, leadership, and service. 

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Before pursuing law as a second career, Kat worked in public education at Olathe Public Schools, in early childhood education with Early Head Start in Wyandotte County, and in homelessness prevention through various nonprofits.  While working in Olathe, Kat volunteered with KC BizFest from 2015 to 2020.  Working with KC BizFest ignited Kat’s passion for working with small, local, and family-owned businesses.  Today, Kat holds business owners in high esteem as important pillars of a healthy community. 

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Kat is proficient in written and verbal Spanish.  In her free time, she sees her family, gets outdoors with her Staffie-Lab Mix, cooks without recipes, and reads.