Katie is a distinguished associate and valued member of the team at Mazzola Lindstrom LLP. Her primary area of specialization revolves around providing invaluable support to the firm’s Art Law practice, where she adeptly manages a diverse range of insurance-related matters in the context of litigation cases. Additionally, she offers steadfast assistance to two Partners, who spearhead the firm’s well-established China and Corporate practice. In the course of her professional journey, Katie has garnered substantial exposure to insurance and corporate transactional cases, enhancing her expertise in these areas.
Katie’s academic foundation is marked by her attainment of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, with a specialized focus in Journalism, which she earned from Marist College in 2018. During her time at Marist, she also earned a Paralegal Certificate, ultimately leading to her decision to attend law school. Subsequently, Katie pursued her legal studies at Hofstra University in 2021 where she actively contributed as a staff writer for the Family Court Review, achieving the notable distinction of having her article Protection or Restriction: The Detriments of Abortion Decriminalization in New York and Proposed Feticide Law” published in Volume 60 of the Journal.
On July 14, 2022, Katie was admitted to the New York bar, and since then, she has become a committed member of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association and the NYSBA Entertainment, Art and Sports Law Section. Katie has also been a contributing writer on several articles for the Attorney Professionalism Forum, published by the NYSBA Journal.
EDUCATION
- Hofstra University
Juris Doctor, May, 2021 - Marist College
B.A., Communications, Journalism, May, 2018
ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS
- New York Intellectual Property Law Association
- New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) – Member of the Entertainment, Art and Sports Law Section
Bar & Court Admissions
- New York State Bar, July 2022
PUBLICATIONS
- Protection or Restriction: The Detriments of Abortion Decriminalization in New York and Proposed Feticide Law, Family Court Review, Vol. 60 (2021)
Attorney Professionalism Forum and NYSBA Journal Articles
- Does attorney-client privilege survive a client’s death? March 13th, 2023, authored by Hanoch Sheps, Katie O’Leary, Vincent Syracuse, and Jean-Claude Mazzola.
- Opposing Counsel Keep Stalling – What Can I Do? June 27th 2023, authored by Hanoch Sheps, Katie O’Leary, Jean-Claude Mazzola and Vincent Syracuse.
- Addressing Incivility, January, 2023, authored by Vincent Syracuse, Jean-Claude Mazzola, Katie O’Leary, and Hanoch Sheps