Kate S. Cook

Kate S. Cook

Of Counsel
Location:
Columbus, Georgia
Phone:
706-322-1990
800-233-4086
Fax:
706-323-2962
Email:
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KATE S. COOK. B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1998, University of the South; J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 2002, Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University; Woodruff Scholar. Eleventh Circuit Survey Editor, Mercer Law Review, 2001-02. Member, Mercer Law Review, 2000-02. Brainerd Currie Honor Society. Recipient, CALI Award for Excellence: Property, Contracts, Legal Writing II, Commercial Payment Systems and Civil Procedure. Pupil, William A. Bootle American Inn of Court, Macon, Georgia, 2001-02. Author, Why You Should Always Ask Your Urologist If He Is a Cocaine Addict: Albany Urology Clinic, P.C. v. Cleveland, 52 Mercer L. Rev. 1159 (2001). Law Clerk to the Honorable Clay D. Land, Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Columbus Division, 2002-04. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Amicus Committee, 2005; State Bar of Georgia Younger Lawyers; Columbus Bar; Columbus Chapter of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, Secretary, 2004-05. Girl Scouts of Concharty Council, Inc., Board of Directors (2005- present). Admitted to practice in Georgia.

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, 2002

Education

  • Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
    • J.D. (Magna Cum Laude) - 2002
    • Honors: Woodruff Scholar
    • Honors: Brainerd Currie Honor Society
    • Honors: Recipient, CALI Award for Excellence: Property, Contracts, Legal Writing II
    • Honors: CALI Award for Excellence: Commercial Payment Systems & Civil Procedure
    • Honors: Pupil, William A. Bottle American Inn of Court, Macon, Georgia
    • Law Review: Mercer Law Review, Eleventh Circuit Survey Editor, 2001 - 2002
    • Law Review: Mercer Law Review, Member, 2000 - 2002
  • University of the South
    • B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1998
    • Major: Russian

Published Works

  • Why You Should Always Ask Your Urologist If He Is a Cocaine Addict: Albany Urology Clinic, P.C. v. Cleveland, 52 Mercer L. Rev. 1159, 2001
  • Trial Practice & Procedure (Co-Author), 56 Mercer L. Rev. 433, 2004
  • Trial Practice & Procedure (Co-Author), 57 Mercer L. Rev. 381, 2005

Honors and Awards

  • Board of Directors for The Girl Scouts of Concharty Council, Inc., 2004 - Present
  • Amicus Committee for Georgia Trial Layers Association, 2005 - Present
  • Corporate Sponsorship Chair, Muscogee County American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, 2006 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Member
  • State Bar of Georgia, Member
  • Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Member
  • State Bar of Georgia Younger Lawyers, Member
  • Columbus Bar, Member
  • Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, Columbus Chapter, President, 2006 - Present
  • Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, Columbus Chapter, Vice-President, 2005 - 2006
  • Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, Columbus Chapter, Secretary, 2004 - 2005

Past Employment Positions

  • Hon. Clay D. Land, Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Columbus Division, Law Clerk, 2002 - 2004