Kathy R. Bess

Kathy R. Bess was born in Covington, Virginia. She attended the College of William and Mary and graduated with a B.A. in 1981. Ms. Bess then attended the University of Georgia School of Law. She served on the Editorial Board of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law. After graduating cum laude in 1986, she clerked for the Hon. Lewis R. Morgan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. After the judicial clerkship and a trip around the world, she joined the litigation department of Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker.

Ms. Bess has many years of experience litigating civil disputes, both in the private sector and for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. She joined this firm as Of Counsel in 2006.

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Georgia 1986
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude
  • Athens, Georgia, 1986
  • Honors: Class of 1933 Torts Award
  • Law Journal: Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Editorial Board, 1984-1985
  • College of William and Mary, B.A. in Government
  • Williamsburg, VA 1981
  • Honors: Government Honor Society

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • State Bar of Georgia