Katie Chatterton is an associate in the Labor and Employment and Immigration Practice Groups in Haynes and Boone's Houston office.

In her practice, Katie handles various aspects of labor and employment law - as well as employment-based immigration matters and workplace safety disputes, including:

Defending clients during EEOC and state investigations involving Title VII, ADA, and ADEA claims;
Drafting employee handbooks, and workplace policies and procedures;
Assisting in the defense of litigation involving Title VII, § 1981, ADA, ADEA, and employment-related torts;
Assisting in the defense and/or prosecution of litigation involving non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, and claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty;
Providing human resource departments and in-house counsel with employment and immigration law training, including strategies for investigations and analysis of the risks of litigation;
Representing clients in Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) unemployment benefits hearings;
Representing clients in obtaining inter-company transferee visas, foreign national investor visas, legal permanent resident status, naturalization, and other immigration benefits;
Advising on the hiring, retaining and obtaining of employment authorization for foreign nationals;
Counseling clients on establishing company policies regarding hiring procedures, I-9 compliance, employment of foreign nationals, and national origin discrimination issues;
Counseling on immigration and employment matters before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL); and
Representing employers in contesting workplace safety citations and defending corporations in actions brought by federal and state departments of labor – including disputes with OSHA or state-equivalents in California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

Katie also works with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) and the Human Rights Initiative (HRI) on pro bono asylum cases, special immigrant juvenile petitions and U visa applications. Katie was named Pro Bono Attorney of the Month by Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) for June 2013.