About Katie
Katie Klinghard built her legal career in Tennessee courts and law offices. She entered law school after an undergraduate degree and finished her legal studies in the mid-2000s. Her route into practice has been steady and practical, shaped by classroom instruction and courtroom experience.
She earned a Juris Doctor from The Nashville School of Law in 2005. Prior to that she completed undergraduate studies at Austin Peay State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science. Those academic years gave her a working knowledge of legal principles and the procedural rules that govern state practice.
After law school, Klinghard began practicing in Tennessee. She is licensed to appear in Tennessee courts and has spent her career working within the state's legal system. Early work involved case preparation, client interviews, and managing filings. Over time she took on larger matters and more complex files, handling tasks that ranged from document drafting to courtroom hearings.
Her colleagues describe her as methodical; she approaches matters by breaking them into discrete steps and addressing each on its merits. She is comfortable preparing pleadings, conducting discovery, and arguing matters before judges. She also handles client consultations where she explains options, outlines likely outcomes, and sets realistic timelines.
Klinghard joined Mathis, Bates & Klinghard, PLLC as a partner in a firm that bears her name. Within that setting she collaborates with other lawyers and staff on case strategy, settlement negotiations, and trial preparation. Her role includes supervising junior attorneys and coordinating with experts and outside vendors when cases demand specialized input.
Outside of active casework she has remained connected to legal education through ongoing continuing-education courses and professional seminars. She keeps current on changes in statutes and procedural rules that affect practice in Tennessee courts. That steady attention to evolving law informs her courtroom tactics and client advice.
She is based at Mathis, Bates & Klinghard, PLLC and represents clients in matters brought in Tennessee. Her current practice concentrates on serving clients through her work at Mathis, Bates & Klinghard, PLLC, representing individuals and organizations in Tennessee matters.
