Kathryn Kostel is an associate in Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group. Before joining the firm, Kate completed an externship for the Hon. Raymond Gruender of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. She earned her J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, graduating with honors. While attending law school, Kate was a teaching assistant at the Washington University Department of Political Science, and in this role, Kate analyzed course material and taught a weekly course. She also served as the associate managing editor of the Washington University Law Review.
Kate earned her B.A. from the University of Georgia in political science and history.