Katherine Bell-Moss, a principal in the Austin office, is a seasoned trial attorney with over 30 years of experience trying cases in state and federal courts in Texas and across the United States. She has spent the vast majority of her career defending hospitals, health care providers, and manufacturers of health care-related products (pharmaceuticals, biologics, vaccines, and medical devices) against medical/professional and product-liability claims. She has also defended automobile, marine, and aviation manufacturers in death and catastrophic injury cases involving fires, explosions, and safety systems.
Additionally, Katherine has experience in construction law, including construction products-liability defense; construction defect; and first-party claims involving water damage from plumbing leaks and hurricanes. For several years, she was the majority owner of a remediation and construction company in the residential and commercial sector, which included work on Austin ISD schools.
Katherine has represented clients in individual matters, consolidated cases, class actions, and multi-district litigation. In addition to her trial accomplishments, Katherine has repeatedly obtained favorable case-ending rulings and appellate opinions after crafting and arguing expert challenges and cutting-edge dispositive motions. She also regularly represents clients before regulatory boards, including the Texas Medical Board, Texas Physician Assistant Board, Texas Board of Nursing, Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, and Texas Department of Insurance, as well as before the State Office of Administrative Hearings.