Katherine M. Thorstad

Katherine (Kate) M. Thorstad is a staff attorney at Disability Law United, where she leads the disaster and environmental justice practice. Thorstad is advancing legal strategies that will mandate more accessible and effective disaster planning, preparedness, and response. She also serves as vice director of the American Bar Association’s Disaster Legal Services program and is a policy team member on their Standing Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness. 

Thorstad came to Disability Law United after working as an Equal Justice Works Disaster Resilience Fellow at Disability Rights Louisiana, where she directly represented disabled survivors on disaster-related legal issues. Thorstad is admitted to practice law in the state of Louisiana. She earned her bachelor’s degree in government from Dartmouth College and her Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.