Katherine Earle Yanes
Recognized since 2013
Tampa, Florida
Practice Areas
Appellate Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Katherine Earle Yanes was born in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Williams College, magna cum laude, with honors in economics, in 1993. In 1997, she graduated from Stetson University College of Law, magna cum laude, as valedictorian of her class. She was an associate member of the Stetson Law Review. Following law school, Ms. Yanes served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Since 1999, she has represented defendants at the trial, appellate, and post-conviction phases of criminal litigation in federal and state courts, as well as in government investigations.
Ms. Yanes is a co-author of Habeas Corpus, Chapter 15, Florida Appellate Practice (8th ed. 2012), and the Second Edition of Grand Jury Law and Practice, a two-volume treatise published by West Group. Her writings include “Glickman v. Wileman Bros. & Elliot, Inc.: Has the Supreme Court Lost its Way?,” 27 Stetson Law Review 1461 (1998). She also co-authored “A Primer on the Coase Theorem: Making Law in a World of Zero Transaction Costs,” 11 DePaul Business Law Journal 1 (1998), and “A Unified Theory of Justice: The Integration of Fairness into Efficiency,” 73 Washington Law Review 249 (1998), Commentaries on Law & Economics: 1997 Yearbook 248 (Robert W. Rhode ed., 1998).
Ms. Yanes is listed by The Best Lawyers in America for appellate practice and white-collar criminal defense. Florida Trend has listed her in Florida Legal Elite for criminal law. Florida Super Lawyers has recognized Ms. Yanes for her Criminal Defense practice. In 2010 she was awarded the Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers’ first President’s Award in appreciation of her outstanding service to HAWL.
Ms. Yanes served as President of the Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers in 2012-13 and as President of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association in 2017. She is a member of The Florida Bar, the Hillsborough County Bar Association (Board Member, Trial and Litigation Section, 2009-present; former Co-Chair, Appellate Practice Section), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Bar Association (ABA Liaison to the United States Sentencing Commission); and the Eleventh Circuit Historical Society.
Ms. Yanes is a co-author of Habeas Corpus, Chapter 15, Florida Appellate Practice (8th ed. 2012), and the Second Edition of Grand Jury Law and Practice, a two-volume treatise published by West Group. Her writings include “Glickman v. Wileman Bros. & Elliot, Inc.: Has the Supreme Court Lost its Way?,” 27 Stetson Law Review 1461 (1998). She also co-authored “A Primer on the Coase Theorem: Making Law in a World of Zero Transaction Costs,” 11 DePaul Business Law Journal 1 (1998), and “A Unified Theory of Justice: The Integration of Fairness into Efficiency,” 73 Washington Law Review 249 (1998), Commentaries on Law & Economics: 1997 Yearbook 248 (Robert W. Rhode ed., 1998).
Ms. Yanes is listed by The Best Lawyers in America for appellate practice and white-collar criminal defense. Florida Trend has listed her in Florida Legal Elite for criminal law. Florida Super Lawyers has recognized Ms. Yanes for her Criminal Defense practice. In 2010 she was awarded the Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers’ first President’s Award in appreciation of her outstanding service to HAWL.
Ms. Yanes served as President of the Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers in 2012-13 and as President of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association in 2017. She is a member of The Florida Bar, the Hillsborough County Bar Association (Board Member, Trial and Litigation Section, 2009-present; former Co-Chair, Appellate Practice Section), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Bar Association (ABA Liaison to the United States Sentencing Commission); and the Eleventh Circuit Historical Society.
Contact & Links
- E-mail: kyanes@kmf-law.com
- Lawyer Page: https://www.kmf-law.com/attorneys/katherine-earl-yanes/
Location
- 100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 1450
P.O. Box 3396
Tampa, FL 33601-3396
Education
- Stetson University, J.D., graduated 1997
- Williams College, BA, graduated 1993
Bar Admissions
- Florida, Florida Bar
Affiliations
- Federal Bar Association, Tampa Bay Chapter - Vice President
- Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers - Past President
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Appellate Practice Section - Past Chair
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Trial & Litigation Section - Member
Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits
- United States District Court, Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida
Headquarters:
Tampa, Florida
5 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Tampa (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
- Appellate Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Special Focus:
- Governmental Investigations
Awards:
2021 Recipient, Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers’ President’s Award in appreciation of outstanding service to HAWL
2021 Recipient, George C. Carr Memorial Award for excellence in federal practice and distinguished service to the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
Publications
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