Kathryn H. "Katie" Hester

Kathryn H. "Katie" Hester


Jones Walker LLP

Recognized since 2006

Jackson, Mississippi

Practice Areas

Land Use and Zoning Law

Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

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Kathryn Hester is special counsel in the Litigation Practice Group. She focuses her practice on commercial disputes in state and federal courts and before Mississippi state agencies. Kathryn advises and represents clients in litigation, healthcare administrative proceedings, estate challenges, zoning, and gaming law. She has served as adjunct professor at Mississippi College School of Law, where she taught a course in pre-trial practice. She is also a regular lecturer and writer on gaming and property issues for continuing legal education programs. Kathryn has represented clients before the Mississippi Departments of Health and the Department of Environmental Quality; the Gaming Commission; Oil and Gas Board; and State Tax Commission; and recently represented the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance as a special assistant attorney general in a license revocation. Throughout her career, Kathryn has been very active in numerous law-related organizations. Additionally, she is a former member of the Jackson City Planning and Zoning Board and served as Hinds County chancellor, a role she was appointed to by the governor.

Location
  • Suite 800
    190 E Capitol Street
    Jackson, MS 39201
Education
  • University of Mississippi, J.D., graduated 1982
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center, B.A., graduated 1965
Bar Admissions
  • Mississippi, MS
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association, Section of Litigation and Health Law - Member
  • Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit - Member
  • Capitol Area Bar Association - Member
  • Charles Clark American Inn of Court - President (2003-2006) and Bencher; Barrister (1989-1995)
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Federal Bar Association, Mississippi Chapter - Preident (1996); Secretary/ Treasurer, Vice President (1992-1995)
  • Greater Belhaven Neighboor Foundation - Founding Chair
  • Jackson City Planning and Zoning Board - Past Member
  • Leadership Mississippi - Board of Directors
  • Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association - Member; Secretary/Treasurer and Board Member (1986-1989)
  • Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum - Board of Directors and Past President
  • Misssissippi Association of Gaming Attorneys - Member
  • Ole Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy - Founding Member and Past Chair
  • The Mississippi Bar - Fellow; Member, Sections of Natural Resources, Health Care, and Gaming Law; Marine Resources and Bylaws Committees (1991–1993); First Secretary/Treasurer and Past Chairman
  • The Mississippi Bar Foundation - Member; Board of Trustees (1994-1997)
Court Admissions
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Jackson, MS (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Awards:
  • University of Mississippi Hall of Fame

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