Kathryn
Ward

Review & Analytics Counsel

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  • Profile
  • Experience
  • Credentials

Katie has extensive experience supporting defensible eDiscovery processes across complex litigation matters, with a focus on discovery strategy, document review, and the application of review technology at scale. 

At Redgrave, Katie supports end-to-end discovery across all stages of the review lifecycle.  Her experience includes recommending defensible discovery protocols, supporting data collection efforts, and managing risk.  Katie designs and executes defensible review and production workflows, including early case assessment, technology assisted review/continuous active learning (TAR/CAL), and generative AI (GenAI)-enabled review tools.  Katie also leverages a deep understanding of leading eDiscovery platforms, including Relativity, Everlaw, DISCO, Ringtail, and Brainspace.  She is ACEDS-certified and an Everlaw Certified Project Manager.

Prior to joining Redgrave, Katie held roles at Hilgers PLLC, where she led discovery strategy for complex litigation matters, and at Covington & Burling LLP, where she supported discovery on litigation and internal investigations.  She also completed an eDiscovery secondment at a large technology company and began her legal career as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Barbara R. Hanson (Ret.) in Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District.

Katie’s work experience includes:

  • Driving end-to-end discovery strategy for complex litigation matters and serving as a strategic discovery advisor to a large enterprise client, contributing to the development of standardized discovery protocols
  • Developing search term strategies and reporting to support accurate and efficient review execution
  • Performing production quality control to ensure accuracy and consistency before final document production
  • Providing advanced technical support and customized solutions as a review platform subject matter resource
  • Translating review results into actionable litigation insights through metrics, reporting, and identification of key documents

Education

  • William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
  • Sonoma State University, B.A.

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Minnesota
  • California

Memberships

  • Member, Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS)