Experience and Background

Born and raised in Orlando, Florida. For thirty years, I have volunteered and fund-raised for a charity helping children and their families in Kissimmee, FL. I also volunteered taking pet portraits at an animal shelter in Orange County. Before becoming an attorney, I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, scuba-dived at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, and went cage-diving with Great White Sharks in South Africa.

Early Legal Career

While in law school, I practiced as a Student Attorney in the Criminal Clinic. During the summer breaks, I completed legal internships with a prominent criminal defense attorney in Orlando, Florida. After law school , I worked for the Office of the Public Defender in Orange and Osceola Counties as an attorney from 2013 to 2017. While a public defender, I represented clients in trial divisions as well as divisions dedicated to Violations of Probation, Juvenile Delinquency, Domestic Violence, and Baker Acts. 

Continuing Education and Beyond

In 2017, I moved to Virginia near Washington, DC to study White Collar/Financial Crimes Investigations at Georgetown Law. After earning my LL.M, I worked for a large law firm as an Associate. While I worked primarily in Commercial Litigation, I also assisted the White Collar Group on matters concerning Anti-Money Laundering regulation, defended a client accused of Federal Mail and Wire Fraud, and co-authored an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in support of a Florida man facing the death penalty. 

Returning Home

In 2023, I returned home to Central Florida to continue representation of people charged with State and Federal criminal offenses. In late 2024, I opened Katie Horton Law, PLLC.