Kate E. Payton, a native of Hart County, Kentucky, graduated from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2015. While in law school, Kate participated in the Innocence Project and multiple externships with the Department of Public Advocacy. Kate also worked as a law clerk for Broderick and Davenport, PLLC while in law school.
Kate was admitted to the Kentucky Bar Association in October of 2015. Immediately following, she returned to Broderick and Davenport, PLLC to begin her legal career
Kate received her undergraduate degree, a B.A. in Political Science, from Western Kentucky University in 2011. In addition to being licensed to practice law in the courts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Ms. Payton is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky .
Kate lives in Bowling Green with her husband and son.