Kate David

Kate David represents Texas governmental entities and public officials in their most consequential legal matters: constitutional litigation, condemnation proceedings, and the day-to-day counsel that keeps public institutions running. As a founding partner of David & Stephens, she brings that same focus to every client the firm represents.

Kate began her career as part of a nationally recognized appellate practice before a stint clerking for a well-respected judge of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, and working with the national Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, experience that gives her a unique perspective on how to accomplish client objectives. She went on to lead a national law firm's Houston office as Managing Partner, the kind of role that comes from being the person institutions turn to when the stakes are real.

She has obtained dismissal of federal civil rights claims brought against county sheriff's deputies, successfully defended a Texas county sheriff through a four-day evidentiary hearing a federal judge called unprecedented, and represented a Texas county through condemnation proceedings for a major toll road expansion. She also serves as property acquisition counsel to clients building essential public infrastructure and primary outside counsel to governmental clients navigating the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Public Information Act, and the disputes that come with running a public institution.

Kate served on the Greater Houston Partnership's Infrastructure Committee, work that put her in the room with the civic leaders planning the region's next decade. She is also a Houston parent, which keeps the stakes of this work personal as well as professional.

Kate founded David & Stephens to meet the government client need for a firm focused on expeditiously and efficiently meeting the policy, property acquisition, and litigation needs of governmental entities.