MIAMI, FL- May 15, 2023- Katerina (Katie) Tonkinson joins the firm as a Summer Clerk for 2023. Bast Amron’s summer program is designed to provide law students an intellectually challenging and professionally gratifying experience.
Katie joins us from the University of Miami School of Law, where she received the Dean’s Merit, Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine PL Scholarship; was on the Dean’s List (Fall 2021 and Spring 2022); received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Civil Procedure I and Legal Communication & Research II; Dean’s Certificate of Achievement Award in Contracts and U.S. Constitutional Law I; Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Honors Class. Katie is involved with the Entertainment and Sports Law Society, First Generation Law Association, and OUTLaw.
Katie graduated from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, with a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance, summa cum laude. She is expected to graduate from law school in 2024.
Katie’s interests are Music (Flute, piccolo, piano, and voice, individually and in large ensembles). Creative writing (Composed numerous songs, poems, short stories, and drafts of two novels). We are excited to welcome Katie!