Katie Lestage Mehdizadegan

Katie Lestage Mehdizadegan has a diverse work experience in the legal field. Katie started their career as a Law Clerk at James, Fink & House P.A. in 2012, followed by a role as a Law Clerk at the Arkansas Attorney General's office. In 2013, they held various Law Clerk positions at different firms, including Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C., Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., and Gill Ragon Owen, P.A. Katie also worked as a Summer Associate at Kutak Rock that same year. In 2014, Katie served as a Judicial Law Clerk at Pulaski County Circuit Court - 14th Division, and later as a Law Clerk at Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP. Katie then joined Gill Ragon Owen, P.A. as an Associate Attorney in 2016. Currently, they are working at Delta Dental of Arkansas, starting as an Assistant General Counsel in 2019 and progressing to an Associate General Counsel role until 2020. Since 2021, they hold the position of Vice President, General Counsel at the company.

Katie Lestage Mehdizadegan obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education and History from the University of Maine. Katie pursued further education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law, where they earned a Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree. No specific field of study was mentioned for either degree.