Teresa Woody

Teresa Woody is an accomplished attorney with extensive experience in litigation and law firm management. Currently serving as the Litigation Director at Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice since March 2019, Teresa Woody advocates for justice and equality by addressing the root causes of poverty and injustice in collaboration with community partners. Prior to this role, Teresa Woody was the owner of The Woody Law Firm PC from May 2007 to February 2019, where Teresa provided tenacious representation in complex disputes, particularly in environmental and toxic torts litigation. Earlier in their career, Teresa Woody held partner positions at Stueve Siegel Hanson Woody and Spencer Fane Britt & Browne, the latter where Teresa chaired the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. Teresa Woody began their legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable Ross T. Roberts in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Teresa Woody earned a Juris Doctorate magna cum laude from the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with high distinction from the University of California, Berkeley.