Kati Cook

Katherine “Kati” Cook is an associate attorney who practices employment law and civil litigation, assisting businesses in various disputes from pre-suit matters to litigation.  She has hands-on trial and appellate-level experience and has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Florida Super Lawyers®.

With respect to employment law, Kati has experience representing employers in discrimination, retaliation, and whistleblower claims in court and administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Florida Commission on Human Relations. She also assists employers with handbook and policy reviews, supervisory trainings, and wage/hour issues.  She has been a featured speaker at business events on various employment and HR-related topics.

Kati graduated the first in her class from Ave Maria School of Law. In law school, she clerked for the Honorable Mac. R. McCoy of the Middle District of Florida. She also was the Publication Editor for the Ave Maria Law Review and a finalist in the St. Thomas More Oral Advocacy Competition. Before law, Kati taught English at a local high school. She graduated summa cum laude from Florida Gulf Coast University.

Born and raised in Southwest Florida, Kati has a passion for the community. Over the years, she has volunteered for the local YMCA, Salvation Army, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and Cape Christian. She currently serves on the Lee County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors and Southwest Florida Federal Court Bar Association Board of Directors. She also is the current President-Elect for SHRM SWFL.  She actively participates in continuing legal education seminars, and she is a member of The Florida Bar’s Labor and Employment Law Section.

Kati is married to a local firefighter and has two children, Kenzie and Karson. She enjoys spending time with her children, traveling, and boating in her spare time.