Cathryn M.Johns

she/her/hers

Associate

Cat litigates a variety of high-stakes commercial disputes, leveraging experience, creativity, and tenaciousness to develop practical and tailored solutions for clients.


More About Cat

Cat maintains a diverse complex commercial litigation practice, representing clients in high-stakes disputes across a wide range of sectors—including health care, professional services, manufacturing, and financial services. She has significant experience litigating contract claims, business torts, employment-related disputes, and regulatory issues. Cat leverages her legal experience, creativity, and tenaciousness to achieve practical and tailored legal solutions for her clients.

Cat’s practice spans jurisdictions nationwide, and she handles matters from pre-suit counseling through appeal with equal fluency. Before joining Seyfarth, Cat practiced at international law firms in Boston and Kansas City and served as a law clerk at the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Her cross-regional experience makes her particularly effective at navigating the procedural and substantive nuances that affect businesses operating in multiple states.

Cat combines diligent advocacy with flexibility and practicality, aligning litigation strategy with long-term objectives. Clients know that they can rely on her empathy, grit, and wit at each step of the litigation process.

  • JD, University of Arkansas School of Law
    Summa cum laude, third in class
    Arkansas Law Review, editor
    moot court (National Appellate Advocacy Competition)
    Civil Litigation Clinic
  • BA, Hendrix College
    Summa cum laude, with distinction
    Psi Chi Honors Society

Clerkships

  • Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (The Honorable Bobby E. Shepherd)
  • Massachusetts