Katherine Starr, Safe4Athletes’ founder, has experience in amateur, sports-related cases and school-related cases that address sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and college athletics/sports injuries.
Katherine has been involved in cases addressing the Standard of Care in the following areas:
- School or Youth-Serving Organization Sexual Abuse, Sexual Bullying and Harassment.
- College or University Sexual Abuse, Sexual Bullying Harassment and misconduct.
- Standard of Care:
- Sexual Harassment in Educational or Youth-Serving Organizations.
- Sexual Abuse in Educational or Youth-Serving Organizations.
- Student and Youth Injuries.
- Student and Youth emotional and verbal abuse.
In need of an expert witness? Review Katherine Starr’s credentials, case involvement below, and contact her to start the discussion.
Current On-Going Case Involvement
(Unable to disclose full details)
- Fabian vs. Earth Treks – Maryland (Plaintiff)
- Doe vs. Arizona Board of Regents – Arizona (Plaintiff)
- Doe vs. Hesperia Unified School District – CA (Plaintiff)
- Doe vs. Regents of the University of California – CA (Defendant)
- Doe vs. USA Gymnastics (Plaintiff) (Multiple Cases)
- Doe vs. Pop Warner Little Scholars (Plaintiff) (Multiple Defendants)
- Doe vs. Torrance School District (Plaintiff) (Multiple Cases)
- Dewitt vs. Federal Way School District (Plaintiff)
- Doe 140 vs. Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, Inc.
- Landstrom vs. Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, Inc.
- C.B. vs. Blackhills Football Club, Thurston County – Washington
- Doe vs. USTA – Santa Clara County, CA
- Doe vs. Sisters School District (Multiple-client Complaint)
Giving Every Athlete a Voice
Katherine advocates for the adoption of athlete welfare and safety policies and laws that effectively address coach-athlete sexual abuse and other misconduct.
Katherine advocates for the adoption of athlete welfare and safety policies and laws that effectively address coach-athlete sexual abuse and other misconduct.
Expert Witness/Consulting
- Senator Blumenthal (CT) – Senate Hearings (Advised Staff in preparation for Senate Hearings 2018)
- Senator Udall (NM) – asked to contribute to senate hearings on sexual abuse in sport (2017)
- Senator Feinstein Office – Feinstein Sexual Abuse Bill (2017)
- USA Government Office of Accountability – Youth Sport Campus on College Campus athlete abuse prevention strategies (2015)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC) – Expert on Harassment & Abuse in Sports (2015)
- University of Utah Athletic Department – Policy Development (2013)
- European Union – Best Practices for Sexual Abuse Prevention in Sport (2015)