Background
Hesse, Katherine A. was born on April 27, 1950 in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States.
Hesse, Katherine A. was born on April 27, 1950 in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States.
University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Smith College (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Boston University (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at Murphy, Hesse, Toomey and Lehane (Quincy, Master of Arts) specializing in Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Massachusetts and United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
1978, United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit. 1980, District of Columbia. 1983, United States. Supreme Court.
Licensed Certified Employee Benefit Specialist.
Author: Chapter on the "Massachusetts Public Employee Retirement System," A Judicial Guide to Labor and Employment Law, the Flaschner Institute for Judicial Education, 1991. "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace," Lawyers Journal, 1996.
"Supreme Court Review," Benefits Quarterly, 1996. "Trustees Role in the Investment of Plan Assets: The Prudent Fiduciary," International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, 1995.
"Advising the Start Up Company on Basic Employment Issues and Pitfalls," Massachusetts Bar Association, 1995.
"Experimental Procedures: Avoiding Litigation," Managing Employee Health Benefits, Winter 1994. "Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Acting of 1985: Temporary Extension of Coverage for Certain Employees and Family Members," Employee Benefits Symposium Proceedings, International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialties, 1987. "Suspension of Pension Benefits," Annual Education Conference Proceedings, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, 1982.
Lecturer, Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector, Northeastern University, 1981-1985.
Chair: Boston Bar Association Section on Labor and Employment Law, 1992-1994. Massachusetts Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section.
President and Chair of Board of Directors, International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Director and Specialists, 1985. Chair, Attorneys Committee, International Foundation and Employee Benefit Plans, 1991-1992.
Member: Boston (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employee Retirement Income Security Act Committees), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
Women"s Bar Association. Industrial Relations Research Association. American Arbitration Association.
Member: Boston (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employee Retirement Income Security Act Committees), Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Women"s Bar Association. Industrial Relations Research Association.
American Arbitration Association.