Kate
Bonifas

Kate Bonifas is an associate attorney at Clarkson, working in multiple practice areas including privacy, unfair business practices, and consumer protection. Kate earned her Juris Doctor in 2024 from California Western School of Law (CWSL) and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon.

After receiving her bachelor’s in sociology with a double minor in political science and nonprofit administration, Kate went into community engagement and nonprofit fundraising, working with various entities including the Eugene Symphony Association, the Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation, and Willamalane Park and Recreation District.

During her career in community engagement, Kate was appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to the Lane Transit District (LTD) Board of Directors. While on the LTD Board, Kate represented LTD on regional, state, and national committees, and worked side by side with multiple agencies on large projects relating to infrastructure, transportation, city growth, business, and provided resources for community members in need.

Kate returned to school in 2021, seeking a law degree with one thing in mind: continuing her lifetime work of fighting for the underdog. While at CWSL, Kate earned a Distinguished Advocate award for her skills in appellate argument, received Awards of Excellence in multiple classes, earned high marks on the Dean’s Honors List, and received awards for two of her scholarly writing articles titled “The California Racial Justice Act: an Exclusion of Immigrants” and “Look, Don’t Touch: The Court and Sexual Deviance.” Kate was also a teaching fellow for Torts, a research assistant for Professor Jessica Fink, interned with the San Diego Public Defender’s Office, and interned with the California Innocence Coalition — where she helped pass three new laws through the California State Legislature.