About Katherine Smith Dedrick

Katherine Smith Dedrick is an attorney, consultant, arbitrator and entrepreneur. She also writes legal fiction and has published Deviant Agendas, Private Agendas and Tangled Verdict. Katherine has international and domestic experience in complex tort (including environmental, asbestos and hazardous waste), commercial litigation, commercial contracts, business transactions, insurance coverage, reinsurance, risk management, class actions, and in co-founding, launching, and selling an international business. She is a trusted counselor to executives, boards and general counsel of start-up and established domestic and international companies.

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Financial Poise Contributions

• Property/Business Interruption and Cyber Liability Webinar premiered on May 1, 2025 Webinar Series: Insurance For The Business Owner - 101
• General Liability, Umbrella/Excess Coverage, Commercial Auto/Workers’ Compensation Webinar premiered on September 1, 2024 Webinar Series: Insurance For The Business Owner - 101
• Executive Protection – Directors’ & Officers’, Employment Practices Liability, Crime/Employee Dishonesty & Professional Liability Webinar premiered on August 13, 2024 Webinar Series: Insurance For The Business Owner - 101
• Understanding Risk Management Basics for Business Owners Webinar premiered on May 7, 2024 Webinar Series: Insurance For The Business Owner - 101