Kat Hyland joined Civil Justice, Inc. in 2011. Kat graduated cum laude from Fordham University with a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy. She then earned her Master's in Public Policy with a concentration in Law and Social Policy from The Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies. Kat also graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland School of Law, winning the Community Scholar Award for her work naming and developing the JustAdvice® Initiative in the Clinical Law Program and was a member of the JustAdvice Team that won the Maryland Pro Bono Service Award, the Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award in 2011. Prior to law school, Kat worked as a budget policy analyst for the Maryland State Department of Budget and Management, where her budget porfolio included capital projects for state courts and housing. There, Kat served on the Maryland Access to Justice Commission and the Asbestos Oversight Commission. Alongside her academic pursuits, Kat has interned for the New York State Supreme Court, New York State AFL-CIO, Transport Workers Union, AFL-CIO Department for Professional Employees, Legal Momentum, Baltimore City Law Department, and Baltimore City Circuit Court. At Civil Justice, Kat litigates consumer protection cases, co-counsels with member attorneys, writes grants, and works on housing and foreclosure policy issues.