Mary M. Wagner was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1992. Ms. Wagner received her B.B.A. in Finance from The University of Texas, and her M.B.A. and J.D. from the University of Houston. In addition to her admission to practice in Texas state courts, Ms. Wagner is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Ms. Wagner has worked in the areas of professional liability, products liability, nursing home liability, general civil litigation, and family law litigation. In 2007, Ms. Wagner became a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist (CITRMS). As a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association, and the Greater Houston Society for Healthcare Risk Management, she concentrates her practice on civil litigation, primarily medical malpractice defense. Her practice covers all phases of defense of healthcare liability claims.

Katie joined Luccia-Evans as an associate attorney in August 2018. Her primary practice area is litigation, focusing on medical malpractice and personal injury.

Katie graduated from Texas Tech University in 2013 with a Bachelor’s in International Business. While an undergraduate, she spent a semester interning for a Congressman in Washington, DC.  After graduation, Katie worked for Hewlett Packard until fall of 2015, when she began law school at the University of Houston Law Center. While in law school, Katie interned for the 177th District Criminal Court. She competed in the Tom Newhouse Mediation Competition, taking second place. She also interned for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and Texas Children’s Hospital, in addition to clerking for a solo practitioner. Katie is a practice-ready attorney capable of litigating cases from pre-suit through completion.

Katie was born and raised in Houston, where she currently lives with her husband, Geoff Rittimann. They enjoy traveling, reading and playing with their two dogs, Bailey and Rooney.