Kate Duran is Associate Legal Counsel at the University of Montana, part of the Montana University System under the governance of the Montana Board of Regents. In that capacity her primary obligations are to the flagship University and the three affiliate campuses in western Montana. UM's Office of Legal Counsel is only a two person team, and Kate practices in all areas of higher ed law. Kate joined UM in Fall 2019.  

Prior to coming to UM, Kate worked as a Deputy Attorney General (DAG) for the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General for 7 years. As a DAG, she represented New Jersey’s state institutions of higher education in all sorts of litigation and administrative matters, from employment to contract disputes. Kate also was part of the Open Public Records Act team where she defended the state in numerous matters regarding alleged failures to disclose public records and follow open meeting laws. Prior to her work at the N.J. A.G., Kate practiced criminal defense, gaining the trial experience that was necessary for her work as a DAG.  

Kate is admitted to practice before the Montana Supreme Court, Colorado Supreme Court, New Jersey Supreme Court, New York Supreme Court, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. 

JP Hasman is the Senior Associate General Counsel at Saint Louis University where he has served since joining the General Counsel’s Office in 2018.  In his role JP regularly works closely with his campus partners, including in Human Resources and Student Development on all matters related to workplace, academic and housing accommodations.  Prior to joining the General Counsel’s Office at SLU, JP began his legal career in 2001 as a Field Attorney with the National Labor Relations Board in the St. Louis Regional Office and then entered private practice in St. Louis where he exclusively represented management in all aspects of their labor and employment needs.  JP is a graduate of SLU where he earned his BA in History in 1998 and the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, JD 2001.