BK Katzmann

BK Katzmann

Associate
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Betton “BK” Katzmann advises clients on public finance matters, representing  501(c)(3) organizations, municipalities, governmental authorities, investment banking firms, LIHTC investors, and private companies in tax-exempt and taxable debt financings.

BK has experience serving as bond counsel, special tax counsel, underwriter’s counsel, disclosure counsel, and borrower’s counsel on a range of transactions. Their work includes financings for hospitals, colleges and universities, affordable housing developments, recycling and utilities facilities, and energy projects.

BK draws on prior experience as an educator and nonprofit administrator to analyze complex legal issues and deliver practical, client-focused guidance for nonprofit, public, and corporate clients.

BK also maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing transgender and nonbinary individuals in name change matters and assisting community organizations with nonprofit incorporation and federal tax-exemption applications. 

Credentials

Education

  • Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 2022, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif; Jerry Zaslow Memorial Award; Articles Editor, Temple Law Review
  • Dublin City University, M.A., 2012, First-Class Honours, U.S.-Ireland Alliance Scholarship
  • University of Georgia Morehead Honors College, B.A., 2009, summa cum laude, Ash Service Award, William M. Crane Leadership Scholarship, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

Clerkships

  • HonorableAshley M. Chan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2021 - 2022
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