Katonga Wright

Personal Introduction

Katonga L. Wright, Esq. Born in Columbus, GA on March 25, Katonga was admitted to Georgia Bar, November 2007 and the Florida Bar, August 2009. She is a graduate of Emory University, Atlanta, GA (BS-Chemistry, minor Political Science, May 1999) where she was a member of the American Chemical Society, was an undergraduate research assistant in the Chemistry Department, and served as the Office of Multicultural Programs & Services Student Program Coordinator Assistant, office intern, and M.O.R.E mentor. Katonga is a 1995 graduate of G.W. Carver High School, Columbus, GA. Katonga the mother of two sons and is married to Gerald Miley. She is a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Columbus.  From 1999-2004, Katonga worked as a Forensic Toxicologist with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory. During her tenure, she managed the Columbus, GA medium output lab. She was certified by the Georgia Department of Public Safety and admitted as a Forensic Expert in courts throughout Georgia. She attended Georgia State University College of Law (JD, May 2007), and studied International Arbitration at Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria. During law school, she was a member of the Bleckley Inn of Courts and was an Urban Fellow. She served as the Vice-President of the Student Trial Lawyers Association Mock Trial Team; Vice-President, Black Law Students Association; Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition Team- Regional Winner and National Runner-up; American Trial Lawyers Association Mock Trial Team; William Daniel Mock Trial Competition Team; Bioethics Mock Trial Competition Team-First Place; Gate City Bar Association Scholarship Recipient, United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia, Intern 2006-2007. She interned with Shivers & Associates, Staff Counsel for Travelers Insurance, during the summer of 2006 and accepted a permanent position in July 2007.