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Kathryn Murphy

GoransonBain Ausley
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  • 7160 Dallas Pkwy Ste 650
    Plano, TX
    75024-7140
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Kathryn has extensive trial experience, she the author of numerous family law publications, and she is a frequent speaker on family law issues. In 2021, Kathryn was the recipient of the Sam Emison Award, bestowed each year upon one exceptionally distinguished family law practitioner who has made significant contributions to the practice of family law in the State of Texas.
Kathryn was named “Lawyer of the Year” in Dallas by Best Lawyers in America – Family Law, 2015, 2017 and 2019.

Education

Southern Methodist University, 1989, JD

Admitted to Practice

Texas 1989

AAML Position(s) Held

National
  • Fellow, 2004- Present
  • Board of Governors, 2015 – 2017
State
  • Texas FellowTexas Executive Committee, 2006 – 2010Texas President, 2010

Legal Organizations

  • Board of Governors – American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (2015-2017)Fellow – Texas Chapter of the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Executive Committee (2006 – 2010
  • Past President)Chair- Family Law Council, State Bar of Texas (2005 – Present)(Executive Committee, Chair 2016-2017)Director – State Bar of Texas Board of Directors (3-year elected term beginning 2019)Co-Chair – DAYL People’s Law School (1995 & 1996)Chair – Program Committee, Collin County Bench Bar Conference, 2000Board Member- Advisory Board in CASA of Collin CountyMember/Chair- Grievance Committee, District 1A (2002 – 2007)
  • (Chair – 2006-2007) Board Member – Annette Stewart Inn of Court 2005-2012)

CLE Presentations

  • MARITAL PROPERTY AGREEMENTS, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2022)
  • MAINTAINING SEPARATE PROPERTY WITHOUT A MARITAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT, Dallas/Fort Worth Financial Planning Symposium (February 2022).
  • NEGOTIATION PRINCIPLES, TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES, Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (November 2021)
  • PROTECTIVE ORDERS, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2021)
  • JUDGES PANEL MODERATOR and COURSE DIRECTOR, Innovations in Child Custody Litigation 2021, State Bar of Texas (May 2021)
  • MAINTAINING SEPARATE PROPERTY WITHOUT A MARITAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT, Estate Planning Council of North Texas (March 2021)
  • CHARACTERIZING & VALUING ASSETS TO CREATE AN INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT THAT WORKS FOR YOUR CLIENT, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2020)
  • DIRECT AND CROSS EXAMINATION OF A TRACING EXPERT, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2019)
  • REIMBURSEMENT, FRAUD, WASTE AND THE RECONSTITUTED ESTATE, Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas (April 2019)
  • COLLABORATIVE LAW, State Bar of Texas (March 2019)
  • TRIAL OF A CUSTODY CASE, Innovations – Breaking Boundaries in Child Custody Litigation, State Bar of Texas (January 2019)
  • DRAFTING: ARE YOUR PLEADINGS AND DISCOVERY READY FOR TRIAL, State Bar of Texas (December 2018)
  • PROFESSIONALISM AND CIVILITY, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (November 2018)
  • MARITAL AGREEMENTS, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, State Bar of Texas (October 2018)
  • PREMARITAL AND POSTMARITAL AGREEMENTS, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2018)
  • TRIAL PRESENTATION OF A CUSTODY CASE, Annual TAFLS Trial Institute, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (February 2018)
  • MARITAL PROPERTY AGREEMENTS, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2017)
  • PROPERTY CASE LAW UPDATE, Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas (April 2017)
  • CHARACTERIZATION OF PROPERTY, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2016)
  • PROFESSIONALISM – THE KEY TO A SATISFYING CAREER, Marriage Dissolution 101, State Bar of Texas (April 2016)
  • NEGOTIATION TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2015)
  • JUDGES PANEL, Innovations – Breaking Boundaries in Child Custody Litigation, State Bar of Texas (June 2015)
  • PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE, Southern Methodist University School of Law (October 2014)
  • NEGOTIATION TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES, 40th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2014)
  • EXPERTS, EXAMINATIONS AND ETHICS – A GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS – DIRECT AND CROSS, ATTACKING AND DEFENDING RECOMMENDATIONS, DAUBERT CHALLENGES AND PRACTICAL APPROACHES, Innovations – Breaking Boundaries in Child Custody Litigation, The University of Texas School of Law (June 2014)
  • USING A COMPUTER FORENSIC EXPERT, Family Law Technology Course, State Bar of Texas (December 2012)
  • PROPERTY UPDATE, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2012)
  • TURBO CHARGE YOUR COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2012)
  • ATTORNEY’S FEES AGREEMENTS, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2011)
  • CHARACTERIZATION OF PROPERTY, Family Law on the Front Lines, The University of Texas School of Law (June 2011)
  • ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE WORKSHOP, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2009)
  • THE ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE BIBLE, University of Texas School of Law (June 2009)
  • CHARACTERIZATION, Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas (April 2009)
  • PREMARITAL AGREEMENTS, Collin County Bar Association (February 2009)
  • ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE – CIVIL AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS, University of Texas School of Law, Parent-Child Relationships
  • Critical Thinking for Critical Issues (January 2009)
  • PREMARITAL AGREEMENTS, Collin County Bar Association, Estate Planning Section (September 2008)
  • RELOCATION, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2006)
  • TEMPORARY SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE AND ALIMONY, Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas (April 2006)
  • CHILD SUPPORT UPDATE: WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE GUIDELINES, Marriage Dissolution Institute (April 2006)
  • RELOCATION, American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, Spring CLE Conference, Washington D.C. (May 2006)
  • COLLABORATIVE LAW, -A Panel of Texas Authors on Texas Collaborative Law” (April 2006)
  • MARITAL PROPERTY 101, State Bar College -Spring Training” 2006, State Bar College (March 2006)
  • HIGH TECH EVIDENCE, Collin County Bar Association, Family Law Section (December 2006)
  • HIGH TECH EVIDENCE, WEBSITES, HARDDRIVES, E-MAILS, ETC., Advanced Family Law Drafting Course (December 2006)
  • CHILD SUPPORT, 31st Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2005)
  • PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (March 2005)
  • RELOCATION, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and Family Law Section, -Nuts and Bolts” Family Law Training (February 2005)
  • OPENING STATEMENTS AND CLOSING ARGUMENTS, Ultimate Trial Notebook – Family Law, State Bar of Texas (December 2004)
  • HIGH TECH EVIDENCE, WEBSITES, HARDDRIVES, E-MAILS, ETC., Williamson County (October 2004)
  • RELOCATION DEBATE, 30th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2004)
  • COLLABORATIVE LAW PANEL, Collaborative Law Spring Retreat (March 2004)
  • HIGH TECH EVIDENCE, WEBSITES, HARDDRIVES, E-MAILS, ETC., 29th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 2003)
  • FAMILY LAW EVIDENCE, Collin County Bench Bar Conference (May 2003)
  • FAMILY LAW EVIDENTIARY ISSUES, 16th Annual Advanced Evidence & Discovery Course, State Bar of Texas (March 2003)
  • PARENTAGE: ESTABLISHING, ATTACKING & UNDOING, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists (January 2003)
  • PARENTAGE: CURRENT ISSUES, University of Houston Law Center (October 2002)
  • OBJECTIONS AT TRIAL, American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, Fall CLE Conference, Orlando, FL (November 2002)
  • DIVISION OF PROPERTY AND DIVIDING SPECIFIC ASSETS, University of Houston Law Foundation (June 2002)
  • FAMILY LAW FOR THE NON-SPECIALIST, J. Reuben Clark Law Society (April 2002)
  • DIVISION OF PROPERTY ON DIVORCE, University of Houston Law Foundation (September 2001 and September 2002)
  • FAMILY LAW UPDATE, Ten Hot Topics in Family Law, Collin County Bench/Bar Conference (June 2000)
  • FAMILY LAW UPDATE, J. Reuben Clark Law Society (June 2000)
  • DIVISION OF PROPERTY ON DIVORCE, University of Houston Law Foundation (April 2000)
  • FAMILY LAW DISCUSSION, J. Reuben Clark Law Society (October 1999)
  • BUSINESS VALUATIONS IN DIVORCE AND CROSS-EXAMINATION OF A VALUATION EXPERT, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, San Diego (October 1999)
  • OPENING STATEMENT – JURY OR NONJURY, 25th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 1999)
  • UPDATE ON FAMILY LAW, Dallas Women’s Lawyers Association (December 1998)
  • FAMILY LAW FOR THE NON-SPECIALIST, Dallas Bar Association (December 1998)
  • OBTAINING RECORDS FROM NON-PARTIES, 24th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 1998)
  • DISCOVERY UPDATE, Dallas Bar Association Friday Clinic (December 1996 and July 1998)
  • OPENING AND CLOSING THE FILE, Family Law Conference for the General Practitioner and Legal Assistant, South Texas College of Law (February 1998 and February 1999)
  • DISCOVERY UPDATE, 23rd Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 1997)
  • DISCOVERY UPDATE, 22nd Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas (August 1996)
  • BUSINESS VALUATION IN DIVORCE, Dallas Chapter Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants Fifth Annual Divorce Conference (September 1996, September 1998)
  • DISCOVERY, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Training Seminar (October 1996)
  • ATTORNEY’S FEES, Family Law Practice Institute, University of Houston (September 1996)

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