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Kathryn J. Murphy 
6900 N. Dallas Parkway
Suite 400
Plano, Texas 75024
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (214) 473-9696
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: (469) 467-8059
Web site: http://www.gbfamilylaw.com


PositionAreas of PracticeEducation
HonorsPublished WorksAffiliations


Kathryn is a partner at Goranson Bain. She has been selected one of Texas ' Top 50 women attorneys, one of the top attorneys in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and one of the Top 100 attorneys in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She has also been consistently selected one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine. She is listed in The Best Lawyers In America and as a Texas Monthly Texas Super Lawyer.

Kathryn is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the Texas Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, where she is President Elect. She is a member of the Family Law Council of the State Bar of Texas, and the Family Law Sections of the Dallas Bar Association and Collin County Bar Association.

She is the primary researcher and writer of the book, Protecting Your Assets from a Texas Divorce, published in 2005. She also co-authored West Publishing Company's Texas Family Law Practice Guide, a three-volume family law treatise for attorneys that was published in March 2000 and supplemented each year. She has also taught family law at Southeastern Paralegal Institute in Dallas .

Kathryn has extensive trial experience in family law, and embraces collaborative law. She is an author and speaker on family law issues, including alimony, child support, premarital agreements, relocation, business valuations, characterization, division of property in Texas , protective orders and electronic evidence.

Current Employment Position(s):
Partner
Areas of Practice:
Matrimonial Law
Certification/Specialties:
Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1989
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
Education:
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1989
J.D.


University of Texas, Tyler, Texas, 1986
B.A., With Honors
Honors: Distinguished Student Award


Published Works:
Texas Family Law Practice Guide, (Co-Author), West Publishing Company, March, 2000, supplemented annually.


Protecting Your Assets From A Texas Divorce, 2005


Protecting Children from Incompetent Forensic Evaluations and Expert Testimony, (Co-Author), Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Journal, 2006


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Electronic Evidence Workshop, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2009


The Electronic Evidence Bible, University of Texas School of Law, 2009


Characterization, Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas, 2009


Premarital Agreements, Collin County Bar Association, 2009


Electronic Evidence - Civil and Ethical Implications, University of Texas School of Law, Parent-Child Relationships; Critical Thinking for Critical Issues, 2009


Premarital Agreements, Collin County Bar Association, Estate Planning Section, 2008


Relocation, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2006


Temporary Support, Maintenance and Alimony, Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas, 2006


Child Support Update: Within and Outside the Guidelines, Marriage Dissolution Institute, 2006


Relocation, American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, Spring CLE Conference, Washington D.C., 2006


Collaborative Law, Panel of Texas Authors on Texas Collaborative Law, 2006


Marital Property 101, State Bar College Spring Training 2006, State Bar College, 2006


High Tech Evidence, Collin County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2006


High Tech Evidence, Websites, Harddrives, E-Mails, Etc., Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, 2006


Child Support, 31st Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2005


Psychological Testing, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2005


Relocation, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and Family Law Section, "Nuts and Bolts" Family Law Training, 2005


Opening Statements and Closing Arguments, Ultimate Trial Notebook - Family Law, State Bar of Texas, 2004


High Tech Evidence, Websites, Hard drives, E-Mails, Etc., Williamson County, 2004


Relocation Debate, 30th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2004


Collaborative Law Panel, Collaborative Law Spring Retreat, 2004


High Tech Evidence, Websites, Harddrives, E-Mails, Etc., 29th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2003


Family Law Evidence, Collin County Bench Bar Conference, 2003


Family Law Evidentiary Issues, 16th Annual Advanced Evidence & Discovery Course, State Bar of Texas, 2003


Parentage: Establishing, Attacking & Undoing, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2003


Parentage: Current Issues, University of Houston Law Center, 2002


Objections at Trial, American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, CLE Conference, Orlando, FL, 2002


Division of Property and Dividing Specific Assets, University of Houston Law Foundation, 2002


Family Law for the Non-Specialist, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, 2002


Division of Property on Divorce, University of Houston Law Foundation, 2001


Division of Property on Divorce, University of Houston Law Foundation, 2002


Family Law Update, Ten Hot Topics in Family Law, Collin County Bench/Bar Conference, 2000


Moderator, Collin County Bench/Bar Conference, 2000


Family Law Update, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, 2000


Division of Property on Divorce, University of Houston Law Foundation, 2000


Family Law Discussion, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, 1999


Cross-Examination of a Valuation Expert and Business Valuations in Divorce, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1999


Opening Statement - Jury or Nonjury, 25th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1999


Update on Family Law, Dallas Women's Lawyers Association, 1998


Family Law for the Non-Specialist, Dallas Bar Association, 1998


Obtaining Records from Non-Parties, 24th Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1998


Discovery Update, Dallas Bar Association Friday Clinic, 1996


Discovery Update, Dallas Bar Association Friday Clinic, 1998


Opening and Closing the File, Family Law Conference for the General Practitioner and Legal Assistant, South Texas College of Law, 1998


Opening and Closing the File, Family Law Conference for the General Practitioner and Legal Assistant, South Texas College of Law, 1999


Discovery Update, 23rd Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1997


Discovery Update, 22nd Annual Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1996


Business Valuation in Divorce, Dallas Chapter Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants Fifth Annual Divorce Conference, 1996


Business Valuation in Divorce, Dallas Chapter Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants Fifth Annual Divorce Conference, 1998


Discovery, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Training Seminar, 1996


Attorney's Fees, Family Law Practice Institute, University of Houston, 1996


Honors and Awards:
Listed in D Magazine "Best Lawyers in Dallas" for Family Law, 2001


Listed in D Magazine "Best Lawyers in Dallas" for Family Law, 2005


Listed in D Magazine "Best Lawyers in Dallas" for Family Law, 2006


Listed in D Magazine "Best Lawyers in Dallas" for Family Law, 2007


Listed in D Magazine "Best Lawyers in Dallas" for Family Law, 2008


Listed in D Magazine "Best Lawyers in Dallas" for Family Law, 2009


Listed in D Magazine "Best Lawyers in Dallas" for Family Law, 2010


Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America"


Listed in Texas Monthly - Top 50 Women Attorneys in Texas; Top 100 Attorneys in Texas Super Lawyers, 2003


Listed in Texas Monthly - Top 50 Women Attorneys in Texas; Top 100 Attorneys in Texas Super Lawyers, 2004


Listed in Texas Monthly - Top 50 Women Attorneys in Texas; Top 100 Attorneys in Texas Super Lawyers, 2005


Listed in Texas Monthly - Top 50 Women Attorneys in Texas; Top 100 Attorneys in Texas Super Lawyers, 2006


Listed in Texas Monthly - Top 50 Women Attorneys in Texas; Top 100 Attorneys in Texas Super Lawyers, 2007


Listed in Texas Monthly - Top 50 Women Attorneys in Texas; Top 100 Attorneys in Texas Super Lawyers, 2008


Listed in Texas Monthly - Top 50 Women Attorneys in Texas; Top 100 Attorneys in Texas Super Lawyers, 2009


Listed in Texas Monthly - Top 100 Attorneys in Dallas/Fort Worth area, 2004 - 2009


Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers


Fellow, Texas Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, President Elect


Fellow, Collin County Bench Bar Foundation


Fellow, Family Law Foundation (State Bar of Texas)


Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation


Asst. Course Director, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas Course (2010)


Course Director, Collaborative Law Institute of Texas Course (2011)


Co-Course Director, New Frontiers Course, State Bar of Texas (2010)


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Member


Family Law Council, State Bar of Texas
Member


Dallas Alliance of Collaborative Family Lawyers
Member


Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
Member


International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Member


State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
Member


American Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member


College of the State Bar of Texas
Member


Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member


Collin County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member


Plano Bar Association
Member


DAYL People's Law School , 1995 - 1996
Co-Chair


Southeastern Paralegal Institute, 1993 - 1996
Instructor


Dallas Bar Association, 1998 - 2000
Member, Fee Dispute Committee


Collin County Bench Bar Conference, 2000
Program Committee


Advisory Board in CASA
Board Member


Collin County Bench Bar Conference, 2001
Co-Chair


Grievance Committee, District 1A, 2002 - 2007
Member


Grievance Committee, District 1A, 2006 - 2007
Chair


Annette Stewart Inn of Court
Board Member


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Main Office

  • 8150 N. Central Expressway
  • Suite 1850
  • Dallas, TX 75206
  • Phone: (214) 373-7676
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Plano Office

  • 6900 N. Dallas Parkway
  • Suite 400
  • Plano, TX 75024
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