Kathryn J. Murphy 6900 N. Dallas Parkway Suite 400 Plano, Texas 75024 | ![]() |
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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.
- Certification/Specialties:
- Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- 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
