Biography
Kate's practice encompasses family law and domestic relations, including: sophisticated and complex divorce and support cases, adoptions, prenuptial agreements, contentious custody litigation, relocation cases, and Hague cases involving international abduction and retention of children by their parents.
Kate currently serves on the Board of Directors for Interfaith Philadelphia and as the Director of Communication for her church in the Philadelphia region. In law school, Kate clerked for the Fourth Judicial District in Provo, Utah, as well as the Immigration Court of the Department of Justice in Philadelphia. Kate also participated in the Jessup International Moot Court Team and taught a graduate level course in mediation at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Kate enjoys spending time with her husband and five kids. Kate lives in Chester County.
Education
- Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah
- J.D. - 2003
- Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
- LL.M. - 2023
- Major: Taxation
- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
- B.A. - 1999
- Major: History - Secondary Education Teaching
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 2003
- New Jersey, 2004
Professional Associations
- Interfaith Philadelphia Board of Directors
- Director of Communication, Philadelphia region, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Honors
- Unsung Hero, The Legal Intelligencer for her pro bono work in 2010
- Pro Bono Roll of Honor by the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania on October 27, 2011
Classes & Seminars
- Teacher, Mediation, Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah
- Presenter, various CLE courses
Pro-Bono Activities
- Atlantic Regional Chair of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society
- BYU Law Alumni Board Member
Past Positions
- Fox Rothschild LLP, Associate, 2006 to 2014
- Karen Ann Ulmer, PC, Associate, 2004-2006
- Don W. Pak, Esquire, Associate, 2003-2004
- Fourth Judicial District in Provo, Utah, Clerk
- Immigration Court of the Department of Justice in Philadelphia, Clerk
Languages
- English