A highly goal-oriented family attorney, Kathryn J. Murphy is skilled in answering one of the most important concerns clients have about divorce: seeing an efficient, satisfactory end to the process. Kathryn embraces collaborative law when it is the right fit for clients, and she brings considerable skills to the courtroom when litigation is deemed necessary. Her expertise includes complex family law cases involving the valuation of a business, distribution of high asset estates, premarital agreements for individuals with mulit-generational wealth, relocation, characterization of property, and closely held business interests.
In 2021, Kathryn was the recipient of one of the most coveted awards in Texas family law – the Sam Emison Award. This award is bestowed upon a single exceptionally distinguished family law practitioner or judge each year who has demonstrated a significant commitment and made significant contributions to the practice of family law in the State of Texas.
Kathryn is in an elite group of leaders in family law. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an organization that consists of 100 of the top family law attorneys in the United States. She has been selected to The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Family Law since 2003 by Woodward and White Press, and she has been consistently selected as one “Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers,” one of the “Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers” and one of the “Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers” by Thomson Reuters. She has also been named "Lawyer of the Year" for Family Law in Dallas/Fort Worth by (2015,2017, 2019) by Best Lawyers U.S. News & World Report, and has also been selected seven times as one of the “Best Lawyers in Dallas for Family Law” by D Magazine.
Kathryn is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, International Academy of Family Lawyers, and Texas Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, where she is a Past President.
Kathryn is a frequent author and speaker on family law issues, including alimony, property matters, child support, relocation, business valuations, premarital agreements, and electronic evidence.
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