Catherine M. Reese
Catherine Reese
Fairfax
Virginia (VA)
Family Law
Profile
A Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Catherine “Kate” Reese is a 2011 and 2012 DC and Virginia Super Lawyers honoree. She is also included in the 2012 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and in Northern Virginia Magazine’s “Top 30 Divorce Lawyers.” Ms. Reese, her associates Christine P. Hissong and Joseph B. Mullaney, and support staff provide family law advocacy, mediation, collaboration and litigation services in Northern Virginia and Montgomery County, Md.
Ms. Reese is President of the Virginia Women Attorneys Association. She serves on the Virginia State Bar Council for the 19th District, as a Neutral Case Evaluator and was elected as a member of the Virginia State Bar Standing Committee on Lawyer Discipline. She is AV rated and has been certified by the Supreme Court of Virginia to receive referrals for Circuit Court Family Mediations.
Her practice areas include:
Selected To
2012 Washington DC Super Lawyers
Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers 2011
Virginia Super Lawyers 2011
Virginia Super Lawyers 2010
About Catherine Reese
Admitted: 1998, Virginia
Professional Webpage: www.reeselawoffice.com/catherine_m_reese.php
Honors and Awards:
- Listed in Best Lawyers 2012, Best Lawyers
- Top Divorce Lawyers, Northern Virginia Magazine, 2009
- Top Divorce Lawyer, Northern Virginia Magazine, 2010
- Top Lawyers, Northern Virginia Magazine, 2011
- Top Divorce Lawyer, Northern Virginia Magazine, 2011
- Legal Eagle, Virginia Living, 2012
- Most respected attorneys in Commonwealth, Legal Eagle, Virginia Living, 2012
- Influential Women of Virginia Honoree by Virginia Lawyers Media, 2012
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Collaborative Law Professional, 2009
- Certified by the Virginia Supreme Court as a Family Mediator for Juvenille and Domestic Relations District and Circuit Courts, 2010
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member: Virginia Women Attorney's Association, State wide President, (June 2011-Present) President, Northern Virginia Chapter (2003-2004); Secretary, Northern Virginia Chapter (2002-2003); State President-Elect (July 2009-June 2010); State Treasurer (July 2008-June 2010); and Assistant State Treasurer (July 2006-June 2008)
- Member: Montgomery County Bar (Dec 2010-present)
- Member: Fairfax Bar Association and Family Law Section (1998-Present), Circuit Court Committee (2007-Present), and Domestic Relations Sub-Committee (2007-Present)
- Member: District of Columbia Bar and Family Law Section (1999-Present)
- Member: Maryland State Bar and Family Law Section (1999-Present)
- Member: Virginia State Bar, Council for the 19th Judicial Circuit (July 2009-June 2012), and Family Law Section (1998-Present), Judicial Nominations Committee (July 2005-June 2008), and Standing Committee on Lawyer Discipline (July 2009-June 2012)
- Member: Prince William County Bar, 2007
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Neutral Case Evaluator by appointment of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (2008)
- Pro Bono services through Legal Services of Northern Virginia and the Fairfax Bar Association
- Legal Services of Northern Virginia Board of Directors (2000-2003)
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "Case Law and Legislative Updates", the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Family Law Continuing Legal Education Seminar, July 2003, Lecturer
- "Family Law and Legislative Updates", Virginia State Attorney General's Office Statewide Attorney Training Seminar for the Division of Child Support Enforcement, 2000, Lecturer
- "Recent Developments in Virginia Family Law", Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar in Richmond and Roanoke, August 2001-September 2002, Lecturer
- "Case Law and Legislative Updates", Arlington Bar Association's 20th Annual Family Law Seminar, March 2003, Lecturer
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2010
Educational Background:
- University of Maryland College Park, B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, 1995
- Columbus School of Law- The Catholic University of America, J.D., 1998
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