Cathy focuses on family law, ably assisting clients in all aspects of marital dissolutions, including custody and visitation, valuation of assets tied to professional practices and close corporations, assessment of support, tracing of separate property reimbursement claims, misappropriation of assets, and validity testing of pre-nuptial agreements.
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Cathy focuses on family law, ably assisting clients in all aspects of marital dissolutions, including custody and visitation, valuation of assets tied to professional practices and close corporations, assessment of support, tracing of separate property reimbursement claims, misappropriation of assets, and validity testing of pre-nuptial agreements.
Highlights
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Named to the Northern California Super Lawyers – Rising Stars, 2009.
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Experienced in assisting clients in international and domestic move-away cases.
Representative Matters
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Successfully defended a prominent business owner against a breach of fiduciary duty claim alleging the company’s public offering after a settlement violated the rules of disclosure.
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Negotiated dissolution of a marriage with multi-million dollar assets, including valuation and division of the real property and a complex settlement agreement for buyout of spousal support and valuation, and division of a business.
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Obtained emergency custody and visitation orders that awarded custody of children to a client against a drug and alcohol-addicted parent, which led to the successful treatment of the addicted parent.
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Successfully tried a breach of fiduciary duty case whereby the client had been defrauded of significant stock options by the former spouse.
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Represented and advised a client with drug and alcohol dependency, developing a customized package of services that guided the client through an emergency screening and custody assessment, resulting in joint custody and an equal timeshare schedule.
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Located a separate, undisclosed property claim that was more than a decade old and valued at approximately $77,000 on behalf of a stay-at-home mother.
Professional and Community Contributions
Cathy is a member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association. She previously has volunteered at the East San Jose Community Law Center, assisting in employment, workers’ compensation, and immigration matters.
Articles
Admissions
State Bar of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Education
J.D., University of Santa Clara School of Law, 1999
B.A., cum laude, University of California, Irvine, 1993