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Kate E. Gillespie

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Honors

  • Selected to Southern California Rising Stars, Published in Thomson Reuters’ Los Angeles Magazine publication, 2008 - 2014
  • One of the Top Women Attorneys, Southern California’s Outstanding Young Lawyers, 2012 - 2018
  • Selected to Southern California Super Lawyers, Published in Thomson Reuters’ Los Angeles Magazine, 2015 - 2019

Practice Areas:

  • Family Law

Professional Associations

  • State Bar of California, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Women's Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Member
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
  • Loyola Women's Law Association, Member
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association, Member
  • Santa Monica Bar Association, Member

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Loyola Law School Center for Conflict Resolution
  • Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles
  • Harriett Buhai Law Center, Law Clerk, 2001

Education

  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
    • J.D. - 2003
    • Honors: With Honors
    • Honors: Byrne Trial Advocacy Competition Team, 2001-2002
    • Honors: Winner, 2003 William M. Byrne, Sr. Trial Advocacy Competition
    • Honors: Dean's Honor List
    • Honors: Hon. William M. Byrne, Sr. Graduation Award for Trial Advocacy
  • University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
    • B.S. - 1997
    • Major: Psychology

Bar Admissions

  • California, 2003
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2003
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2003
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2005
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin