Kathleen Jill Smith

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Education & Credentials

Law School Attended:
Empire College School of Law, J.D., 1995
Year of First Admission:
1996
Admission:
1996, California
ISLN:
920494811

Areas of Practice (60)

  • Family Law
  • Juvenile Dependency
  • Divorce
  • Children
  • Adoption Law
  • Child Abduction
  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Child Advocacy
  • Child Custody
  • Child Custody Mediation
  • Child Dependency
  • Child Protection
  • Child Sexual Abuse
  • Child Support
  • Child Welfare
  • Children's Rights
  • Father's Rights
  • Grandparents Custody
  • Grandparents Visitation Rights
  • Interstate Child Custody
  • Parental Kidnapping
  • Parental Rights
  • Parenting Time
  • Step Parent Adoptions
  • Termination of Parental Rights
  • Third Party Custody
  • Visitation Rights
  • Domestic Partnerships
  • Alimony
  • Annulment
  • Cohabitation Agreements
  • Community Property Law
  • Divorce Mediation
  • Domestic Relations
  • Domestic Violence
  • Equitable Distribution
  • Family Mediation
  • Gay and Lesbian Family Law
  • Legal Separation Agreements
  • Marital Agreements
  • Marital Property Distribution
  • Marital Property Law
  • Marital Property Settlements
  • Matrimonial Law
  • No Fault Divorce
  • Non-Traditional Family Law
  • Palimony
  • Paternity
  • Post Divorce Modification
  • Postnuptial Agreements
  • Premarital Agreements
  • Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
  • Restraining Orders
  • Spousal Support
  • Uncontested Divorce
  • Guardianship and Conservatorship
  • Adult Guardianship
  • Guardianship
  • International Child Abduction
  • International Child Custody

Peer Reviews

2.8/5.0 (4 reviews)
Peer Reviewed
  • Legal Knowledge

    2.8/5.0
  • Analytical Capability

    2.5/5.0
  • Judgment

    2.5/5.0
  • Communication

    2.5/5.0
  • Legal Experience

    3.5/5.0
  • 4.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 09/17/15 in Family Law

  • 2.4/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 11/27/14 in Grandparents Custody

    Ms. Smith is often disrespectful to opposing counsel and even to the Court. She has a condescending demeanor. Although she is VERY knowledgeable of rules and procedures, she does not have a deep analytical mind. In court she frequently interrupts... Read more

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  • 2.4/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 11/26/14 in Family Law

    I would not recommend her.

  • 2.2/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 11/27/14 in Family Law

    Often late, rude, and condescending.

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Kathleen Jill Smith: Attorney at Law Office of McBeath & Smith
  • Santa Rosa, CA
    Fountain Grove Office Park, Building E , 3446 Mendocino Avenue
    Santa Rosa, CA 95403