Professional Information:

Katherine A. O'Rourke's practice focuses on family law matters, including divorce and child custody.

After law school, Ms. O'Rourke joined the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program. The following year, she clerked for the Honorable Nan R. Shuker in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.  Thereafter, she became a trial attorney with the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, prosecuting hundreds of civil abuse, neglect, and termination of parental rights matters.

Current Employment Position:

Associate

Year Joined Organization:

2008

Areas of Practice: 

Family Law

Bar Admissions:

District of Columbia
Illinois

Education: 

Chicago Kent Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 2000 J.D.

College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, 1992 B.A.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

District of Columbia Bar, Family Section, Member

Past Employment Positions:

Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia (2004 - 2008)
Hon. Nan R. Shuker, Superior Court, Washington, D.C. (2003 - 2004)
D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program (2001 - 2002)

Pro Bono Activities:

Volunteer, District of Columbia Superior Court, Self-Help Center and Attorney Negotiator Project