First Admitted: 2006, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: https://sweeneynearylaw.com/attorneys/kathleen-a-o-connor-es...

Bar/Professional Activity:

Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Co-Chair Rules Committee
Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Council Member
Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Member
Past Chair, Family Law Section, Delaware County Bar Association, 2013
Past President, Young Lawyers Section, Delaware County Bar Association, 2011
Delaware County Bar Association, Member
United States Supreme Court, Admitted 2018
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Admitted 2006

Honors/Awards:

Family Law, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
Divorce and Family Law, Top Lawyer, Delaware County Daily Times, 2022
Family Law, Best Lawyer in America, Best Lawyers
Top Lawyer in Main Line Today, 2016 - 2017
Nicholas D. Vadino, Jr. Memorial Award, DCBA, 2011
Student Associate, Family Law Clinic, Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law

Educational Background:

Penn State Dickinson School of Law, 2006
University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland - Dual Major - Psychology and Criminal Justice, Honors: cum laude, 2000

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Presented seminar introducing various forms of cryptocurrency and their impact on Equitable Distribution, including discovery, tax implications, and considerations for equitably dividing such currency., Lecturer/Moderator, Cryptocurrency in Family Law, Delaware County Bar Association, 2022
Presented new and forthcoming Domestic Relations Rules of Civil Procedure and participated in discussion regarding state of In Loco Parentis litigation., Lecturer, Case Law and Rules Update, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, 2022
Presented seminar to Delaware County Bar Association regarding current trends and information regarding hair follicle and other drug testing in custody matters., Moderator/Lecturer, Drug Testing in Today's Family Court, Delaware County Bar Association, 2021
Senior Editor, Penn State International Law Review, Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law
What Gives You the Right?: Ne Exeat Rights Should Constitute ‘Rights of Custody’ After Furnes v. Reeves
Authored Case Note on 2020 Pennsylvania Superior Court case regarding the effect of severe parental alienation on best interests of children in heavily litigated custody matter., Case Note Writer, The Ongoing Case for Parental Alienation Syndrome, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, Winter 2020, 2020
Presented Delaware County divorce, support and custody procedure and practice tips to members of the Family Law Section of the Montgomery Bar Association as part of a four-county practice seminar., Lecturer, Multi-County Practice, 2019
Led seminar panel discussion with fellow attorneys and judicial representatives regarding current and frequent Equitable Distribution topics as they apply to the Pennsylvania Equitable Distribution statutory factors, Facilitator/Lecturer, What Should the Court Do? Applying Hot Topics to the Equitable Distribution Factors, 2019
Prepared written materials and participated on seminar panel with estate attorneys regarding the intersection of Estate Planning and Divorce, as well as with regard to blended families, for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Author/Lecturer, Tough Problems in Estate Planning, 2018
Co-authored Delaware County portion of Pennsylvania Bar Institute multi-county practice seminar, Co-Author, Family Law Practice in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties, 2018
Led seminar panel discussion with fellow attorney and judicial representatives regarding changes in statutory law and case law in all aspects of family law., Facilitator/Lecturer, Family Law - What's New?!, 2017
Led seminar panel discussion with fellow attorneys and judicial representatives regarding the evolution of family dynamics in custody cases, particularly regarding grandparent custody, third party standing, and paternity disputes., Facilitator/Lecturer, Not Your Average Custody Case, From "Leave it to Beaver" to "Modern Family", 2016
Led seminar panel discussion with fellow attorneys and judicial representatives regarding changes to the Pennsylvania Child Custody Relocation statute and the new Relocation factors., Facilitator/Lecturer, Custody Relocation - Looking Back and Looking Forward, 2015

Kathleen A. O'Connor

Kathleen A. O'Connor

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