Catherine Elizabeth Bennett

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Overview

Practice Areas

50% Litigation
18 years
50% Appeals
17 years

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Contact Information

Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP

4550 California Avenue

Second Floor

Bakersfield, CA 93309

Office: 661-395-1000
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I am a certified specialist in appellate law, certified by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. I provide effective, aggressive,... more

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Résumé

License

17 years since Catherine Elizabeth Bennett was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
California	Active	1995	12/19/2012

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Attorney at Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP	1995–present
Asst. Vice President and Safety Officer at Marshall E. Helm Corp. (dba Greenlawn Mortuaries and Cemeteries)	1988–1995

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
California Pacific School of Law	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1995
California State University, Bakersfield	Business Administration	MBA	1991

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Selected to Super Lawyers, Southern California, Appellate	Super Lawyers Magazine	2012
GBLA Legal Services Award	GBLA Legal Services	2005

Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Director	Bakersfield Museum of Art (Bakersfield Art Foundation)	2012–present
Member	American Bar Association, Judicial Division, Lawyers' Division	2011–present

Grants Chairman	Bakersfield North Rotary Club	2011–present
Chair	State Bar of California, Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services	2011–present
Director	Bakersfield North Rotary Foundation	2010–present
Member	State Bar of California, Litigation Section	2010–present
Trustee	Kern County Bar Association Charitable Foundation	2009–present
Member	American Bar Association	2008–present
Member	Bakersfield North Rotary Club	2008–present
Member	State Bar of California, Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services	2007–present
Chairman	Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance	2004–present
Director	Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance	1998–present
Board of Trustee	Kern County Women Lawyers Foundation	1997–present
Member	Kern County Bar Association	1995–present
Member	State Bar of California	1995–present
Member	California Women Lawyers	1994–present
Member	Kern County Women Lawyers Association	1994–present
Member	Kern Community Foundation, Women's and Girls' Fund, Grants Allocation Committee	2011–2012
Member	Kern Community Foundation, Women's and Girls' Fund, Grants Allocation Committee	2010–2011
Vice-Chair	State Bar of California, Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services	2010–2011
Member	Kern Community Foundation, Women's and Girls' Fund, Grants Allocation Committee	2008–2009
Past President	Kern County Bar Association	2007–2008
Board of Directors	Kern County Bar Association	2000–2008
President	Kern County Bar Association	2006–2007
President-Elect	Kern County Bar Association	2005–2006
Vice President	Kern County Bar Association	2004–2005
Board of Directors	Kern County Women Lawyers Association	2002–2005
Secretary	Kern County Women Lawyers Association	2002–2005
Secretary/CFO	Kern County Bar Association	2003–2004
Member	State Bar of California, Conference of Delegates, Calendar Coordinating Committee	2000–2003
Board of Directors	Kern County Women Lawyers Association	1996–2001
President	Kern County Women Lawyers Association	1999–2000
Vice President	Kern County Women Lawyers Association	1998–1999
Secretary	Kern County Women Lawyers Association	1997–1998

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Cases

Conservatorship of Edde (2009) 173 Cal.App.4th 883

Outcome: Judgment affirmed for client, although reversed on other grounds for other parties.

In re Schwartz Trust (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th 733

Outcome: Judgment affirmed for the client

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
KDG New Associate Training Professional Development Program	KDG New Associate Training Professional Development Program	2005
Obtaining, Enforcing and Defending Against Sanctions, Volume 1: State Court (CEB Action Guide)	Slocumb, W. and Bennett, C	1997