Catherine Mary White

Catherine Mary White

4.9
Rating: 7.6

Licensed for 24 years

Family Lawyer at Columbus, OH
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody

5 E. Long Street, Suite 501, Columbus, OH

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Licensed in Ohio for 24 years

State: Ohio

Acquired: 2001

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Catherine M. White, Attorney at Law

5 E. Long Street, Suite 501, Columbus, OH, 43215

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4.9 /5.0

125 Client Reviews

Showing 26 - 30 of 52 reviews | Recommendation

Posted by MaryAnn | May 17, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Alimony

SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT CASE

My case was somewhat different in that it involved Permanent Sustenance Alimony that had been in effect for a very long time. It was very difficult case given the length of time. We did not go thru court and managed to come an agreement that did not favor either one of us, but, due to our ages, was f...air. I do not believe any other Attorney could have done a better job. Catherine is a very honest and compassionate person who seems to work 24/7! Don't let that demeanor fool you. When it comes to her client, she is a tiger, or better yet tigress, in negotiation. The best thing about my case is that I picked the right Attorney. I hired an attorney and found a wonderful new friend. Thank you Catherine for all your hard work.

Posted by anonymous | October 15, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Smart, Competent, Trustworthy, Honest, Effective and Professional

Catherine is wonderful! I hired her to represent me as the plaintiff in a contested divorce case. I cannot say enough great things about her. When she first consulted with me, she was honest. I cannot explain how important this was in this situation. There was so much emotion in the proceeding. She h...elped me separate the emotions from the issues we needed to handle legally and where to put my focus. She told me what was important and what did not matter to what we were trying to accomplish. She made me feel listened to, and heard. She was very helpful and always had a point to each piece of advice I needed to hear, even when it was not what I wanted to hear. My divorce almost took a wrong turn toward a trial when it did not need to, and she helped me get it sorted out. She always believed in me. There was a stopping point of no compromise and there was much pettiness between myself and my spouse. My ex did not feel he was entitled to give me anything when I left my marriage. I had believed that was true. She educated me on how the law looks at my situation and helped me get half of my share in the marital home to start my life over again. She helped me tremendously with my settlement and get exactly what I wanted and was entitled to, lawfully. Catherine is a no BS kind of lawyer. She is professional and pleasant. She knows what she is doing and always told me to remember what I told her, I want to do what is in the best interests of my children. There were times where emotions were high, but she kept me steady. We came up with a fair Joint Parenting Plan that makes my children happy and satisfies both parents. I could always count on her honesty and word, she always kept it. She communicated often with opposing counsel when pieces of our parenting plan were not being followed as ordered by the court. Where I had questions and concerns, she had plans and answers. I appreciated her more than she could understand. I was ready to tear my hair out when my ex stopped paying child support, but she was there to help me file contempt charges and take care of the matter. She protected my best interests at all times because that is what she does. She enjoys this work, and it shows because she is so good at it. She provided me real value for my money. She was a great advocate for me and never avoided the tough stuff. She speaks up and fights for her clients. If I ever needed another lawyer for any matter in her specialty, I would always go back to Catherine without a second thought. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Posted by LUNE DELIOTTE | October 03, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Mr. Lune Deliotte

I wanted an easy divorce in giving to a terrible wife all assets we had together. What I wanted was just a divorce to legally liberate myself from an evil. That EVIL wife had a stupid, rude, DISRESPECTFUL and ridiculous lawyer whose name is Richard fighting for nothing and threatened to file contempt... to jail me for no reason while I was NOT looking for anything from that divorce. However, after someone referred me to Catherine White, an expert in family law, she makes it the easiest case for me the way I wanted. Furthermore, her compassion saves me some legal fees, helps me to avoid jail; and moreover, when it comes to child support, Catherine helps me to pay the lowest child support ever in the divorce history. She has a GREAT personality and possesses the exact professional knowledge of what she is doing. I recommend Catherine to anyone facing any type of legal challenges. In my legal challenge experiences, Catherine M White is the ONLY five star lawyer.

Posted by RJ (Robert) | April 17, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Custody battle

Catherine is an amazing lawyer!! During my custody battle she has been an amazingly confident,supportive, knowledge lawyer. I live in a different state than my child's mother and had to fight for my son that is battling cancer and had to make several trips to Ohio to fight for my son, because his mot...her couldn't or wouldn't acknowldge that my son was sick and wouldn't stay at the hospital long enough to learn how to take care of him!! Catherine has been totally supportive and helpful to me and my fight for my six year old son!! She truly cares about her clients and even though I got full custody of my son I am still in contact with her because she is truly concerned on how we are doing. I would refer to anyone and everyone!!

Posted by Esley | January 25, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

A very good lawyer who cares about her clients

Let me start by saying that I would gladly recommend Catherine. I feel that she is an excellent lawyer and that she did a great job for me during the divorce. When my ex and I split, she took our son and disappeared with him. Even though it was the holiday season, Catherine was fast getting things... filed and got me an emergency custody hearing. At the end of the hearing I had a custody schedule for my son. Within a short time I had shared custody of my son and had him half the time. When my ex came up with ridiculous plans and reasons why I should not be in my son's life, Catherine stood up for me and ensured that she did not win. She called the bluffs that my ex made and saw to it that I, and my son, did not suffer due to her lies. My divorce dragged on for quite some time, mainly due to my ex refusing to even consider settling or agreeing to what was fair for both parents. As well as some mid-divorce changes in job situations that were less than ideal. Catherine kept in touch with me throughout and kept me updated on what was going on. At times I was worried that something would happen and I would lose my son. I was so scared that the courts would make me a weekend dad just because I am a man. Catherine kept reassuring me. She let me know that she would not allow that to happen and she kept her word. I felt so much despair during this process but Catherine was always right there telling me that it would be ok, telling me that everything would work out. When my ex asked for ridiculous things Catherine did not give in or suggest I give in. She fought until I got what was fair. My ex basically tried her best to ruin my life. She wanted to make it so that I could not afford to live or have my son. She wanted to make me a weekend dad at best. She even tried to have me arrested on made up charges. Catherine fought all of this and was there to reassure me during all of it. She did not let my ex get away with her plans. My divorce is now final and I have my son half the time. The child support that we negotiated is fair. I am not paying any spousal support. All in all I am very pleased with the results of the process and the role that Catherine played in it. In addition to being a good lawyer Catherine is also good with the outside the court stuff. I am a person who way overthinks things and has issues with anxiety. Catherine was very patient with my calls, emails, texts, and frequent freak outs. While she is a busy person she made time for me and addressed my concerns. Catherine does get busy, you will not be her only client, but she will make sure that you know what you need to know. She will keep in contact and if she does not answer a call or email right away, she will answer when she can. She will make sure that you know that you and your case are important to her. And because I know that this is important, I felt like her billing was very fair. I never felt like I was just a dollar sign to her. I got laid off mid-divorce and she understood and worked with me so that I did not go broke paying her during the time I was laid off. I felt her final bill was very fair and honestly probably could have been a lot more. Catherine fought for me and I will always appreciate that.

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Christopher Tamms

Child custody lawyer | Aug 09

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Catherine is on the short list of lawyers who I would ask to cover for me in a pinch. I know her to be someone who truly cares about her clients. I endorse highly and unreservedly."

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Rainer Steinhoff

Family lawyer | Sep 22

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Ms. White is a compassionate attorney who works hard for her clients."

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Experience

Rating:  7.6 (Very Good)

Associations

Central Ohio Association of Juvenile Lawyers

Member

Ohio State Bar Association

Member

Education

2000

Capital University

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

Arizona State University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

English

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