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Kathryn J. Murphy
also known as Kathryn Murphy
About Kathryn
Biography
When your divorce involves a closely held business, private equity interests, or complex property that could define your financial future, you need an attorney whose skill in the courtroom matches her skill at the negotiating table. Kathryn J. Murphy is a Board Certified family law partner at Goranson Bain Ausley in Plano, Texas, with more than 36 years of experience handling high-net-worth divorce, complex property division, and contested child custody cases.
Kathryn represents business owners navigating divorce, clients with sophisticated property portfolios including closely held business interests and private equity, and parents facing custody disputes where the other party's conduct is a serious concern. She serves families in Dallas, Plano, and Frisco, and across Dallas and Collin counties.
Her practice covers high-net-worth divorce, business valuation, property characterization, collaborative divorce, and full litigation when needed. She has been named a Texas Super Lawyer every year from 2003 through 2025 and holds the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating.
When the stakes are high, experience matters. Call Kathryn Murphy in Plano at 214-473-9696.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Divorce and Separation
60%
36 years | 1,200 cases
Child Custody
30%
36 years | 700 cases
Family
10%
36 years | 1,200 cases
Fees and Rates
Awards
2014
Licenses
Licensed in Texas for 36 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1989
No misconduct found
Location
Goranson Bain Ausley Family Law
(866) 984-8334
Mobile
(469) 467-8059
Fax
7160 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 650, Plano, TX, 75024
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(866) 984-8334
Mobile
8350 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX, 75206
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Showing 6 - 7 of 7 reviews | Divorce & Separation
Posted by anonymous | January 02, 2014
Great Lawyer
Kathryn was very knowledgeable in the Divorce process. She made me feel confident and answered every single question with clear details and patience. She always checked with me if i was OK with the terms and helped me understand the pros and cons to each of the terms that i was agreeing too. She has...
Posted by Andrea | January 02, 2014
Kathryn Murphy: Thorough Excellence
Kathryn Murphy was instrumental during my divorce process and continues to be now even two years after the fact. Her counsel has an immeasurable value. She consistently goes above and beyond the call in providing thorough information and prompt responses to any of my questions or situations. I fe...
Kathryn J. Murphy's Lawyer Endorsements
"Kathryn is an excellent lawyer and she knows the details of her cases. She is an advocate for her clients, and she is well respected in the courts. She is ethical, professional, and a good person too!"
"There is no quesiton in my mind, if I have a client with a Family Law matter in Texas, I'm calling Kathryn Murphy!"
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Experience
Honors
2026
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2019
Family Law: Lawyer of the Year, Woodward-White, Inc.
2019
Best Lawyers in Dallas Family Law, D Magazine
2019
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2019
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2019
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2019
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2018
Best Lawyers in Dallas Family Law, D Magazine
2018
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2018
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2018
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2018
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2017
Family Law: Lawyer of the Year, Woodward-White, Inc.
2017
Best Lawyers in Dallas Family Law, D Magazine
2017
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2017
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2017
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2017
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2016
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2016
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2016
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2016
Distinguished Alumni Award, UT Tyler
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Family Law: Lawyer of the Year, Woodward-White, Inc.
2015
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2015
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2015
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2015
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2014
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2014
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2014
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2014
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Annette Stewart Inn of Court, Serjeant of the Inn Award, Annette Stewart Inn of Court
2013
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2013
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2013
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2013
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2013
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2012
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2012
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2012
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2011
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2011
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2011
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2011
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Best Lawyers in Dallas Family Law, D Magazine
2010
Best Women Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
2010
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2010
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2010
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Best Personal Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
2009
Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
2009
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2009
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2009
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2009
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2009
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Best Lawyers in Dallas Family Law, D Magazine
2008
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2008
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2008
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2008
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2008
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Best Lawyers in Dallas Family Law, D Magazine
2007
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2007
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2007
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2007
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2006
Best Lawyers in Dallas Family law, D Magazine
2006
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2006
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2006
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2006
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2006
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
2005
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2005
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2005
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2005
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2005
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2004
Best Family Law CLE Article, State Bar of Texas
2004
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2004
Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2004
Top 100: Dallas/ Fort Worth Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2004
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2004
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2004
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2003
Top 50: Women Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2003
Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
2003
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2003
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2001
Best Lawyers In Dallas Family Law, D Magazine
N/A
Board Certified - Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Work Experience
2008 - Present
Partner, GoransonBain Ausley
1995 - 2007
Partner, Koons Fuller
1989 - 1991
Attorney, Thompson & Knight
Associations
2012 - Present
Family Law Council, State Bar of TexasVice Chair
2007 - Present
Family Law Council, State Bar of TexasMember
2002 - Present
Texas Academy of Matrimonial LawyersFellow and Past President
2002 - Present
American Academy of Matrimonial LawyersFellow
1995 - Present
Board Certified Family Law- Texas Board of Legal Specialization
American Bar Association
Member
Annette Stewart Inn of Court
Former Board Member
Texas Family Law Foundation
Lifetime Member
Collin County Bench Bar Foundation
Fellow
Plano Bar Association
Member
Collin County Bar Association
Member
Dallas Bar Association
Member
College of the State Bar of Texas
Member
State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
Member
Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
Member
The Collaborative Alliance
Member
2016 - 2017
State Bar of Texas, Family Law SectionPresident
Education
1989
Southern Methodist University
1986
University of Texas at Tyler
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2019
Marriage Dissolution Institute
Reimbursement, Fraud, Waste, and the Reconstituted Estate
2019
Innovations: Breaking Boundaries in Custody Litigation
Trial of a Custody Case
2019
Collaborative Law: Avoid Breaking Bad When Breaking Up
How to Draw Clients to the Collaborative Model and Keep them Satisfied
2019
Advanced Family Law Course
Direct and Cross of Tracing Experts
2018
New Frontiers in Marital Property Law
Marital Agreements
2018
Advanced Trial Skills for Family Lawyers
Drafting: Are Your Pleadings and Discovery Ready for Trial?
2018
Advanced Family Law Course
Premarital and Postmarital Agreements
2016
Advanced Family Law Coursee
Characterization
2014
The University of Texas School of Law
Experts, Examination and Ethics: A Guide to Mental Health Experts, Innovations
2014
Southern Methodist University School of Law
Protective Orders and Family Violence
2014
Advanced Family Law Course
Negotiation Techniques and Strategies
2013
Advanced Family Law Course
Co-Course Director
2012
University of Texas School of Law
Co-Course Director, Innovations- Breaking Boundaries in Custody Litigation
2012
Family Law Technology Course
Using a Computer Forensic Expert
2012
Advanced Family Law Course
Turbo Charge your Collaborative Practice
2012
Advanced Family Law Course
Property Update
2011
Family Law on the Front Lines
Characterization of Property
2011
Collaborative Law Course
Course Director
2011
Advanced Family Law Course
Attorney's fees agreements
2010
New Frontiers in Marital Property Law
Co-course Director
2010
Collaborative Law Course
Assistant Course Director
2009
University of Texas School of Law
Electronic Evidence -- Civil and Ethical Implications
2009
Universit of Texas School of Law
The Electronic Evidence Bible
2009
Marriage Dissolution Institute
Characterization
2009
Collin County Bar Association, Estate Planning and Probate Section
Premarital Agreements
2009
Collin County Bar Association
Premarital Agreements
2009
Advanced Family Law Course
Electronic Evidence Workshop
2006
State Bar College
Marital Property 101
2006
Marriage Dissolution Institute
Child Support Update: Within and Outside the Guidelines
2006
Marriage Dissolution Institute
Temporary Support, Maintenance and Alimony
2006
Collin County bar Association, Family Law Section
High Tech Evidence
2006
American Bar Association, Family Law Section
Relocation
2006
Advanced Family Law Drafting Course
High Tech Evidence, Websites, Hard Drives, E-Mails, etc
2006
Advanced Family Law Course
Relocation
2006
A Panel of Texas Authors on Collaborative Law
Collaborative Law
2005
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and Family Law Section
Relocation
2005
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Psychological Testing
2005
Advanced Family Law Course
Child Support
2004
Williamson County Bar Association
High Tech Evidence, Websites, Hard Drives, E-mails etc.
2004
Ultimate Trial Notebook -- Family Law
Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
2004
Collaborative Law Spring Retreat
Collaborative Law Panel
2004
Advanced Family Law Course
Relocation
2003
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
Parentage: Establishing, Attacking & Undoing
2003
Collin County Bench Bar Foundation
Family Law Evidence
2003
Advanced Family Law Course
High Tech Evidence, Websites, Hard Drives, E-mails etc.
2003
Advanced Evidence & Discovery Course
Familiy Law Evidentiary Issues
2002
University of Houston Law Foundation
Division of Property on Divorce
2002
University of Houston Law Foundation
Division of Property and Dividing Specific Assets
2002
University Of Houston Law Center
Parentage: Current Issues
2002
J. Reuben Clark Law Society
Family Law for the Non-Specialist
2002
American Bar Association, Family Law Section
Objections at Trial
2000
University of Houston Law Foundation
Division of Property on Divorce
2000
J. Reuben Clark Law Society
Family Law Discussion
2000
J. Reuben Clark Law Society
Family Law Update
2000
Collin County Bench Bar Foundation
Family Law Update
2000
Collin County Bench Bar Conference
Moderator
1999
American Bar Association, Family Law Section
Business Valuations in Divorce
1999
Advanced Family Law Course
Opening Statement -- Jury or Nonjury
1998
Family Law Conference for the General Practitioner
Opening and Closing the File
1998
Dallas Women Lawyers Association
Update on Family Law
1998
Dallas Chapter Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Business Valuations in Divorce
1998
Dallas Bar Association
Discovery Update
1998
Dallas Bar Association
Family Law for the Non-Specialist
1996
Family Law Practice institute
Attorney's Fees
1996
Dallas Chapter Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants Divorce Conference
Business Valuations in Divorce
Publications
2017
D Magazine
Ask the Expert – Complex Property
2014
Family Law Advisor Blog
The Great Recession And Its Impact On Divorce
2014
Family Law Advisor Blog
The Gray Divorce: Baby Boomers Are Ending Marriages Later in Life
2014
Family Law Advisor Blog
The Financial Implications Of Divorce In Texas
2014
Family Law Advisor Blog
How To Tell Your Children You Are Getting Divorced: 5 Tips
2014
Family Law Advisor
Gay Couples Can’t Marry in Texas, But Can They Divorce There?
2014
Family Law Advisor Blog
Business Valuations in Divorce
2014
Family Law Advisor
The Kids Are All Right: Be Prepared and Protect Children’s Best Interest
2012
Family Law Technology Course
Using a Computer Forensic Expert
2011
Family Law on the Frontlines
Characterization of Property
2006
Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Protecting Children From Incompetent Forensic Evaluation and Expert Testimony
2005
Professional Solutions Group
Protecting Your Assets From a Texas Divorce
2000
West Publishing Company
Texas Family Law Practice Guide; co-author -- supplemented annually since publication in 2000
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Languages
English