Rachel Anne Markel Catt
About Rachel
Licenses
Licensed in Colorado for 16 years
State: Colorado
Acquired: 2009
No misconduct found
Licensed in California for 24 years
State: California
Acquired: 2002
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2021
Family Law, Best Lawyers in America
2018
Nominee, Attorney of the Year, Colorado LGBT Bar Association
2015
Avvo Rating 10 out of 10, Avvo
2007
Barrister of the Year, Bar Association of San Francisco
2001
Pro Bono Service Award, The George Washington University National Law Center
Work Experience
2019 - Present
Managing Partner, Law Office of Rachel Catt, LLC
2015 - 2019
Attorney, Harrington Brewster Mahoney Smits, P.C.
2014 - 2015
Senior Associate, Johnson Marquez Legal Group
2005 - 2013
Owner, Family Law Attorney, Law Office of Rachel A. Catt
2002 - 2005
Associate, Nachlis & Fink
2001 - 2001
Summer Fellow, Office of U.S. Congresswoman Tammy Bladwin
2000 - 2001
Supervised Student Attorney, Family and Civil Litigation Clinic, The George Washington University National Law Center
2000 - 2000
Legal Intern, U.S. Dept Of Justice
1999 - 1999
Legal Fellow, Human Rights Campaign
1997 - 1997
Legislative Aide, Colorado State House Judiciary Committee
Associations
2020 - Present
Colorado Bar Association Family Law SectionExecutive Council Member
2015 - Present
LGBT Bar Association of ColoradoBoard of Directors
2013 - Present
LGBT Bar Association of ColoradoMember
2012 - Present
Colorado Women's Bar AssociationMember
2010 - Present
Colorado Bar AssociationMember
2002 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
2019 - 2019
LGBT Bar Association of ColoradoPresident
2006 - 2010
Association of Family and Conciliation CourtsMember
2002 - 2013
Bar Association of San FranciscoMember
2002 - 2013
Bar Association of San Francisco, Family Law SectionMember
2002 - 2012
Bar Association of San Francisco, Barristers ClubChair, Family Law Section
2002 - 2013
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual FreedomMember
2002 - 2009
National Center for Lesbian Rights, Family Law Advisory CouncilMember
2002 - 2009
Queen's Bench Bar AssociationMember
2002 - 2010
Volunteer Legal Services Program of the Bar Association of San FranciscoPro Bono Attorney
Sample of Legal Cases
Parental rights granted
Education
2001
JD - Juris Doctor
1996
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2020
2020
2014
Speaker, "Collecting Child Support"
2009
Speaker, "Same-Sex Issues in Family Law"
2009
Panelist, "Family Law - Domestic Violence Issues"
2005
Speaker, "Tax and Financial Planning Issues of Domestic Partnerships"
Publications
2020
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2017
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers