Cathleen Cooper Moran

Cathleen Cooper Moran

also known as Cathy Moran

5.0
Rating: 9.9

Licensed for 47 years

Bankruptcy and debt Lawyer at Redwood City, CA
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy & Debt, Business

643 Bair Island Road, Suite 403, Redwood City, CA

About Cathleen

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

We have not found any cost information for this lawyer


Looking for an attorney? Avvo can help.

search module image

Search our directory

Quickly connect with top attorneys through our legal directory to get help with your legal issue.

chat module image

Avvo's live chat agents can help coordinate a consultation with a local attorney.

Chat with a live agent who can match you with the right attorney for your legal needs.

Chat with

Licenses

Licensed in California for 47 years

State: California

Acquired: 1978

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Moran Law Group

643 Bair Island Road, Suite 403, Redwood City, CA, 94063

Ad

Transform legal challenges into solutions.

Connect now to review your situation.

The Avvo Rating explained

display-bg

The Avvo Rating explained

Cathleen Cooper Moran's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

Filter Avvo Reviews (10) Refine reviews to match your needs. Use the filters to quickly surface reviews that align with your case or priorities.

Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by David | October 28, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

Results above expectations

Once I got past the consulting fee and met with Cathy Moran, I felt confident - and honestly hopeful - that she would take care of my case, having a favorable result. She set expectations about my case at our first meeting, in the end she and her team over delivered. I am very pleased with the result... and my Chapter 13 payment schedule. Cathy is a straight-shooter - she can be personable - and if she senses time is being wasted, you will know it. If you retain her services, she and her team will let you know what documents and information is needed from you. Don't miss these deadlines. Most of the time that I spent was near the beginning, where the initial work consumed a few hours of time. Make it a top priority and don't procrastinate. After all, it is your financial future. As for communication, Cathy's office is good in keeping you in the loop on the next milestone in your timeline. If you have questions, be concise, specific and send via email; you will receive a quality response that is also concise. Cathy's team of another lawyer and paralegals have talents in different areas, each taking care of a different aspect in my case. I am very grateful to all of them, they allowed me to live within my income and have a life with my family. After receiving the judge's confirmation of my plan, I feel like I have been given another chance, and I know where I'm at financially. I later found out that Cathy is well known and respected among other bankruptcy attorneys in the Bay Area. She is also known to have set precedence in court, fighting for the rights of bankruptcy filers like me. She is very experienced in bankruptcy law. Although I was not surprised to learn these details after knowing Cathy, I was reminded that I was very fortunate to have crossed paths with her and to have retained her services. Blessings.

Posted by Andrea | April 17, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Bankruptcy & Debt

Excellent Bankruptcy Lawyer

It is difficult to face that you need to go into bankruptcy. I retained Attorney Cathy Moran. She was very professional and non-judgemental about my situation -- I was already beating up myself. She is very professional and I felt very confident in her knowledge of bankruptcy law and submission re...quirements. She was very responsive anytime I had a question. I really appreciated that she would respond quickly to my questions. In addition, her office staff was equally responsive regarding general questions or responding to my occasional requests for copies of documents. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a bankruptcy attorney.

Posted by PM | February 03, 2015 | Bankruptcy & Debt

Client recommendation for an outstanding Bankruptcy Attorney

We highly recommend Cathy Moran. We spoke with several Bankruptcy attorneys before Cathy came recommended to us. Cathy was immediately different from other Bankruptcy attorneys we had spoken with previously. Cathy stepped right in to help gain control of a contentious and difficult debt situation ...with complex challenges and multiple parties involved. Cathy has consistently provided straight forward, no-nonsense guidance and advice to keep the ball rolling and ensure that progress was made in a timely manner. She helped our elderly father and us to navigate through the bankruptcy process and manage expectations. Cathy has demonstrated competence and expertise in her field and takes action to get the job done right. We never dreamed that our family would be involved in a Bankruptcy situation, but we couldn’t be more grateful that Cathy was recommended to us.

Posted by anonymous | May 04, 2014 | Bankruptcy & Debt

Moran Law - Strength through Communication

Cathleen Moran and her team were excellent to work with throughout our bankruptcy case. We had very complex issues, multiple businesses and corporations and complicated property circumstances. Cathy is connected to a very knowledgeable network of experts that helped get us through the bankruptcy gau...ntlet. She was sensitive to our personal needs and knew how to communicate complex issues simply. Thank you Cathy and Team! I strongly recommend her. Bankruptcy is difficult enough to go through, she and her team helped alleviate the stress and uncertainty that naturally comes with this territory.

Posted by Kate | April 22, 2014 | Bankruptcy & Debt

Intellectual Law Firm that saved my life.

Summer of 2008, was retired and living the good life, market risk was excessive and I made a $1.4MM mistake that put me so far under the bus, figured suicide was the only way out. Read for hours on line on various firms and came across the very academic, non glitzy and highly informative website of... Cathy Moran. Made the dastardly phone call and set up and appointment. The meeting was as the website, intellectually informative with straight up information of how the entire bankruptcy legal system works and how I could do a five year plan to restart my life. Having spent the prior several months developing methods of suicide, meeting with Cathy Moran was the first ray of hope and light that I had experienced in months. I was continually impressed with the process that was long and very detailed. The trustee meeting was the final validation for me that I had truly found the right attorney. Waiting for my turn at the trustee hearing, Cathy Moran was called up to the front of the room by the trustee to consult on an entirely separate case. This validated to me that the trustee respected her legal opinion --very impressive as to have the only attorney who was respected at the trustee level for legal consultation. The entire process was long and knowing that I had found the best and the brightest gave me the strength to keep moving forward. Cathy Moran and her staff gave me the ability and strength, just knowing they were there and they were the best in the business, to retain the will and ability to keep living. Their thought process, years of experience and honesty were the attributes that allowed me to move forward. Excellent firm with a high level of integrity and intellect. I have worked with a lot of attorneys in my work and have found that finding the true intellectuals that practice law as an art are the ones you are willing to wait for to use for any type of business. By selecting the best and the brightest, you gain in both the short run and long run.

See All Client Reviews

Cathleen Cooper Moran's Lawyer Endorsements

Endorse Cathleen
Elaine Hall-Yee Dai headshot
Elaine Dai

Bankruptcy and debt lawyer | Sep 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

Jill A Michaux headshot
Jill Michaux

Bankruptcy and debt lawyer | Mar 16

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Cathy is a gem! She volunteers her time to provide the public with Bankruptcy in Brief, the most comprehensive, non technical resource in bankruptcy law online for over 15 years. http://www.bankruptcyinbrief.com/"

Catherine Eranthe headshot
Catherine Eranthe

Bankruptcy and debt lawyer | Mar 17

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. She cares about the work she does and has a fantastic wealth of knowledge. She is generous with sharing her information to other lawyers and I would definitely seek her assistance if I were in the south bay."

Andrew Louis Kern headshot
Andrew Kern

Bankruptcy and debt lawyer | Feb 08

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Cathy is one of the most knowledgeable bankruptcy attorneys in Northern California. She is a strong advocate for her clients."

Hermin A. Dowe headshot
Hermin Dowe

Bankruptcy and debt lawyer | Dec 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I want to take a second to compliment Ms. Moran and her practice. Cathy is very knowledgable of Bankruptcy Law and she truly cares about the needs of her clients. She is a mentor to other fledgling bankruptcy attorneys and works tirelessly to improve the knowledge of those working in this are of law."

Janne Berry Osborne headshot
Janne Osborne

Bankruptcy and debt lawyer | Oct 19

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer. Cathy Moran's knowledge of consumer bankruptcy law is more extensive than any other lawyer with whom I have interacted. She not only knows the law, she is able to clearly explain to other attorneys how to apply the law for the benefit of the client. She is exceptionally knowledgeable about the most efficacious ways to use technology to improve the practice of bankruptcy law and enable attorneys to increase both their productivity and client satisfaction."

John Louis Mlnarik headshot
John Mlnarik

Chapter 13 bankruptcy lawyer | Jun 02

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Cathy provides her clients with excellent representation and has been a wonderful mentor to bankruptcy attorneys across the country."

Stanley Duane Lockhart headshot
Stanley Lockhart

Bankruptcy and debt lawyer | Apr 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Cathy is at the top of her field. She instructs other BK attorneys. A member and leader of the Northern California chapter of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. One of the most experienced and knowledgeable Bk attorneys in the entire country. We appreciate her contributions, you would be well served to call Cathy."

Gary Ray Fraley headshot
Gary Fraley

Bankruptcy and debt lawyer | Feb 25

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Cathy Moran is without a doubt the best bankruptcy attorney in Northern California. She is highly respected by all bankruptcy attorneys that know her. More than that, she is always willing to provide advice to both new and experienced bankruptcy attorneys. She regularly does so presenting seminars on bankruptcy practice and the law for "newbees". She is a regular speaker at seminars. She just spoke at the Sacramento Valley Bankruptcy Forum to hundreds of attorneys and in my opinion was one of the best sessions at the 2 day seminar. If a person is looking for an exceptional bankruptcy attorney in the Mountain View and San Francisco Peninsula of South Bay area, they would be very fortunate to have her to represesnt them in the field of bankruptcy. Thank you Cathy for your example of what all bankruptcy attorneys should be and how they should share their knowledge with others in the profession."

View All Endorsements
Wayne Alan Silver headshot
Wayne Silver

Litigation lawyer

Mark W Neis headshot
Mark Neis

Bankruptcy and debt lawyer

Experience

Rating:  9.9 (Superb)

Honors

2013

Northern California Bankruptcy Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

!00 Best Blawgs, American Bar Association

2012

Northern California Bankruptcy Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2011

Northern California Bankruptcy Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

Northern California Bankruptcy Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer

2009

Northern California Bankruptcy Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2008

Member of the Month, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Inc.

2008

Northern California Bankruptcy Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2007

Northern California Bankruptcy SuperLawyer, Super Lawyers

2000

Certified Specialist Bankruptcy, Board of Legal Specialization

Work Experience

2011 - Present

Director of Education, Law-full

2010 - Present

Editor, Consumer Ledger

Associations

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Sunahara v. Burchard

decision in favor of debtor

See More Legal Cases

Education

1978

Hastings College of the Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1970

Stanford University

A.B.

Speaking Engagements

2013

Judge Joe Lee Bankruptcy Institute

Means Test: Does It Matter?

2012

Fall Workshop

Advanced Topics in Means Testing

2012

Bankruptcy Practice Skills

Community Property Issue in Bankruptcy

2011

Mastering the Means Test

Means Test Gamechangers

2011

Fall Workshops

Bankruptcy Means Test

2010

What Every Attorney Representing Homeowners With Mortgage Issues Should Know

Mortgage & Foreclosure Issues

2010

Standing of Mortgage Lenders

Mortgage Issues in Bankruptcy

2010

Bankruptcy Basics: Claims & Contested Matters

Claims Objections & Contested Matters

2009

Sacramento Valley Bankruptcy Forum

Bankruptcy Means Test

2009

Fall Workshop

Getting Paid in Chapter 11's

2009

Avoiding Liens in Chapter 13

Lien Avoidance

2009

ABI Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute

Small Business Bankruptcy

Publications

2010

Guide to Consumer & Small Business Bankruptcy Bankruptcy in Brief

2010

Learn to Practice Bankruptcy Law Bankruptcy Mastery

Languages

English

Avvo Rating

Our Rating is calculated using information the lawyer has included on their profile in addition to the information we collect from state bar associations and other organizations that license legal professionals. Attorneys who claim their profiles and provide Avvo with more information tend to have a higher rating than those who do not.

What determines Avvo Rating?
  • Experience & background Years licensed, work experience, education
  • Legal community recognition Peer endorsements, associations, awards
  • Legal thought leadership Publications, speaking engagements
  • Discipline Disciplinary information may not be comprehensive, or updated. We recommend that you always check a lawyer's disciplinary status with their respective state bar association before hiring them.
Avvo Rating Levels
10.0 - 9.0 Superb8.9 - 8.0 Excellent7.9 - 7.0 Very Good6.9 - 6.0 Good5.9 - 5.0 Average4.9 - 4.0 Concern3.9 - 3.0 Caution2.9 - 2.0 Strong Caution1.9 - 1.0 Extreme Caution