Kathryn Murphy

Kathryn J. Murphy is a Board Certified family law partner at Goranson Bain Ausley in Plano. She represents business owners navigating divorce, individuals with sophisticated property interests including closely held businesses and private equity, and parents involved in custody disputes where the other parent’s conduct or judgment raises serious concerns. She serves clients throughout Collin County and the greater Dallas area, including Plano, Dallas, and Frisco. What Kathryn Does Kathryn focuses her practice on high-net-worth divorce, business valuation disputes, complex property characterization, executive compensation analysis, and contested custody litigation. Her work routinely involves closely held companies, inherited wealth, separate and community property disputes, stock options, deferred compensation, and sophisticated financial tracing issues. With more than 36 years of family law experience, Kathryn is known for her strategic judgment in financially complex family law matters. Her professional reputation reflects decades of courtroom experience, leadership within the profession, publications, presentations, and longstanding recognition within the Texas legal community. Why Clients Choose Kathryn Clients turn to Kathryn when the stakes are substantial and the issues require seasoned judgment, credibility, and discretion. She helps clients understand complicated legal and financial issues clearly while developing practical strategies designed to protect their long-term financial and family interests. Kathryn has been named the Best Lawyers in America Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Dallas in 2015, 2017, and 2019 — a distinction awarded to only one attorney per practice area in each city. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She also holds the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating and has been selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list continuously since 2003.