Ms Katherine Cooligan Partner Borden Ladner Gervais LLP - Lawyer Biography - International Law Office

Background

Katherine Cooligan is a partner and the Regional Leader of the Family Law Group in our Ottawa office . Ms. Cooligan received her law degree from the University of Ottawa and was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1991. During the Bar Admission Course, Ms. Cooligan was awarded the Abraham Lieff Scholarship Award for demonstrating excellence in the skills required in family law practice.

Areas of Practice

• Ms. Cooligan has practiced in the area of Civil Litigation and specializes in Family Law

Professional Experience

• Ms. Cooligan appears before all levels of Court, including the Superior Court of Ontario and Ontario Court of Appeal
• In addition and as an adjunct to her litigation practice, Ms. Cooligan negotiates, drafts and reviews all forms of domestic contracts, including Marriage Contracts, Cohabitation Agreements and Separation Agreements
• Ms. Cooligan relies upon her training in mediation of matrimonial disputes with CDR Associates in Boulder, Colorado, together with her Bachelor of Arts Degree with a combined major in law and psychology to assist her in conducting mediations

Professional and Community Activities

• Executive Member of the Family Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association
• Member of the Advocates Society, Canadian Bar Association, County of Carleton Law Association and Women’s Law Association
• Former Member of the Regional Law Day Committee (4 years)
• Frequent chair and/or speaker of Continuing Legal Education Programs on advocacy skills and substantive family law issues
• As an involved member of the Ottawa community, Ms. Cooligan has participated on the organizing committee of many fundraising events, including “Lawyers for Kids” and as a former board member of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation. She is an annual volunteer at the CHEO Telethon and Teddy Bear Picnic

Practice areas to which Katherine Cooligan belongs:

• Estate and Family Law Litigation