Kate Shaffer
Attorney
Originally from New Jersey, Kate Shaffer was employed as a legal assistant and paralegal for five years before obtaining her law degree at California Western School of Law where she graduated valedictorian. Kate now focuses her practice on commercial litigation.
Practice Areas
Education
- Rowan University, B.A. (English Literature), magna cum laude, 2015
- California Western School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2019
- California Western Law Journal, Associate Editor
- Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Scholar
- Academic Achievement Award Scholarship
- Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Award
Externships
- Extern to the Honorable Margaret M. Mann, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, 2017
- California Department of Business Oversight, Enforcement Division
- Extern to the Honorable Gonzalo P. Curiel, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 2018
Bar Admissions
- Arizona (2020)
- California (2021)
Publications
- Kathleen Shaffer, Exemption Disputes in Opt-out States: Does State Law Allocate the Burden of Proof?, 35 Cal. Bankr. J. 59 (2019)
Professional & Community Groups
- Maricopa County Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division, Board Member
Practice Areas
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