Kathryn J. Walsh

Using over 24 years of experience, I represent clients in family court matters relating to child custody, visitation, child support, divorce, alimony, adoption, DSS cases, grandparent rights, and name change. I started out in my South Carolina Upstate home town as a solo practitioner, then partnered with my father to form a practice centered on family matters, expanding my experience to include defending juveniles in family court. I then pursued a passion for child advocacy and making families safe by working with the Department of Social Services as a staff attorney for many years. Now working with McIlveen Family Law Firm, I am using my many years' worth of skills and knowledge to help families when they need legal assistance in South Carolina.

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South Carolina

Since 1994

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2002

Senior Associate Attorney

McIlveen Family Law Firm

2019 - Current

Family law attorney in South Carolina, focusing on child custody, visitation, child support, divorce, alimony, adoption, DSS cases, grandparent rights, name change.

Managing Attorney, Staff Attorney III

South Carolina Department of Social Services

2003 - 2018

Child advocacy attorney representing state agency in child abuse and neglect and vulnerable adult cases, in an intensive and fast-paced trial environment.

Adjunct Instructor

Greenville Technical College

2005 - 2011

Part-time instructor for the paralegal, criminal justice, and management departments, teaching business, criminal law, contracts, UCC, torts, and remedies.

Assistant Public Defender

Spartanburg County Office of the Public Defender

2003 - 2003

Represented indigent clients charged with General Sessions crimes and probation violation.

Contract Public Defender, part-time

Greenville County Contract Public Defender

2001 - 2003

Represented juvenile defendants in DJJ proceedings in the Greenville County Family Court.

Attorney and Partner

The Walsh Law Firm, L.L.P.

1996 - 2003

Initiated as a solo practice before merging into partnership, focused on family court matters, defense of juveniles, construction litigation, and small business litigation.

Associate Attorney

Rolf M. Baghdady, P.A.

1994 - 1995

Multi-state and international practice included federal and state complex commercial litigation, consumer bankruptcy, and small estate planning and administration.

University of South Carolina School of Law

J.D. (1994) | Law

1991 - 1994

Activities: Editor, South Carolina Environmental Law Journal

University of South Carolina - Columbia

B.A. (1989) | History, Religious Studies

1986 - 1989

Honors: Honors from South Carolina College

Activities: USC at Oxford summer study program (1988); Residence Hall Advisor (1987-1989); Golden Key Honor Society

District 7750 Service Award

Rotary Foundation

2003

Rotarian of the Year

Rotary Club of SImpsonville

2002

Best and Brightest Under 35

Greenville Magazine

2001

Rotary Club

President (2013-14, 2001-02); Secretary (1996-1998)

Current

Activities: Paul Harris Fellow; Rotary Foundation District 7750 Service Award (2003); RI Group Study Exchange, Team Leader for District 7750 (2001)

South Carolina Bar  # 7002

Member

Current

South Carolina Bar Association  # 7002

Member

1994 - Current

Compass of Carolina

Board of Directors

2008 - 2010

Compass of Carolina

Board of Directors

1999 - 2001

Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors

1998 - 2001

Activities: VP of Legal Affairs; VP of Governmental Affairs

Simpsonville City Council

Council Member, Ward II

1997 - 2001

Inmate Treatment Review Board

Chairman

1999 - 2000

Leadership Simpsonville

Graduate

1996 - 1997

Activities: Inaugural class

Hearsay Exceptions under S.C. Code Section 19-1-180, SC Children's Law Center CLE, Columbia, South Carolina

November 1, 2017

Children's Law Center

Presented CLE-certified training for attorneys regarding admission of children's hearsay testimony under limited circumstances.

Children in Court with Plan of APPLA, SC Children's Law Center CLE, Columbia, South Carolina

October 19, 2018

Children's Law Center

Presented CLE-certified training regarding children who are required to appear in court with a foster care permanent plan of Alternative Permanent Plan Living Arrangement

Family Court Mediator

South Carolina Bar