Attorneys

Kathleen F. Sherman

Associate

Business Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense

Ms. Sherman joined the Firm in 2009 as an Associate in Berliner Cohen’s Litigation Department.  Prior to joining the Firm, she was a research attorney for the San Mateo County Superior Court for three and a half years.  She has also worked as a contract attorney for a criminal defense firm and as a bar-certified law clerk for the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office.

Education/Honors

  • Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2005
    • Recipient of full-tuition Dean’s Fellowship
    • Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate with Emphasis in Criminal Justice
    • Witkin Achievement Awards: Advanced Criminal Law, Drug Abuse Law, and Property
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Awards: Consumer Protection, Property, and Wills and Trusts
    • Internship with Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
    • Consumer Law internship, Katherine and George Alexander Community Law Center
    • Externship with the Hon. Leonard Edwards, Dependency Court Supervising Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court
  • University of Scranton, B.S., Computer Science and Mathematics, magna cum laude, 1978
    • Recipient of full-tuition Presidential Merit Scholarship

Non-Legal Professional Experience

  • Author of the book A Housekeeper Is Cheaper Than a Divorce: Why You CAN Afford to Hire Help and How to Get It, as well as numerous articles and essays published in a variety of national and local publications
  • Software Development Engineer, Software Project Manager, and Sales Representative in a variety of high-tech companies, including Hewlett Packard

Professional Admissions

  • State Bar of California
  • United States District Court, Northern District of California

Activities/Memberships

  • State Bar of California, member, Criminal Law section
  • American Bar Association, member, Litigation and Criminal Law sections
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association, member, Business Litigation and Criminal Law sections
  • San Mateo County Bar Association, member, Barristers section
  • Dana Street Commons Homeowners Association, Chief Financial Officer
  • Peninsula Teen Opera, former board member, director of communications, and member of scholarship committee

Personal

  • Born and raised in Utica, New York
  • Married with two children
  • Interests include films (especially documentaries), reading (especially memoirs), current events, interior decorating, and walking for exercise