Kathleen F. Sherman
Associate
Business Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense
kathy.sherman@berliner.com
408-286-5800
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