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Contact Information
Name:
Walter, Catherine A.
Address:
Catherine A. Walter, Attorney
212 SW 8th Ave., Suite 102 Topeka, KS 66603
Phone:
785-357-1800
Fax:
785-357-0002
Email:
waltermed@sbcglobal.net
Website:
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Bar Admissions
District of Kansas:
Bar #50829 (-)
Others:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984.
In Good Standing:
Yes
ADR Experience
Experience:
Mediated over sixty federal cases while serving as part-time U.S. Magistrate Judge and, later, as ADR Administrator for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Significant federal mediation and private practice experience in employment discrimination and other civil rights litigation.
Lead Mediator:
30 times
Co-Mediator:
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Counsel for a Party:
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ADR Training
Course Info:
Federal Judicial Center--3-day Mediation Skills Workshop for federal magistrate judges, June, 2001; KBA--Innovations in Alternative Dispute Resolution (speaker), 1 hr, 2/21/03; KTLA--Primer on Representing Clients in Mediation (speaker), 6 hrs, 5/30/03; KS Women Attys Assoc--Federal Court Mediation in Kansas (speaker), 1.5 hrs, 7/18/03; Heartland Mediators Assoc--ADR in Federal Court (speaker), 3 hrs, 10/10/03; Assoc in Dispute Resolution--Adv Civil Mediation Practice (speaker), 6 hrs, 10/24/03; WBA--Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution (speaker), 2 hrs, 11/14/03.
Total CME hours:
0
Approved Mediator for Civil Cases by the State of Kansas:
No
Legal Experience
Experience:
ADR Administrator, USDC, District of Kansas (2/03-4/04); US Magistrate Judge, USDC, District of Kansas, part-time position (12/97-2/03); Private practice, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in employment discrimination and other civil rights litigation (6/84-6/95).
Active Litigation:
11 years
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Other Experience:
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Education:
J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 1981; B.S., Emporia State University, 1978.
Additional Details:
Professional affiliations include Kansas Bar Association, KS Women Attorneys Assoc., Topeka Bar Assoc., Topeka Women Attorneys Assoc. (past president).
Fee Structure
Rate:
$200.00 per hour.