Kathleen B. Vetrano Esq. King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
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Kathleen B. (Kate) Vetrano has been practicing family law since 1981. Ms Vetrano believes that while lawyers and judges can eliminate the relationship of husband and wife, they cannot alter one's status as a mother or father. Families are forever so it is very important that the lawyers and the divorcing couple conduct themselves in a family centric manner. While amicable and collaborative solutions are often most desirable, Ms Vetrano is experienced and prepared to litigate issues to protect the rights of her clients.
Ms Vetrano has been a frequent faculty member and course planner on family law and related issues in programs sponsored by the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and other organizations. In addition, she has written numerous articles that have appeared in state and national professional periodicals.
Ms Vetrano is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and member of the family law sections of the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Montgomery Bar Association. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers certified Kate Vetrano as a Family Law Arbitrator on May 4, 2008.
Ms Vetrano is a founding member of the Collaborative Family Law Affiliates. She is a former member of the council of the American Bar Association's family law section, where she has chaired the elder law committee from the committee's inception in 1994 through 2006. She is also on the family law advisory council for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.
Ms Vetrano is a past chair of the Montgomery Bar Association family law section, has been a director of the bar association, and is past president and founding member of the Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court for family law.
Ms. Vetrano attended the Sorbonne and received her undergraduate degree from Rosemont College. She graduated from Widener University School of Law cum laude.
- Divorce Law
- Family Law
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware,
1980
J.D. Honors: Cum Laude
- Rosemont College,
1973
- University of Paris - Sorbonne CP,
1972
- Ethical Considerations for the Practice of Collaborative Law, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, January, 2005
- A Guide to Legal Issues for Pennsylvania Senior Citizens, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2004
- Common Law Marriage- Abolished?, Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practice Section News, Family Law Report, Fall, 2003
- Pennsylvania Uniform Transfer to Minor Act, Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practice Section News, Family Law Report, Spring, 2002
- Approaching the Golden Years With No Band of Gold, Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Practice Section News, Family Law Report, Fall, 2001
- Suddenly Single Seniors, Main Line Today, August, 2001
- Stock Option Valuation and Distribution in Divorce, Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practice Section News, Family Law Report, Summer, 2001
- Is the Marriage Really Over?, Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practice Section News, Family Law Report, Spring, 2001
- Changes in Support Collection, Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practice Section News, Family Law Report, Winter, 2000
- Border Crossing, Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practice Section News, Family Law Report, Fall, 2000
- Collaborative Divorce Comes to Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practice Section News, Family Law Report, Summer, 2000
- Social Security in Family Law, Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Practice Section News, Family Law Report, Spring, 2000
- Settlement Negotiation: Honing the Family Lawyer's Powers of Persuasion, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, May, 1999
- The Role of Social Security in Divorce, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, December, 1998
- Divorce Law Summary, PaLAWnet.com, A Ready Law, Legal Communications, Inc. (Web site article), March, 1997
- The Four-Way Meeting. Joy of Settlement: The Family Lawyer's Guide to Effective Negotiations and Settlement Strategies, Gregg Herman, Editor. Chapter 19, ABA FLS Publication, February, 1997
- Book review: Illuminating Social Security, Family Advocate, Vol. 19 No.2, Fall, 1996
- Using Four Way Meetings in Divorce Cases, The Practical Lawyer, Vol. 42 No. 6, September, 1996
- Practice Pointers: A Custody Battle, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, 19 PLW 900, July 8, 1996
- Book review: The Family Law Practitioner's GUIDE TO SOCIAL SECURITY, American Journal of Family Law, Vol. 10 No. 2, Summer, 1996
- Think Social Security in Domestic Support Cases, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, 18 PLW 1153, September 18, 1995
- Book review: The Good Divorce: Keeping Your Family Together when Your Marriage Comes Apart, FAIRSHARE, Vol. 15 No. 6, June, 1995
- Controlling Behavior Through Divorce Penalties in a Prenuptial?, FAIRSHARE, Vol. 15 No. 4, April, 1995
- The Good Divorce: An Attainable Goal, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Vol. XVIII No. 6, February 6, 1995
- Elder Law and Divorce, PBA Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, Vol. XVI No. 5, December, 1994
- Educational Support Statute Unconstitutional, Divorced and Intact Families Treated Differently under Blue, Co-Author with Julia Malloy-Good, Pennsylvania Law Journal, Vol. XVII No. 7, February 14, 1994
- Building Blocks for Children's Health Insurance: Changes to State, Federal Law Target Gaps in Medical Care During Family's Breakup, Pennsylvania Law Journal, Vol. XVII No. 2, January 10, 1994
- Spousal Wavier of Pension Premaritally and upon Divorce, FAIRSHARE, Vol. 13 No. 9, September, 1993
- Lawyers, Proceed with Care: Prenuptial Agreements Do Not Avoid ERISA Rules, Pennsylvania Law Journal, Vol. XVI No. 35, September 13, 1993
- A House Divided: Divorce Over 50 is on the Rise, AARP The Magazine, Elizabeth Enright, July/August, 2004
- Women Blamed for the Mid-Life Divorce, The Times, Nicholas Wapshott, May 28, 2004
- Wayne Attorney Introduces West-Coast Style of Divorce to Older Couples, The Suburban and Wayne Times, May 17, 2001
- More Elderly Couples Calling it Quits After Years of Marriage, Daily Local News, Tracy Behringer, March 6, 2001
- Rising Divorce Rate for Couples in Golden Years, Main Line Life, February 28, 2001
- Retiring the Marriage: Divorce is Becoming More Common in the 'Golden Years', Main Line Times, Bill Marshall, February 15, 2001
- Feeling the 50-Year Itch: Seniors aren't Waiting Around for Death to do Them Part, Newsweek, Karen Springen, December 4, 2000
- Older Divorce Clients Offer Unique Challenges, Wisconsin Opinions, Jane Pribek, September 1, 1999
- Caught in the Net, The Pennsylvania Lawyer, September/October, 1998
- Lawyers in Love: Suburban Couples Work Together - And Stay Together, The Legal Intelligencer, Miryam Strassberg, Vol. 2 No. 13, March 26, 1997
- Inns of Court: Ancient Idea Becomes a New Way to Learn and Network, The Legal Intelligencer, July 24, 1996
- New Bill Would En No-Fault Divorce, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Mary Ellen Fox, May 13, 1996
- Elder Law Committee Reaches Out to Seniors, The Legal Intelligencer, Montgomery Bar Page 1450, March 1, 1996
- The Graying of the Law, American Bar Association Journal, Jill Schachner Chanen, January, 1996
- Prenuptial Agreements Invalid Under Federal Law, Lawyers Weekly USA, James L. Dam, September 25, 1995
- Clients Seek Prenuptial Protection From Long-Term Care Expenses, Serving Elderly Clients: A Practitioner's Guide to Issues of Aging, Vol. 2, Issue 1, May, 1995
- Retiree's Health Benefits May be Marital Asset at Divorce, Lawyers Weekly USA, James L. Dam, April 10, 1995
- Speaker/Producer, The Second Season: Issues for Divorce over Fifty, Philadelphia and Mechanicsburg, PA,
2008
- Producer, A Practical Approach to Premarital Agreements, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia PA,
2008
- Speaker, Collaborative Family Law, Montgomery Bar Association, Norristown, PA,
2008
- Speaker, Author - Internet Risks and Resources for the Family Lawyer, Cambridge, MD,
2007
- Producer, Alimony and Retirement: A Crossroad, American Bar Association. Monterey, CA.,
2007
- Speaker, Practicum. Tax Issues in Divorce, Montgomery Bar Association. Norristown, PA,
2006
- Speaker, Trainer of Lawyers, Accountants, and Psychologists in the Collaborative Law Process for Divorce, Collaborative Family Law Affiliates. Philadelphia, PA.,
2006
- Speaker, The Second Season: Spending the Gold in the Golden Years, American Bar Association. Santa Fe, NM,
2006
- Speaker, Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Mechanicsburg, PA, A Family of Laws for the Family Lawyer,
2006
- Speaker, Family Law Section. When the Retirement Parachute Fails, American Bar Association. Washington D.C.,
2006
- Speaker, Family Law Section. The Retirement Nightmare: Guardianship in America, American Bar Association. San Diego, CA.,
2005
- Speaker, Family Law Potpourri, Landmines in ERISA Regarding Survivor/Spousal Benefits., Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Philadelphia, PA.,
2005
- Speaker, Collaborative Relationships Among Counselors, Psychologists and Advocates., Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Philadelphia, PA. ADR Institute.,
2005
- Speaker, The Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Family Law Matters., Mealey-Lexis. Mealeya Family Law Conference. Philadelphia, PA.,
2005
- Speaker, Landmines in ERISA Regarding Survivor Benefits., Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section. Hershey, PA.,
2005
- Speaker, From Start to Finish: Planning the Best Outcome in Your Family Law Case., Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section. Norristown, PA.,
2004
- Speaker, Trainer of lawyers and psychologists in the collaborative law process for divorce., Collaborative Family Law Affiliates. Strafford, PA.,
2004
- Speaker, Family Law Issues Arising in Your Elder Law Practice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Elder Law Institute, Harrisburg PA,
2004
- Speaker, Family Law Section, San Juan Puerto Rico, Approaching the Golden Years with No Band of Gold, Family Business Distribution Issues and Solutions, American Bar Association,
2004
- Speaker, Ethics Potpourri, Collaborative Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA.,
2003
- Speaker, Instructor for training program for Collaborative Lawyers., Collaborative Family Law Affiliates. Devon, PA.,
2003
- Speaker, Family Law Issues Arising in Your Elder Law Practice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Elder Law Institute, Harrisburg, PA.,
2003
- Speaker, The Changing Tides in Valuation Practices and Property Distribution, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Las Vegas, Nevada.,
2003
- Speaker, Death of a Client, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Montreal, Canada,
2002
- Speaker, Producer of Committee CLE, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Providence, Rhode Island.,
2002
- Co-producer and speaker. A Practical Approach to Prenuptial Agreements: Negotiating and Drafting Techniques, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA.,
2001
- Speaker, Family Law Potpourri (Discovery), Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA.,
2001
- Speaker, Update on Elder Law Issues in Family Law, Montgomery Bar Association,
2001
- Speaker, Producer of 12 hours of Committee CLE on various topics. Vancouver, Canada., American Bar Association- Family Law Section.,
2001
- Speaker, Co-producer/moderator. Tampa, Florida. Approaching the Golden Years with No Band of Gold., American Bar Association- Family Law Section.,
2000
- Speaker, Technology for the Family Lawyer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA.,
2000
- Producer/Speaker. Did You Get Your Deal? Enforcement and Security Issues, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia.,
2000
- Speaker, Author. Whose Divorce Is It Anyway? A Multi-Generational Look at Elder Divorce., American Bar Association Presidential Showcase Program Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA,
1999
- Speaker. Author. Divorce and Elder Law: Looking to the Future., Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, New York, NY.,
1999
- Speaker. Author. Settlement Negotiations: Honing the Family Lawyer Powers of Persuasion., Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA.,
1999
- Speaker, Co-producer. Collaborative Divorce, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Miami, FL.,
1999
- Speaker, Co-Producer. Settlement Negotiations, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Portland, OR.,
1998
- Speaker, Co-Producer. Course Planner. Legal, Social, & Economic Issues Facing Dependent Spouses at the Turn of the Century., American Bar Association, Family Law Section. Cambridge, MA.,
1998
- Speaker, The Fundamentals of Family Law., Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, PA.,
1998
- Speaker, Course Planner. Speaker. Author. Divorce Remarriage and Cohabitation., Pennsylvania Bar Institute First Annual Elder Law Institute, Philadelphia, PA.,
1998
- Speaker, Author. ED and Retirement Planning: Social Security Benefits., Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia and Mechanicsburg, PA.,
1997
- Speaker, Mondschein Talks Divorce. Guest speaker. Elder Law and Divorce., Radio program, Bethlehem, PA.,
1997
- Speaker, Co-Producer. Course Planner. Emotional Warfare: Dealing with Abuse in Divorce, American Bar Association Family Law Section, Phoenix, AZ.,
1997
- Speaker, Course Planner. Author. Speaker. Tax Consequences of Retirement Benefit Distributions., Chester County Bench Bar Annual Meeting, Annapolis, MD.,
1997
- Speaker, Alimony: Avoiding the Perils of Poverty., American Bar Association Family Law Section, San Francisco, CA.,
1997
- Speaker, Producer. Course Planner. Moderator. Tax Consequences of Retirement Benefits., American Bar Association Family Law Section, San Francisco, CA.,
1997
- Speaker, Author. Course Planner. Cohabiting Couples: Safeguarding Interests and Assets., Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Baltimore, MD.,
1997
- Speaker, Co-Producer. Fractured Families, Fragmented Courts, Pennsylvania Bar Association Annual Meeting. Commission on Women in the Profession,
1997
- Speaker, The Fundamentals of Family Law., Pennsylvania Bar Institute, King of Prussia, PA.,
1997
- Speaker, Author. Exit Advice and Procedures: Closing the File., Bucks County Family Law Committee, Doylestown, PA.,
1997
- Speaker, Author. Post Divorce Planning: The Exit., Chester County Bar Association Family Law Section, West Chester, PA.,
1996
- Speaker, Author. Cohabitation in the Nineties., American Bar Association Family Law Section, Washington, D.C.,
1996
- Speaker, Author. Exit Advice and Procedures: Closing the File., Montgomery Bar Association Family Law Committee, Norristown, PA.,
1996
- Speaker, Fundamentals of Family Law., Pennsylvania Bar Institute. King of Prussia, PA.,
1996
- Speaker, Confidentiality: Children and Adolescents, Legal Perspectives., Regional Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Colloquium, Philadelphia, PA.,
1996
- Course Planner. Author. Speaker. Exit Advice and Procedures: Closing the File., Pennsylvania Bar Institute. The First Annual Family Law Institute, Philadelphia, PA.,
1996
- Course planner. Moderator. Divorce and the Aging Family., Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section. Harrisburg, PA,
1996
- Speaker. Author. The Aging Family., American Bar Association National Telephone Seminar.,
1995
- Speaker, Women and Social Security., Montgomery Bar Association Elder Law Committee. Norristown, PA.,
1995
- Speaker, Co chair, course planner and moderator., Montgomery Bar Association Family Law Practicum Norristown, PA.,
1995
- Speaker, Author. Some Elder Law Concerns in Your Divorce Practice., Chester County Bench Bar Conference- Annapolis, MD. Course Planner.,
1995
- Speaker, Co-Producer. Course Planner. Moderator. The Aging Family: Marital Status Issues for the Older Client., American Bar Association Family Law Section, Beaver Creek, CO.,
1995
- Workshop Planner. Speaker. Author. Gender Bias., Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Williamsburg, VA.,
1995
- Speaker. Author. Course Planner. The Elder Care Lawyer: A New Specialist Who Combines New and Traditional Areas of Practice., Pennsylvania Bar Association Annual Meeting, Hershey, PA.,
1995
- Course Planner. Speaker. Author. Divorcing the Elderly., Pennsylvania Bar Institute Philadelphia, Harrisburg & West Chester, PA.,
1995
- Lecturer, Course on Marriage, Villanova University Guest,
1994
- Workshop Planner. Speaker. Author. Elder Law and Divorce., American Bar Association Family Law Section. Albuquerque, NM.,
1994
- Speaker, Author. When Does a Lawyer Decide to Ask for a Child Psychiatric Consultation?, Child and Law Study Group of the Regional Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Philadelphia, PA.,
1994
- Speaker, The Fundamentals of Family Law., Pennsylvania Bar Institute Philadelphia, PA.,
1994
- Speaker. Author. Qualified Medical Child Support Orders., Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section Pittsburgh, PA.,
1994
- Speaker. Author. Fundamentals of Family Law, A Practical Review and Update, A to Z on Qualified Medical Child Support Orders., Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Philadelphia, PA.,
1993
- Speaker. Author. Effect Of Releases And Waivers In Prenuptial Agreements Of Qualified Plans Under ERISA Rules., Family Law Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association, Norristown, PA.,
1993
- Speaker. Author. Considerations When Representing The Older Woman In Divorce., Practicum of the Family Law Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association. Norristown, PA.,
1993
- Speaker, Author: Employer Benefits Workshop. Qualified Medical Child Support Orders & ERISA Preemption of Prenupts., Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section. Toronto, Ontario.,
1993
- Speaker, Author. ERISA: How Will It Affect Health Care Reform., Symposium of the Womens Way Organization Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies, Harrisburg, PA.,
1993
- Family Law, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer,
2008
- Certified Family Law Arbitrator, AAML,
2008
- Family Law, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer,
2007
- Family Law, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer,
2006
- Family Law, Pennsylvania Super Lawyer,
2005
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers- PA,
2006
- Present
- Member, Board of Examiners
- International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers,
2004
- Present
- Fellow
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute,
1999
- Present
- Family Law, Advisory Committee
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers,
1998
- Present
- Fellow Program Committee
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1994
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2006
- Chair, Elder Law Committee
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, PA,
2004
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2005
- Chair, Elder Law Committee
- Montgomery Bar Association,
2004
- Co-chair, Alternate Dispute Committee
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1998
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2001
- Council
- Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court,
1998
- Counselor
- Montgomery Bar Association,
1998
- Director, Executive Committee
- Montgomery Bar Association,
1998
- Board of Directors
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Family Law Council,
1997
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1998
- Director
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1997
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1998
- Co-chair, Cohabitation Committee
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1997
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1998
- Program Committee
- Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court,
1997
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1998
- Founding Member, President
- Montgomery Bar Association,
1997
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1998
- Co-Chair, Family Law Committee
- Legal Affairs of Older Persons of the Pennsylvania Bar Association,
1996
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1998
- Vice Chair of the Committee
- Montgomery Bar Association,
1996
- Co-chair Committee, Family Law Committee
- Montgomery Bar Association,
1996
- Co-Chair, Family Law Committee
- Montgomery Bar Association,
1995
- Co-Chair, Family Law Committee
- Montgomery Bar Association,
1995
- Co-Chair, Elder Law Committee
- Montgomery Bar Association,
1996
- Co-Chair, Elder Law Committee
- Golden V/I/Ps Senior Citizen Organization,
1994
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1995
- Board of Advisors
- Doris Jonas Freed, American Inn of Court (Family Law),
1994
- Executive Director
- Doris Jonas Freed, American Inn of Court (Family Law),
1995
- Executive Director
- Doris Jonas Freed, American Inn of Court (Family Law),
1996
- Executive Director
- Montgomery Bar Association,
1993
- Chair, Sub-Committee, Family Law Committee
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Member
- International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Member
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section
- International Academy of Collaborative Lawyers
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers,
2008
- Present
- Certified Arbitrator
- Butera Beausang Cohen & Brennan PC, King of Prussia, PA, Partner,
1983
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1996
- Butera Beausang Cohen & Brennan PC, Associate,
1980
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1983
- Attorney, Womens Resource Center, Wayne, PA,
2001
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2004
Vetrano & Vetrano is a law firm in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania that practices in the areas of family law and civil (noncriminal) appeals.
The firm’s family law practice extends throughout eastern Pennsylvania. This area includes the Philadelphia Main Line ( Merion, Narberth, Gladwyne, Wynnewood, Ardmore, Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Rosemont, Villanova, St. David’s, Radnor, Wayne, Strafford, Devon, Berwyn, and Paoli) and the communities of Newtown Square, Malvern, Valley Forge, and Phoenixville. The counties covered include Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, and Northampton—whose county seats are, respectively, in Reading, Doylestown, West Chester, Media, Lancaster, Allentown, Stroudsburg, Norristown, and Easton.
The firm’s civil appeals practice is throughout Pennsylvania.
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