Kathleen M.W. Schoen
Birthplace
- Anderson, Madison County, Indiana
Date of Birth
- 1/31/1975
Education
- Kathleen attended John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, graduating in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, majoring in English.
- Kathleen obtained a Master of Arts degree in English from John Carroll University in 1999.
- Kathleen obtained her Juris Doctorate from the University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, in 2002, where she was a member of the Brandeis Law Journal and the International Law Moot Court team.
Admissions
- Kathleen was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in October 2002; admitted to practice before the United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky in 2002; and the United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky in 2005.
- She was admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Court in 2005.
Practice Areas
- Kathleen’s primary practice areas are civil litigation and labor and employment law.
Memberships and Community Involvement
- Kathleen is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, the Louisville Bar Association, the Young Lawyers sections of the Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations, and the Women Lawyers Association.
- Kathleen is a volunteer with the Legal Aid Society.
Publications
- “The Need to Close Kentucky’s Revolving Door: Proposal for a Movement Towards a Socially Responsible Approach to Treatment and Commitment of the Mentally Ill,” 29 Northern Kentucky Law Review 189 (2002).
- “Disparate Treatment of Students in a Similar Class: The Constitutionality of Kentucky’s Method of Determining Residency Status for Admission and Tuition Assessment Purposes,” 40 Brandeis Law Journal 1037 (2002).
