Catharine Caperton

Catharine Caperton is an attorney with Suhre & Associates whose practice areas are criminal defense and OVI/DUI defense. A Louisville native, she returned to the city after practicing private criminal defense in North Carolina and later working with Legal Aid. Her background includes courtroom-focused defense work and public-interest service. She now works within a firm that represents individuals facing criminal charges and impaired-driving allegations in Louisville and other regional offices.

Catharine earned her J.D. from Elon University in North Carolina after completing a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Transylvania University. During college, she also completed minors in History and Political Science. Her academic path combined behavioral science, history, political studies, and legal training. That background preceded her entry into private criminal defense practice and later public-service work after she returned to Louisville.

Catharine practiced as a private criminal defense attorney in North Carolina after law school. She later joined Legal Aid in Louisville, where she handled eviction cases and served for two years as an Equal Justice Works Fellow advocating for victims of crime in Louisville’s West End. Those roles gave her experience with both defense representation and legal services for people facing difficult personal and legal circumstances before she joined Suhre & Associates.

Catharine Caperton brings a public-service background to her current criminal defense practice. Her official profile identifies criminal defense and OVI/DUI defense as her practice areas, supporting her work for people facing criminal allegations. Her earlier experience in private defense, eviction matters, and crime-victim advocacy adds perspective to her client representation. She continues to practice from a firm with a Louisville office and a broader regional criminal defense platform.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Suhre & Associates, LLC
• Member, Kentucky Bar Association

Licensed State

• Kentucky

Education

• Elon University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Transylvania University
  Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

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