Katherine M. Schulz

Katherine M. Schulz is the Firm Owner and Attorney at Katherine Schulz Law in Cold Spring, Kentucky. Her practice focuses on family law, with substantial work in adoption, divorce, custody, and dependency, neglect, and abuse matters. A former Kentucky police officer and school resource officer, she brings prior public-safety experience to a practice that addresses both the legal and emotional demands of family disputes and child-related proceedings.

Schulz earned a Juris Doctorate from Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2015, a Master of Science in Security Management from Eastern Kentucky University in 2011, and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Eastern Kentucky University in 2005. She also earned a Master Certificate in Ergonomics. Her education and law-enforcement background support careful case assessment, advocacy, and planning in contested family matters.

Her family-law work includes representation in adoption cases and dependency, neglect, and abuse proceedings. Schulz has served on Northern Kentucky panels as both a Guardian Ad Litem for minor children and legal counsel for parents. She has handled contested, stepparent, relative, fictive-kin, adult, and independent private adoptions and has finalized more than 300 Kentucky adoptions since 2019, including work supporting foster families seeking permanency.

Katherine M. Schulz is affiliated with the Kentucky Bar Association and Northern Kentucky Bar Association. Her representation emphasizes transparent communication, collaboration, case strategy, and compassionate advocacy. She works with clients to identify their goals, understand the legal process, and prepare for difficult decisions. Her practice combines family-law experience with a strong concentration in adoption and child-related cases throughout Northern Kentucky.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Katherine Schulz Law
• Member, Kentucky Bar Association
• Member, Northern Kentucky Bar Association

Licensed State

• Kentucky

Education

• Salmon P. Chase College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Eastern Kentucky University
  Master of Science Security Management
• Eastern Kentucky University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Criminal Justice

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