Katie Padilla

Katie Padilla is a California family law attorney who helps clients move through divorce with support, strategy, and dignity. Her practice centers on settlement-focused solutions, collaborative methods, mediation-informed guidance, and family law planning outside unnecessary court conflict. She works with clients facing difficult transitions, helping them understand legal options, protect family relationships, and make decisions with confidence during separation, divorce, and related family matters.

Katie earned her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law with a Certificate in Public Interest Law. She earned her B.S., magna cum laude, in Criminal Justice from California State University-Sacramento. She also completed ABA Family Law Trial Advocacy through the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. This education supports her legal analysis, negotiation skills, trial preparation, and client-focused approach to resolving family disputes.

Katie is a Certified Family Law Specialist designated by the State Bar of California. She brings litigation experience, collaborative training, coaching skills, and mediation knowledge to her work with families. Her background includes teaching legal and paralegal courses at Golden Gate School of Law, San Francisco State University, and Skyline Community College. She has also supported law students assisting domestic violence survivors through supervised legal service programs.

Katie Padilla has served vulnerable communities through board service, child advocacy work, and pro bono legal support for asylum seekers and survivors. Her work with foster youth, domestic violence programs, and international child advocacy organizations adds depth to her family law practice. Clients may seek her help with divorce, settlement planning, co-parenting concerns, and family conflict, receiving guidance that values legal strength, emotional safety, and lasting stability.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Bloom Family Law, PC
• Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California
• Member, Collaborative Practice East Bay

Licensed State

• California

Education

• University of San Francisco School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD))
• California State University-Sacramento
  BS in Criminal Justice with Magna Cum Laude

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