Laurel Doheny

Laurel Doheny is a highly accomplished family law attorney and partner at Straw-Boone Doheny Banks Mudd Catalano & McKinney, PLLC in Louisville, Kentucky. With more than 30 years of experience, she focuses her practice on domestic relations, complex divorce litigation, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and collaborative law.

Laurel earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law in 1992 and her B.A. from the University of Louisville in 1989. Admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1992 and the U.S. District Courts for both Eastern and Western Kentucky in 1993, Laurel has developed a career marked by legal excellence and client-centered advocacy.

Laurel has consistently been recognized as one of the top family law attorneys in Kentucky. She has been listed as one of the best lawyers in America for family law and commercial litigation. Best Lawyers named her “Lawyer of the Year” in family law. Her accolades also include recognition as one of the Top 25 Women Attorneys in Kentucky and repeated selection to Super Lawyers from 2010 to 2025.

Beyond her legal practice, Laurel has authored legal articles, delivered CLE presentations, and actively engaged in pro bono work. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), a former President of the Louisville Bar Association, and a longstanding advocate for legal aid through her service on the Legal Aid Society Board.

Laurel Doheny blends strategic litigation skills with a commitment to peaceful resolution through collaborative law, making her a highly respected figure in Kentucky family law. Her extensive honors and service reflect a career dedicated to excellence, ethics, and helping families through life’s most challenging transitions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Straw-Boone Doheny Banks Mudd Catalano & McKinney, PLLC
• Member, Kentucky Bar Association
• Member, U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
• Member, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
• Member & Former Chair, Louisville Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Board Member & Former Chair, Legal Aid Society
• Member, Kentucky Collaborative Family Law Network
• Former Member, Louis D. Brandeis American Inn of Court
• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)

Licensed State

• Kentucky

Education

• Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville
  Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• University of Louisville
  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Awards & Badges