Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Santa Monica, CA

Attorney Kate E. Gillespie is the founder and owner of The Gillespie Law Firm in Los Angeles, California. A highly rated attorney with more than 16 years of legal experience. The Gillespie Law Firm focuses entirely on Family Law matters.

Serving clients throughout the Greater Los Angeles metro region and across Southern California, Ms. Gillespie works hard to protect the rights and best interests of those she represents.

For families going through divorce or parentage issue, Ms. Gillespie provides the personalized, compassionate assistance and support they need to achieve the best possible outcome for their situations.

A 1997 graduate of the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in psychology and minoring business administration, Ms. Gillespie attended Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. She obtained her Juris Doctor with honors in 2003, and the State Bar of California admitted her to practice that same year. She is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California and the U.S. District Court for the District of Wisconsin.

Fully committed to her practice, she is a member of several local, state and national associations, the Santa Monica Bar Association, the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, among others.

Dedicated to giving back to her community, Ms. Gillespie routinely volunteers for the Loyola Law School Center for Conflict Resolution and has volunteered for the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law and the Children's Law Center of California.

From 2008-2019, Los Angeles Magazine recognized her as one of the top attorneys on its list of Southern California's Rising Stars and Super Lawyers, and she has received numerous other awards for her impeccable service and professionalism.