Kathleen M. Kilanowski

Kathleen M. Kilanowski is a partner at Cagle Pugh, Ltd. LLP, located in Dallas, Texas. Her legal practice primarily involves real estate law, focusing on homeowners associations (HOAs) and community association law, along with business law and litigation, and insurance defense. She serves clients mainly in the Dallas area.

Ms. Kilanowski's extensive legal career spans over 17 years, during which she has skillfully managed a wide range of real estate-related matters. Her work includes:

• Nonprofit association governance
• Restrictive covenant enforcement
• Title and lienholder disputes
• Evictions and leasing
• Foreclosures
• Receiverships
• Tax suits
• Construction defects
• Condemnations
• Municipal ordinance violations
• Secured and unsecured debt collection

She is among the few attorneys in Texas with considerable experience in mortgage, homeowners association and condominium association foreclosures.

Throughout her career, Ms. Kilanowski has successfully represented numerous HOAs, banks, lenders and mortgage services in various legal disputes, assisting both plaintiffs and defendants in real estate, construction and business litigation.

Ms. Kilanowski's professional affiliations highlight her dedication to the legal community. She is an active member of the Dallas Bar Association, where she has held prominent roles, including chairing the Real Property Law Section and serving on the board of directors. Her leadership qualities are further evidenced by her election as a bencher of the William “Mac” Taylor American Inn of Court.

Furthermore, Ms. Kilanowski's commitment to the legal field has earned her recognition as one of the Top Women Lawyers for Real Estate Law by Texas Monthly in 2019 and 2021 to 2023, and as a D Magazine Best Lawyer for Real Estate in 2022.

Ms. Kilanowski graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and earned her Juris Doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law, where she served as an associate editor of The Scholar Law Review. Raised in Dallas, she is committed to giving back to her community. She is currently a member of the Ursuline Professional Women’s Network. Her philanthropic efforts also extend to various local charities through the Junior League of Dallas.