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Kathleen Turton, Attorney and Mediator

Kathleen Turton is a highly skilled family law mediator, negotiator, and advisor, with a focus on complex property and children's issues. She is a trained Parenting Coordinator, Parenting Facilitator, Mediator, and is trained in Collaborative Law.

Kathleen has served as Director of the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Child Advocacy Clinic at SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas. In this position, Kathleen supervised and trained student attorneys to represent children as court-appointed Guardians and Attorneys ad Litem; provided continuing legal education to lawyers and social workers in the child welfare field; and hosted roundtable discussions with the aim of improving the lives of children in the foster care system. 

Before her work at SMU, Kathleen practiced family law with the law firm of Keane, Fowler & Donohue and was an Adjunct Faculty Member at El Centro College in Dallas. Kathleen received a B.S. in Microbiology, with special honors, from the University of Texas at Austin, and worked for several years at the Texas Department of Health before attending law school. She received her law degree from SMU Dedman School of Law. Kathleen is also an active member of several professional groups and organizations. She is a frequent speaker on family law and mediation.