Mary Catherine Bohen is a Certified Family Law Specialist and has over 30 years of litigation experience.  Mary Catherine prides herself on finding practical solutions to the difficult problems presented in dissolution and/or custody matters.  Mary Catherine prides herself on her patient, yet sensitive and discrete, approach to handling contentious family law disputes.  She firmly believes that most family law matters can and should be resolved informally – with both parties having complete access to financial information and effective counsel.  However, given the dynamics often presented in family law matters – where issues of financial security and the best interests of the children are paramount – Mary Catherine is willing and able to effectively represent her clients at trial and contested hearings.  Mary Catherine gives personal attention to each of the clients she represents and is very responsive and proactive.

Mary Catherine is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of California, Irvine.  After graduating with honors from Hastings College of the Law where she served on the Editorial Board of the Hastings Law Journal, Mary Catherine clerked for the Honorable Rudi M. Brewster, United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.  Ms. Bohen honed her litigation skills in the Litigation Department of Musick, Peeler & Garrett, LLP, where she was a Partner and served as the Professional Liability Practice Group Leader.

Mary Catherine has practiced Family Law exclusively since 2003.   Mary Catherine is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell.  She has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer from 2005 through 2020, was listed as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Southern California in 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2020 and the Top 100 Lawyers in 2008 and 2019.  Mary Catherine is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, is a Member of the California Association of Certified Family Law Specialists and the Los Angeles County Bar, Family Law Section.