Attorney Profile
Ms. Owen graduated Cum Laude from St. Mary's College of Maryland in 1996 with an English B.A. degree.
She attended University of California, Davis School of Law, became a Member of the Law Review, and
received her J.D. degree in 2000. Ms. Owen joined the California Bar Association in 2000, and then
the Nebraska Bar Association in 2004. She is also admitted to practice in the United States District
Court of Nebraska, and is a member of the Omaha Bar Association and Sarpy County Bar Association.
An attorney and litigator for seven years, Ms. Owen has concentrated on bankruptcy for the last four
years and is familiar with the changes in bankruptcy law effective October 2005. She first worked
for a large firm in Sacramento, California in various areas of insurance defense litigation. When
she moved to Nebraska in 2004, Ms. Owen joined Legal Aid of Nebraska for three years of public
interest practice which gave her invaluable experience dealing with clients suffering from
financial hardship.
Ms. Owen is now a solo practitioner in Papillion, Nebraska, which allows her to individually select
and care for her bankruptcy clients. She also handles consumer law cases, such as Fair Debt
Collection Practice and collection defense suits, and other matters including unemployment benefit
and other public benefit hearings, name changes, uncontested divorces, and contract review and drafting.
Contact Kate Owen a free consultation with a Papillion bankruptcy lawyer.