About Katherine J.
Katherine J. DeMartino practices law in New York and maintains an independent office under her own name. She is a current member of the State Bar of New York and carries the professional responsibilities that membership entails. Her path into the profession included the usual legal training and credentialing required to practice in the state.
Her career has been centered on serving clients from a relatively small, focused practice. She works directly with people who need legal advice or representation and with small businesses that require counsel on routine matters. She has built a practice model that emphasizes direct contact between attorney and client. That model keeps her visible in each matter she handles.
Over time she has handled matters that commonly arise in state courts and in transactional settings. Those matters can include contested cases, negotiations, document drafting and client counseling. She approaches each file by assessing practical options, explaining the consequences of those options and helping clients choose a path that fits their circumstances.
Colleagues and clients have described her as steady and pragmatic in the way she manages cases. She tends to break complex problems into discrete steps so that decisions can be made with clearer information. When litigation is necessary she prepares cases with an eye toward clarity and manageability. When negotiation will suffice she works to preserve clients’ interests while keeping processes economical.
Outside of specific matters, she keeps current on developments in New York law through bar activities and continuing legal education. Her ongoing membership in the State Bar of New York provides a forum to stay engaged with changes to court rules, procedural practice and statutory developments that affect everyday client work.
She runs her office as a hands-on practitioner. Clients who contact her are likely to work directly with her rather than through a large team. That arrangement allows her to handle each client’s matter from intake through resolution. Her current practice focuses on providing legal services to individuals and small businesses from her office, Katherine J. DeMartino, Esq., in matters arising under New York law.