About Katherine Parsons
Katherine Parsons Dwight is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California. She was admitted to the California State Bar on December 1, 2006,. Her license is currently in active status. Ms. Dwight is the owner and senior attorney at the Law Office of K. P. Dwight, a firm located at 2001 Addison Street, Suite 300, Berkeley, California. She has been practicing law for over 19 years, serving clients throughout the Berkeley and El Cerrito areas.
Ms. Dwight earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis, School of Law (King Hall). Prior to law school, she completed her undergraduate education at Yale University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Environmental Studies in 1991. During her time at Yale, she developed a strong foundation in both historical analysis and environmental issues, which have informed her legal practice.
Ms. Dwight concentrates her practice in the areas of criminal defense and immigration law. She has extensive experience representing clients in criminal appeals, drug crimes, expungements, fraud, gun crimes, internet crimes, sex crimes, theft, and violent crimes. In immigration law, she handles cases involving asylum, citizenship, deportation defense, family visas, green cards, immigration appeals, investment visas, marriage and fiancé(e) visas, student visas, visitor visas, and work visas. Her practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including initial case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in both state and federal courts.
Throughout her career, Ms. Dwight has handled cases in the Superior Court of California for the County of Alameda, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She has also appeared before the California Court of Appeal on multiple occasions. Prior to founding her own firm, she worked as an associate at a mid-size litigation firm in San Francisco for five years. She is also a member of the public attorney panel for the Sixth District Court of Appeal, handling appeals for criminal defendants who cannot afford to hire attorneys for themselves.
Ms. Dwight is an active member of the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF), the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the California State Bar, and the National Lawyers Guild. She is fluent in English and Spanish, allowing her to serve the diverse communities of the Bay Area effectively.
