About Kathryn
Kathryn Dent earned her J.D. from Hofstra University in 2011 after completing a B.S. at the University of Delaware in 2007. The academic path set a steady course into courtroom work and client advocacy. She moved quickly from law school into practice and has built a career across multiple jurisdictions.
Her first post-law school role was as an associate at David K. Sergi & Associates, PC in 2011. Two years later she joined The Soechting Law Office as an associate, where she continued to handle litigation and client representation. In 2017 she took a position with Cordell & Cordell, a firm known for its family law work, and in 2019 she worked as an associate at Divorce Done Right. That same year she began serving in a lawyer manager role at Petrelli Previtera, LLC. The sequence shows a steady progression from junior associate to positions with managerial responsibility.
Dent holds active law licenses in both Texas and Pennsylvania. She became a member of the Texas bar in 2011 and maintains membership in the Texas State Bar. She also belongs to the State Bar of Pennsylvania and is listed as a current participant in the Philadelphia Bar Association since 2019. Her dual licensure allows her to practice across state lines and respond to matters that touch both jurisdictions.
Professional memberships have been a consistent part of her career. She has belonged to the Nicholas Cipriani American Inn of Court since 2011, reflecting an early engagement with professional development. She is a current member of the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, a sign that her legal work has extended into criminal defense circles as well as family law. Her association activity runs alongside her firm responsibilities and helps keep her engaged with peers and local bar initiatives.
Her caseload history includes divorce and family law matters, and she has experience in criminal defense through local association involvement and prior practice. Over the years she has shifted between courtroom work and firm management, balancing client representation with administrative duties. That mix of litigation and management describes the professional profile she has developed since completing law school.
She currently practices at Petrelli Previtera, LLC and handles matters primarily in family law and criminal defense, operating under active Pennsylvania and Texas licenses.
