About Ms. Kate S.
Ms. Kate S. McDonough built her legal foundation in the Midwest. She earned a B.S. in International Affairs from Xavier University in 1999. She then completed her J.D. at Cleveland State University College of Law in 2003. Those years shaped a practice that spans state and federal forums.
After law school she entered private practice and developed credentials that allow her to appear in a range of tribunals. She is admitted to practice in Maryland and holds admissions to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Federal Circuit. She is also authorized to file before the U.S. Supreme Court. Those admissions reflect steady work in both trial and appellate settings.
Ms. McDonough has been active in the Montgomery County legal community for many years. She joined the Montgomery County Bar Association in 2007 and has maintained that membership since. She is also a long-standing member of the Montgomery County Womens Bar Association, another affiliation that dates to 2007. Those memberships have been part of her local professional life and her engagement with court and bar events.
In 2018 she founded McDonough Law, LLC. She established the firm to provide counsel and representation on matters that require practice in Maryland and in federal courts. As founder and lawyer she manages client work and the everyday operation of the office. The firm listing shows McDonough Law, LLC as her professional base.
Colleagues and clients describe her approach as practical and detail-oriented. She combines courtroom experience with appellate admissions, a mix that informs how she frames legal arguments and prepares filings. Her practice draws on prior roles in private practice and on work that requires attention to procedural rules and court preferences.
She continues to operate McDonough Law, LLC and handles representation in matters before Maryland tribunals and in federal forums, including the Fourth Circuit, the Federal Circuit and filings before the U.S. Supreme Court.
