Katherine Haberl-Thomas

Katherine Haberl-Thomas finished her law school training and glad the requirements for admission to the bar earlier than entering practice. Early in her profession she mixed study room education with practical internships and clerkships that brought her to courtroom process, client counseling and legal research. Those formative years shaped a practical strategy to fixing legal questions.

She moved into private practice and built a portfolio of things that required each court work and transactional attention. Over time she handled cases that demanded careful document drafting, attention to procedural element and direct client contact. Colleagues describe her as steady under pressure and attentive to the nuts and bolts of case preparation.

Her work has concerned advising clients, preparing pleadings, negotiating agreements and representing people in proceedings. She has knowledge managing complex schedules and coordinating with specialists, opposing counsel and courtroom personnel. She writes obviously and prefers to distill complex legal rules into practical options her clients can understand. That practical bent informs how she approaches mediation and settlement discussions as well as contested hearings.

Today she practices at Haberl, Buell & Rice. Her role at the company consists of court representation, client consultations and transactional matters. She handles pretrial investigation, discovery strategy and court presentation, and she or he spends time making ready clients for what to expect at each stage of a matter. In the workplace she mentors junior attorneys and works with staff to keep cases shifting. She stays active within the every day practice of law and continues to refine how she frames legal issues for judges and juries.

Outside the court she keeps an emphasis on clear verbal exchange. She prioritizes prompt updates and straightforward explanations so clients could make informed choices. That practical communication fashion is a consistent in her practice. As of 2026 she is a lawyer at Haberl, Buell & Rice, the place she makes a speciality of representing clients in both legal proceedings and transactional things.