About Katherine Parsons
Katherine Parsons Dwight is a licensed attorney licensed to practice regulation in the State of California. She was licensed to the California State Bar on December 1, 2006,. Her license is presently in active standing. Ms. Dwight is the owner and senior attorney on the Law Office of K. P. Dwight, a firm positioned at 2001 Addison Street, Suite 300, Berkeley, California. She has been practicing law for over 19 years, serving clients across the Berkeley and El Cerrito areas.
Ms. Dwight earned her law degree diploma 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 robust basis in both historic evaluation and environmental issues, that have knowledgeable her legal practice.
Ms. Dwight concentrates her practice in the regions of felony defense and immigration law. She has in depth knowledge representing clients in felony appeals, drug crimes, expungements, fraud, gun crimes, net crimes, sex crimes, theft, and violent crimes. In immigration regulation, she handles cases involving asylum, citizenship, removal defense, household visas, green playing cards, immigration appeals, funding visas, marriage and fiancé(e) visas, student visas, tourist visas, and employment visas. Her practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including initial case evaluation, evidence-gathering process, facilitated negotiation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in both state and federal courts.
Throughout her career, Ms. Dwight has handled instances 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 additionally appeared before the California Court of Appeal on more than one events. Prior to founding her own firm, she worked as an associate at a mid-length litigation company in San Francisco for 5 years. She is also a member of the public attorney panel for the Sixth District Court of Appeal, handling appeals for criminal defendants who can't 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 numerous communities of the Bay Area effectively.
