Catherine Zilahy Welsh

Areas of Practice:

     Elder Law

     Guardianship

     Probate

     Estate Planning

     Social Security Disability (SSD)

     Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

     Adoption

     Family Law

     General Civil Litigation

Office:

    1861 East 15th Street
    Tulsa, OK 74104
    Phone: (918) 585-8600
    Fax: (918) 744-6300
    E-mail: cwelsh@welshlawfirm.com

Legal Experience:

    2005 - Present – Welsh Law Ltd., PC, Tulsa, Oklahoma  

    2003 - 2005 – The University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma

·         Clinical Instructor, Older Americans Law Project, Elder Law Clinic

·         Adjunct Professor, Texas Civil Procedure 

    2002-2003 – Perrine, McGivern, Redemann, Reid, Berry & Taylor, PLLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma 

    2000-2002 – Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas, Texas 

    1999-2000 – Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, Dallas, Texas 

Education:

    1998 - University of Texas at Austin School of Law, J.D.

·         Staff Member, The Review of Litigation (1996-1998)

·         Board of Advocates

·         Teaching Quizmaster (Teaching Assistant), Legal Research and Writing

·         Research Assistant, Professor Linda Mullenix 

    1993 – University of Houston, BS, Biology, cum laude

Bar Admissions: 

    1999 – Texas

    2002 – Oklahoma

Court Admissions: 

    1999 – Texas Supreme Court and all Texas District Courts

    2002 – United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

    2002 – Oklahoma Supreme Court and all Oklahoma District Courts

    2002 – United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

    2002 – United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

    2002 – United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

    2002 – United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

    2002 – United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Representative Cases Participated in as Counsel: 

    Lee v. Barnhart, 117 Fed. Appx. 674, 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 25202 (10^th Cir. 2004).

    Threet v.Barnhart, 353 F.3d 1185 (10^th Cir. Okla. 2003).

    Ex Parte Williams, 65 S.W.3d 656 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001).

    Ex Parte Waggoner, 61 S.W.3d 429 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001).

    Smith v. State, 2003 Tex. App. LEXIS 2948 (Tex. App.-Amarillo, Apt. 3, 2003).

    Ex Parte Di Van Nguyen, 31 S.W.3d 815 (Tex. App.-Dallas, 2000).

Professional Involvement: 

    American Bar Association

    Oklahoma Bar Association

    Tulsa County Bar Association

Community Involvement:

     Board Member, Alzheimer's Association, Oklahoma/Arkansas Chapter, June 2006 - June 2007

     Big Brothers Big Sisters of Green Country