About Attorney Kathleen Hateley

Mrs. Kathleen Hateley is *Of Counsel to Max Alavi, Attorney at Law, APC and her sole focus is litigation. Mrs. Hateley has over 35 years of trial experience and is licensed to practice law in all state courts for the State of California as well as all U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Central and Northern districts of California. Mrs. Hateley started her legal career at a law firm in downtown Los Angeles where she was trained in litigation strategy.

Mrs. Hateley serves as Of Counsel with Max Alavi, Attorney at Law, APC where she is involved in litigation related to trustee representation in contested trust matters, breach of fiduciary duties, fraud and elder abuse causes of action. Mrs. Hateley received her Juris Doctorate degree in law from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific in 1987 with honors; and a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from UCLA in 1984.

During the course of her practice, she has gained experience as a trial attorney, mentor and mediator. Mrs. Hateley has served as Of Counsel to Max Alavi, Attorney at Law, APC since 2010. From 2017 to 2022 she served as Chief Legal Officer to two corporations located in Los Angeles, and most recently, as West Coast Regional Counsel to a global engineering firm. We are thrilled to have her back with us to train our associates and assist our clients.

*According to California Rule of Professional Conduct 1-400(E)(8), an attorney is “Of Counsel” if there is a “close, personal, continuous and regular relationship” with a named firm. The “Of Counsel” can maintain a separate source of work, so long as conflicts and other ethical implications do not arise.