Attorneys
Caty Houston Richardson
150 South Perry Street (36104)
Post Office Box 2069 (36102)
Montgomery, Alabama
(334) 241-8081 direct phone
(334) 241-8281 direct fax
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(334) 241-8033 direct phone
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Caty Richardson obtained her bachelor's degree in Journalism, summa cum laude, from Auburn University in 2001 and her juris doctorate, magna cum laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2004. Caty has practiced with the firm since her admittance to the Bar in 2004. Caty was a Senior Lead Editor of The Journal of the Legal Profession and the author of A "Rest in Peace," Guide of Estate Planning Ethics. She is a member of the American Bar Association Real Property and Probate Division, the Montgomery County Bar Association, the Montgomery Estate Planning Council, the Junior League of Birmingham, and Trinity United Methodist Church, where she is currently a member of the Stewardship Committee and a Sunday school teacher. She is currently serving as a YWCA Women at the Courthouse (WATCH) Program volunteer through the Junior League where she monitors the court system's handling of domestic abuse cases. Caty served on the Compass Bank Young Executive Board from 2005-2007 and the Montgomery Estate Planning Council Board from 2006-2007. Caty practices primarily in the fields of estate and tax planning, estate and trust administration, and estate and trust litigation. She also handles other probate court matters including guardianships, conservatorships, and adoptions.
Caty Houston Richardson
Areas of Practice
Estate Planning
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, University of Alabama, 2004
B.A., summa cum laude, Auburn University, 2001
Bar Admissions
Alabama, 2004
Honors and Awards
• Full Tuition Scholarship, The University of Alabama School of Law, 2001-04
• Dean's Community Service Award
• Christian Legal Society
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
• Golden Key Honor Society
• Compass Bancshares Cuthbertson Memorial Scholarship, 1997-01
• Allie Bates Jolley Scholarship, 1998-01
• Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship, 1997-01
• Douglas and Joan Hollingsworth Pearson Journalism Scholarship, 1998-99
Memberships, Affiliations, and Activities
• Senior Lead Editor, The Journal of the Legal Profession
• Alabama State Bar
• Assistant Campus Editor, The Auburn Plainsman, 1999
• Participant, Elder Law Clinic
• Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity
• Farrah Law Society
• Phi Lamda Sigma Pre-Law Society
• Tutor, Adopt-a-School
• Society of Professional Journalists
• Kappa Delta Social Sorority
• Editor, Expressions: Alabama Accents (online magazine)
• American Bar Association
• Montgomery Estate Planning Council, Board Member (2006-2007)
• Compass Bank Young Executives Board (2005-2007)
• Junior League of Montgomery (2005-2007)
• Junior League of Birmingham (2007-Present)
Publications and Lectures
• Catherine H. Richardson, A "Rest in Peace" Guide of Estate Planning Ethics, 28 J. LEGAL PROF. 217 (2003-04)
• RICHARD ERNSBERGER, BRAGGING RIGHTS: A SEASON INSIDE THE SEC (1999) (contributing reporter)
