Cathy Christine Church

Profile

Highly accomplished Attorney with more than 13 years of experience in prosecution. Known for ability to combine expert analytical, investigative, organizational, negotiation and court room litigation skills to successfully prosecute domestic violence criminal cases. Successfully identified service gaps for intimate violence victims within the criminal justice system, created protocols to address the issues, wrote successful federal, state and local grants to fund the protocols and supervised the management of the grant objectives and funds.

Qualifications/achievements include

2008 Lady Sunshine Peace Award Recipient

Contributing Author State Bar Of Michigan, Family Law Journal, June & Sept 2008

Federal Law Enforcement homeland security certified domestic violence trainer

American Prosecutors Research Institute, faculty member for the national institute on the prosecution of domestic violence.

Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement standards (MCOLES) certified trainer

Adjunct instructor - Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI,  Criminal Justice Department

Prosecuting Attorneys Association for Michigan - contributing author to the domestic violence trial manual and guest lecturer

1997 Outstanding prosecutor award from the Michigan Family Support Council

1993 appointed as special assistant attorney general, for the State of Michigan, by the Honorable Frank Kelly

1988 appointed as standing examiner of Calvert County, Maryland by the Honorable Thomas A Rymer

Career overview

Assistant prosecuting attorney, Marquette mi - Marquette County Prosecutor’s Office (1994 - 2008)

Advice & legal services, P.C., Marquette mi - Founding Partner (1991-1994)

Law office of Cathy C Church, Solomon’s island, MD - Principal Attorney (1987-1990)

Legal aid bureau, Hughesville, MD - Legal Intern (1985-1986)

Family law Clinic Antioch School of Law, Law Student, (1984-1985)

Women’s legal defense fund, Washington, DC - Summer Intern (1983)

Community Involvement

Access Justice Now - Founding Director (Present)

United Way of Marquette - Board Member (Present)

State Bar of Michigan, Special Committee on Domestic Violence - Member (Present)

Northern Michigan university Task Force on Sexual Harassment- member (present)

Women’s center - Board Member (1993-1994)

Education

Antioch School of Law , Washington D.C. Juris Doctorate 1986