Katie Valle’s practice focuses on divorce, complex child-custody and property disputes, and cases involving family violence and substance use. She brings a steady, trauma-informed approach to high-conflict matters. Prior to private practice, Katie served as Family Legal Services Director with Volunteer Legal Services, representing families fleeing violence and substance abuse, and mentoring attorneys new to family law. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Austin Bar Association Family Law Section.
Katie is candid and practical, empowering clients with clear advice so they can make informed decisions for their families. Katie experienced multiple parental divorces as a child and adolescent and is intimately familiar with the trauma divorce can create for a child as well as the stress associated with the introduction of new people and new family units. She empathizes with clients in a unique way and deeply respects the need to make any transition as easy for children as possible. While she works to resolve conflicts in the most collaborative way possible, Katie is an advocate in her soul and ready to fight for her clients in the courtroom.
Outside the office, Katie volunteers with local legal-services organizations and her children’s school community. A proud Longhorn, she is married to an Aggie and enjoys the friendly rivalry at home.
Honors & Affiliations
- Pro Bono Award recipient, Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association (2025)
- Joseph H. Hart Award, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (2023)
- Top Attorneys in Austin, Austin Monthly (2023) (2024)
- Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section, Board Member
- Williamson County Bar Association – Member
- Travis County Women’s Lawyers’ Association – Member
- State Bar of Texas – Family Law Section & LGBTQ+ Law Section
- Texas Bar College – Member
Recent Publications / Speaking Engagements
- Child Custody & Support, Panelist, Divorce Basics Seminar, Volunteer Legal Services (December 2025)
- Family Violence in Litigation, Presenter, University of Texas School of Law, Domestic Violence Clinic (September 2025) (September 2024)
- Generative AI and Litigation, Presenter, State Bar of Texas Poverty Law Conference (August 2025)
- New Judges Judicial Panel, Moderator, Austin Bar Association Family Law Section (May 2025)
- The Nuts and Bolts of a VLS Family Law Case, Presenter and Author, Divorce Basics Seminar, Volunteer Legal Services (December 2024) (December 2023) (December 2022) (December 2021) (December 2020) (December 2019)
- Judicial Panel on Family Law and Pro Bono Representation, Moderator, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (December 2024)
- AI Use Cases for Family Lawyers, Co-Presenter, Austin Bar Association Family Law Section (October 2024)
- AI Advancements for Civil Service Attorneys, Co-Presenter, State Bar of Texas Poverty Law Conference (August 2024)
- Advanced Family Mediation Training; Co-Presenter, Dispute Resolution Center of Travis County (July 2024)
- Williamson County Judicial Panel on Temporary Orders, Moderator, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (June 2024)
- How Pro Bono Work Enhances Texas and Your Career, Author, State Bar of Texas Family Law Section Fall Section Report (Fall 2023)
- Williamson County Judicial Panel on Temporary Orders, Moderator, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (February 2023)
- Travis County Judicial Panel on Temporary Orders, Moderator, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (October 2022)
- Basic Discovery in Family Law Cases, Presenter, State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section (June 2022)
- Child Support in VLS Cases involving Special Needs Children, co-presented with Keith Maples, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (February 2022)
- Drafting on a Shoestring: Pro Bono Representation, Co-Presenter & Co-Author with Hannah Hembree Bell, Advanced Family Law Drafting, State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section (November 2021)
- Civil Litigation in Travis County amidst a Changing Covid-19 Landscape, Moderator, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (August 2021)
- How Discovery Changes and In re C.J.C. Impact Travis County Family Law Litigation, Moderator, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (February 2021)
