Kathleen M. McCauley, Esq.
Areas of Experience
Medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, employment, sexual misconduct litigation, premises liability, products liability, commercial disputes, contracts, defamation, and professional liability.
Professional Experience
- Shareholder, Moran Reeves & Conn, P.C., 2014-present; Chief Diversity and Employee Engagement Officer.
Affiliations
- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Former Chair, Virginia Committee.
- Member, Boyd-Graves Conference; Member, Conference Steering Committee.
- Member, John Marshall Inn of Court.
- Recipient, VTLA-VADA Civility and Professional Award, 2020.
- Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Medical Malpractice Law Defense in Richmond, Best Lawyers in America, 2015, 2019, 2023, and 2025.
- Faculty Member, Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course, Virginia State Bar, 2019-2022.
- Faculty, Virginia State Bar Professionalism for Law Students Program, 2023-present.
- Past President, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys.
- Member, Virginia Bar Association, Employment Law and Health Law Sections.
- Member, Virginia State Bar.
- Member, Richmond Bar Association.
- Member, Board of Directors, Commonwealth Catholic Charities.
- Member, Board of Trustees, The Virginia Home.
- Member, Board of Directors, The Virginia Home Foundation.
- Adjunct Faculty, University of Richmond School of Law, 2001-2021.
- Listed in Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s Circle of Excellence, 2024; Influential Women in the Law, 2020; “Leader in the Law,” 2015; Influential Women of Virginia, 2013.
- Current or former listings, Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Employment Law and Class Actions/Mass Tort Litigation; Virginia Business Legal Elite for Healthcare Law.
- Frequent speaker on topics such as health care risk management, social media in the workplace, hostile work environments and sexual misconduct, and broader HR risk management, particularly within the healthcare sector.
Education
- The Dickinson School of Law, The Pennsylvania State University, J.D.
- College of William & Mary, B.A.