Katharyn Ivera Christian McGee

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Pro Bono Counsel

  Firm Name

  Duane Morris LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Part of a legal team that represented coalition of doctors, medical administrators
  professionals as amici before the U.S. Supreme Court in June Medical Services v. Russo regarding physician admitting privileges.
  Represented Juvenile Law Center, Support Center for Child Advocate, KidsVoice, Philadelphia Department of Human Services,
  other medical professionals
  toxicologists amici curaie before Pennsylvania Supreme Court in In the Interest of: L.J.B., a Minor, Appeal of
  A.A.R., Natural Mother, arguing prenatal substance exposure should not be defined as child abuse under Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law as doing so is unnecessary to protect children,
  ultimately, would harm children by contravening prevailing st
  ards of care for treatment of prenatal substance exposure
  imposing lasting limitations on children
  children's families.
  Obtained U.S. Citizenship for various eligible lawful permanent residents residing in the United States.
  Part of a legal team that represented coalition of doctors, medical administrators
  professionals as amici before the U.S. Supreme Court in Whole Woman's Health v. Cole regarding physician admitting privileges.
  Part of a legal team that represented American College of Pathologists, Funeral Consumers Alliance,
  experts in pathology
  healthcare administration as amici before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt regarding proper disposition of pathological waste under universal st
  ards of care .
  Represented U.S. veterans in disability benefits claims
  appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Board of Veterans Appeals,
  VA Regional Offices.
  Obtained lawful permanent residency in the United States for domestic violence survivors originally from Malawi
  Trinidad & Tobago
  other countries under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
  Represented numerous children in custody
  abuse/neglect foster care matters to obtain permanency in safe homes.
  Regularly represents individuals in obtaining guardianship on behalf of disabled family members as well as obtaining social security benefits.