Kathryne M. Shaw

Kathryne is a Shareholder with Boleman Law Firm and Chief Litigator. She has been with Boleman Law Firm since her admittance to the bar in 2015. Kathryne practices primarily in the Tidewater Offices and focuses on complex post-petition bankruptcy matters and litigation. She a regular in bankruptcy court, appearing on a variety of matters in Norfolk, Newport News, and Richmond Divisions of the Eastern District of Virginia.

In 2012, Kathryne received her Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Texas A&M University. In 2015, she graduated from Regent University School of Law. At Regent, she was a senior staff editor on Regent Law Review and a student representative on the Student Bar Association. During her time in law school, she interned at the Suffolk Commonwealth Attorney’s Office and a local general practice firm.

Kathryne is a member of the Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association. She is currently serving as a board member to the TBBA and is the TBBA’s Current President. In her free time, she enjoys doing home renovation projections, singing in her church’s praise band, and spending time with her family in the mountains

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Magna cum Laude, Texas A&M University, 2012
• Juris Doctor, Regent University School of Law, 2015

Admissions

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Supreme Court of Virginia

Professional Memberships, Affiliations, and Sponsorships

• Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association
  • Seminar Planning Committee – 2017-2018
  • Board Member and Seminar Chairperson – 2019-2020
  • Board Member and Treasurer – 2020-2023
  • President – Present
• Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. International – Member

Speaking Engagements and Authorships

• “The Art of Confirmation: Chapter 13 Plans from Conception to Confirmation” – Co-Panelist for National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (“NACBA”) Members Only Fall Workshop (October 2025)
• “Ethical Ramifications of Merging Technology and Generative AI Use” – Panelist for the 32nd Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association (2024)
• “Bankruptcy Issues that Non-Bankruptcy Lawyers Need to Know” – Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association – October 2019
• “22 Years in the Making: 4th Circuit Hurlburt Decision Allows For Bifurcation of Short-Term Mortgages.” Virginia State Bar Bankruptcy Law Section, Bankruptcy Law News Vol XXIV, No. 29, Fall 2019
• “Pump the Brakes: Bad Faith Debtors Are Not Gaming the System” 2-Part Article – The National Associate for Chapter 13 Trustees (“NACTT”) Academy for Consumer Bankruptcy – January 2019
• “Consumer Breakout Topic 2: Fraudulent Conveyances” – 33rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Institute on Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice (2018)
  • Subtopic: Transfers and Fraudulent Conveyances in Chapter 13 (Co-Author)
  • Subtopic: Exiting Chapter 13 When the Debtor is Proceeding in Bad Faith: Issues in Voluntary Dismissals, Conversions, and Completion of Plan Payments (Co-Author)
• “Consumer Bankruptcy Basics: When Divorce and Bankruptcy Intersect” – Hampton Bar Association (2017), Greater Women’s Peninsula Bar Association (2018)
• “Getting a Discharge: Loan Modifications and other Post-confirmation issues in Chapter 13” – VBA Bankruptcy Conference, Williamsburg, VA (2017) (Co-Author)