PROFESSIONALS

KATHERINE M. WATERS

OF COUNSEL

Kathy Waters’s practice involves representation of local, regional and national clients in matters involving real estate, land development, zoning and permitting, business formations, corporate matters, loans and financing, industrial development authority bonds, transactions for churches, commercial leases, tax-deferred exchanges, contracts and environmental issues (USTs, wetlands, RPAs, etc.). Kathy has been practicing law with Compton & Duling since 1988; she previously worked in private practice in Washington, D.C.

In her business and corporate practice, Ms. Waters has represented numerous individuals and entities in formation of entities, shareholder and partnership agreements, financings, and general corporate law. Her land use and land development practice involves special use permit and zoning cases in Prince William County, and representation of residential and commercial developers in site plan approvals, zoning matters and land development documents. Ms. Waters also has many church clients, representing them in real estate, loan and statutory matters. She represents numerous clients in tax-deferred exchanges (structuring and documenting the exchange, arranging the services of qualified intermediaries and exchange escrow accounts, and closing the transactions). Ms. Waters also has extensive experience in commercial and construction loans, as both borrower’s and lender’s counsel. Her environmental practice includes matters involving wetlands, wetland permitting, underground storage tank regulations and Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act requirements.

Ms. Waters is an avid golfer and also enjoys hiking and backpacking. She has been active in the choral and bell choirs at her church. She reads, speaks and writes Spanish.

PRACTICE AREAS

Environmental and Corporate,
Zoning and Land Use,
Commercial and Residential Real Estate,
Church Representation

EDUCATION

George Washington University, J.D., cum laude, 1985,
Scripps College, B.A., 1973, Phi Beta Kappa,
University of Northern Colorado, M.A., 1977

BARS MEMBERSHIPS AND ADMISSIONS

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS