Press Release: Katherine Dorval Honored Among “Top Women of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

November 9, 2026

Boston and Worcester, MA – November 9, 2026 – Katherine Dorval, Partner at Bowditch & Dewey, was recently named as one of the “Top Women of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, an honor that recognizes exceptional women attorneys, pioneers, trailblazers, and mentors in the Massachusetts legal community.

Dorval is an experienced estate planning attorney who assists clients in Massachusetts and Rhode Island with trusts, wills, business succession planning, estate tax planning, and other complex estate and administration needs.

“Working alongside Katie every day is a pleasure, and no one deserves to be recognized more than her,” said John Shoro, Bowditch’s Managing Partner and Estate, Financial & Tax Planning Practice Area Leader. “By guiding her clients through what can be a very complicated process, Katie helps them plan to support their families and loved ones for years to come. We’re very grateful to have her on our team.”

Since joining Bowditch in 2019, Dorval has built her reputation as an authority in the field of estate planning, being published in Wealth Management and The Worcester Business Journal, as well as being mentioned in The Boston Globe and The Wall Street Journal.

“I’m truly honored to be included among so many wonderful women in the legal community,” said Dorval. “This recognition belongs to my clients, who trust me with some of the most important and personal decisions of their lives, and to my colleagues at Bowditch, who help make this work possible.”

She serves on the Professional Advisor Leadership Council for the Community Foundation for MetroWest and maintains active memberships in the Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum, the Estate and Business Planning Council of Worcester County, the Real Estate Bar Association, the Women’s Bar Association, and the Rhode Island Bar Association. Dorval earned her law degree from Suffolk University.

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