Katrina M. Loss, Esq.
When your children are involved, who you hire matters. Katrina Loss brings the depth, urgency, and care your case deserves.
Katrina M. Loss, Esq.
Attorney
Katrina M. Loss focuses her practice on the areas of family law that most directly affect children and families in crisis: child custody and visitation, family offense proceedings, child support, and paternity. She is known for being a genuinely empathetic listener and a tenacious advocate, qualities her clients consistently describe as rare in combination.
Katrina’s path to family law was deliberate. During law school at the University at Buffalo School of Law, she concentrated in family law and served as a student attorney in the Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic — representing victims of domestic violence in custody, visitation, and family offense matters. That clinical experience gave her firsthand knowledge of the urgency, sensitivity, and stakes involved in domestic violence cases before she had ever been admitted to the bar.
She was also the Publications and Submissions Editor for the Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal and Co-President of the Family and Children’s Law Society — a reflection of her commitment to family law as both an academic and advocacy discipline.
Education
- J.D., University at Buffalo School of Law (Concentration: Family Law)
- B.A., University at Buffalo (Political Science — Public Law; Minor: Sociology)
Law School Activities
- Student Attorney, Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic
- Publications & Submissions Editor, Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal
- Co-President, Family and Children’s Law Society
Professional Memberships
- Attorney for the Child Panel, Erie County
- Erie County Assigned Counsel Program (Family Law)
- Erie County Bar Association
- Erie County Bar Association — Matrimonial & Family Law Committee
- Erie County Bar Association — Family Law Practice & Procedure Committee
- Women Lawyers of Western New York
Recognition & Appointments
- Attorney for the Child (AFC) Panel — Erie County Supreme and Family Court
- Erie County Assigned Counsel Program — Family Law Panel
- Selected to represent children in contested custody matters by judicial appointment
License
- New York State
Practice Focus
- Child Custody & Visitation
- Family Offense / Domestic Violence
- Child Support
- Paternity
- Orders of Protection
- Post-Divorce Modifications
What Katrina Brings to Your Case
Family law cases involving children require an attorney who can hold two things simultaneously: rigorous legal advocacy and genuine attunement to what the children actually need. Katrina brings both. Her clinical training in domestic violence representation taught her to read situations quickly, to take seriously what clients tell her, and to act with urgency when circumstances require it.
Child Custody and Visitation
Katrina handles custody matters from initial petitions through contested trials, including emergency applications for temporary custody, custody modification proceedings, and violation petitions when court orders are not being followed. She also serves on the Attorney for the Child Panel in Erie County, giving her a court-facing perspective on how custody disputes are evaluated and decided.
Her approach to custody cases centers on the children. She helps parents understand what courts actually look for under the Eschbach best-interests analysis, how to document their parenting, and how to present themselves credibly to a judge or Attorney for the Child investigator.
Family Offense and Orders of Protection
Katrina’s clinical experience in the Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic is directly applicable to family offense proceedings. She understands the dynamics of coercive control and domestic violence, how to gather and present evidence of a pattern of conduct, and how to move quickly when a client’s safety requires it. She represents both petitioners seeking protection and, where appropriate, respondents defending against orders they believe are unjustified.
Child Support and Paternity
Katrina handles child support matters at every stage — initial determinations, modifications based on changed circumstances, and enforcement proceedings when support orders are violated. She is also experienced in paternity proceedings, both for mothers establishing a father’s legal obligation and for fathers seeking to establish their rights.
Working Style
Clients consistently describe Katrina as someone who makes them feel genuinely heard — a quality that matters especially in cases involving children and family crisis. She communicates clearly, responds promptly, and treats her clients as partners in their own cases rather than passive recipients of legal services. She is direct about realistic outcomes and creative about how to achieve them.
“I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to Katrina Marie Loss for her exceptional dedication and support. As a disabled veteran facing a challenging situation, I was overwhelmed and unsure of where to turn. Katrina stepped in with incredible professionalism, care, and expertise to advocate for my daughter and grandson during a very difficult time.”
— Jana, Google Review ★★★★★