Kathleen Werner

Eighth Election District, is a 1980 graduate of Great Mills High School, and a 1984 graduate of Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Political Science. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1989.

She was admitted to the practice of law in the State of Maryland, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and has been a Standing Examiner for the Circuit Court of Maryland for St. Mary’s County since 1999. Her  professional affiliations are with the Maryland State Bar Association; St. Mary’s County Bar Association, and the Maryland Trial Lawyers’ Association

Ms. Werner was employed by The Dorsey Law Firm in 1992, and became a partner in the firm in 2003.

In addition to being on the MetCom Board, she also currently serves on the St. Mary’s County Adult Public Guardianship Review Board; St. Mary’s County Commission for Women, and the Board of Directors Tri-County Youth Services Bureau. She has previously served on the St. Mary’s County Cable Advisory Committee and the St. Mary’s County Teen Center Advisory Board.

Ms. Werner is also a Foster volunteer with S.M.A.W.L. (St. Mary’s Animal Welfare League).