Reviews

Although divorce is never easy, Kate helped to keep us both grounded during some of our more challenging meetings. I liked that we had 4-way meetings so that we could review, discuss and eventually come to agreement. That is a benefit of the collaborative process. Kate is particularly knowledgeable and respected in this area.

Attny Haakonsen is an expert in the area of collaborative divorce. She is understanding and compassionate of the emotional, financial and parental issues that often accompany the divorce process, but maintains her professionalism. She effectively utilizes superior ancillary support professionals to obtain the best for her client. Kate worked well with the other attorney involved in the process. She is responive to her client's needs and effectively negates unneccesary fears. Because Kate practices in the areas of mediated, collaborative, and litigated divorce, I think it allows her to think more creatively and propose solutions to conflicts that another attorney might not. Kate's legal support was top notch.

Attorney Haakonsen was extremely knowledgeable about all the ins and outs of the divorce process, which was very confusing to me. She explained everything clearly and carefully. She listened to what I wanted out of the divorce and advised me the best way to go about it. Attorney Haakonsen not only looked out for my best interest, but my children's as well. She is also very trustworthy and compassionate. I highly recommend Attorney Haakonsen for whatever legal issues that may arise for you.