Reviews

I can't say enough wonderful things about the process with Kat. I needed a divorce executed very quickly - within just a few weeks, from start to finish. Kat got us a court date, wrote up all necessary documents. She even had time to thoroughly vet our incredibly creative parenting plan. She asked thoughtful questions and took time to ensure my understanding of the process and outcomes. She and her team incorporated our edits to paperwork swiftly. She gave me great advice and made the whole divorce a lot cleaner and easier than I hoped for! Truly a professional.

Thank you very much for all of your hard work and wise counsel. You have helped me to achieve something that I have dreamed of for many years, and now I can finally spend more time with my kids. We had our first Thanksgiving together in eight years, and this weekend I got to take my daughter ice skating and my son to play basketball. When I originally got divorced in 2011 the parenting plan was terribly inequitable. Ms. Allen helped me to achieve a much more favorable and fair outcome. She is hard working, responsive, and she is an excellent negotiator. I would not hesitate to hire her again in the future.

David is the best attorney in Lake County.

Kat, is such a wonderful lawyer. She not only cares about your case and what you are hoping to achieve, she cares about you as a person and how to help you completely. I have no idea how I would of gotten through my divorce if not for her expertise help. Through my tears and struggles, she was there to help map out my future and keep my immediate concerns at hand and my best interests always up front. Even when I felt the fight coming out of me, she stood up and fought for me and made me stronger. She always kept me in the loop on all communication, always addressed all my concerns right away, and always made sure I felt comfortable with all my decisions. I would recommend her to everyone I know for any legal service.

After a lot of research and meetings with other attorneys I met Leigh (Kat). Prior to our meeting, as with all the other attorneys I provided some background information. Kat took the time to read the information I shared prior to our first meeting. She knew exactly what needed to be done advised me and did a fantastic job handling a very messy post decree matter. She is an amazing attorney. If you need help with family law, stop looking, hire Kat, she’s very reasonable on fees and does a great job!

My husband has been a father to my daughter basically since the day that they met when she was two years old. It just came naturally. If you didn’t already know our story, you wouldn’t think otherwise. When we got married, WE (my daughter, my husband and I) got married. When I had my other children, they were always OURS. The only things missing were her last name being the same and that little technicality of her not legally being his. She had asked for this to be changed for years. We met with David Del Re and he walked us through the process. He introduced us to Kat Allen, who took over from there. She was very thorough and very timely, not to mention patient. We had all of the paper work and bugs worked out before we even stepped into court. She made sure that this process would be as smooth as possible. When the day came and we officially became one unit, she was prepared for everything. It went so smooth. It truly was one of the happiest days in our family’s life. Kat followed up with us afterwards and made sure that we had everything that we needed. She was amazing. We can’t thank her enough for making this day possible for us.

Kat did a beautiful job walking me through this challenging process. She was always extremely patient and willing to explain information in a way that I could completely comprehend. There was never any doubt that she had my best interest at hand. I am grateful to her for making this difficult process quite seamless. I highly recommend her to others going through the divorce process.

Ms. Allen was patient and pracgmatic about solving many issues in my high conflict divorce. She took a situation that had me initially in a potentially bad outcome, and got me a fair deal. The high conflict issues were both in the parenting and financial terms of the divorce and she was able to handle my high level of emotions and get a fair result. The parenting issues were contentious and she helped create a solution to get me out of the hole my prior counsel had put me in. I ended up with just under 50% of parenting time, guideline support and fair division of assets. The financial details were complicated and it went more smoothly with me providing detailed supporting documentation and calculations. Being organized and able to bring the financial information and calculations to her clearly so she can best represent them definitely helped my cause. While she is an awesome advocate, clients have to be prepared to provide support for their financial calculations. If you aren't prepared to support yourself on this front you probably need a consultant or a more expensive firm. Overall I'm very happy with Kat's representation and David Del Re's supporting guidance on my case.

Iedidi

Kat’s knowledge and professionalism made one of the toughest times in my life a lot easier. She was always a step ahead of the other attorney with her research and preparation. Kat’s integrity and fortitude to get my divorce settled was constant throughout the entire divorce. She is well respected by her colleagues and judges. I highly recommend Kat.