Karen M. Buckley

Karen brought skills from years of experience and natural empathy to help me with a difficult divorce process. She both litigates and works collaboratively, and clearly laid out the pros and cons for me when I was weighing the options. I could really tell she would advocate for my best interest, and ...that of my three children. She is pragmatic and direct, and kept me on track even when my ex provided quite a few diversions. She worked well with opposing counsel. We still keep in touch, and I've recommended her to friends.

Karen is a very dedicated, knowledgeable and straight forward lawyer - these words were all used in other recommendations posted here and are a perfect description of her. Some of the things I appreciated about her were: her availability to me, her understanding of how important it was to me to be fa...ir and truthful in the year + time we spend working on a settlement and custody, and her efforts to make sure that we were not spending money needlessly. The most important thing was how she cared about the well being of my daughter (and me!) through this process. She was a great resource in helping me help my daughter deal with the stress and with her relationship with her very difficult father. She's not a shrink, just very caring, and has great insight into, and experience with, the divorce and custody process. I always felt she had my daughter's best interests in mind, which was what mattered most to me. In the court room she is very clear and well spoken, just the right levels of conviction and touch of emotion when stating the case. She had a very good working relationship with my ex's lawyer, they were able to communicate clearly and negotiate well on my ex's unreasonable requests. I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking counsel.

YOU NEED ATTORNEY KAREN M. BUCKLEY IN YOUR CORNER...... Karen is a professional straight shooter, with a real steady plan. Attorney Buckley continually advised me to treat my high conflict divorce as a business deal, and to keep any emotional feelings out- Karen also stressed to me to be sure... that the issue(s) I was fighting for were worth the value of her pay rate. Additionally, Karen is a great listener, very savvy with math, and she is very well organized. Karen helped me deal with a very high conflict divorce. A divorce that went from collaborative to litigation. This divorce involved children, a parenting plan, affidavits, an emergency hearing, DCF, GAL, division of marital property/ assets, and now a PC. To say working on all the above mentioned is overwhelming is an understatement! One quality that impressed me the most about Karen was that she had the perfect balance of knowing when, where, and why to add any information. Whilst my ex- husbands atty. was constantly mud slinging- Attorney Buckley maintained her balance. Attorney Buckley's delivery in front of the judge (and she was there many, times) was always awesome! Karen's physical presence, delivery, intonation, and voice quality were all sharp and professional--From what I witnessed in the court room- this is HUGE! Let's stop stereotyping lawyers; Attorney KAREN M. BUCKLEY is trustworthy, and works FOR you; not just for your money. ### SLC

Karen represented me in a difficult child custody and support issue. I found her to be extremely knowledgeable about the laws and also very empathetic and genuinely concerned. She and I strategized about the best approach. I never felt that she dictated to me, but rather worked with me on the best ...approach, which resulted in a favorable outcome. Karen is very reliable, informative and a pleasure to work with.