Karen Dawn McGuire

I had the privilege of working with Karen McGuire during one of the most challenging periods of my life, involving a complex divorce and custody matter. Throughout the entire four‑year process, Karen remained steadfast, professional, and unwavering in her commitment to achieving the best outcome for ...the child involved. Karen brings a level of honesty and direct communication that is essential when navigating the realities of family law. She consistently provided straightforward, necessary guidance that helped me endure an extremely difficult legal journey. Her expertise and dedication made her services well worth the investment. My case was met with repeated obstacles, including multiple opposing counsels, no‑shows, last‑minute cancellations, COVID‑19‑related delays, and continual resistance from the other side to reach any form of settlement. Despite these challenges—many of which were outside our control—Karen never once faltered. One of the most defining moments came when she was given only two hours’ notice that our matter would proceed to trial at the direction of a new judge. Karen and her firm immediately mobilized and prepared under immense pressure. Their efforts resulted in a successful outcome that exceeded my expectations and secured more than I ever anticipated. Karen McGuire’s professionalism, perseverance, and exceptional legal skill were evident every step of the way. Her dedication to her clients is unmatched, and I am deeply grateful for the representation she provided. I confidently and wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone seeking strong, reliable, and effective counsel in family law. She is truly worth every penny.

I have had experience with 5 attorneys through my divorce and after due to numerous post judgement matters. Karen McGuire was the 5th, and I hope she will always represent me. I think it is important to discuss my experiences with other attorneys to give perspective regarding my review and why having... someone like her is critical in such a process. Many times friends and acquaintances will make suggestions that an attorney they know is the best at the matter at hand. However from my experience go with your gut. If you feel your attorney is not representing you satisfactorily, move on. After filing for divorce, my first attorney, who came recommended as "the" attorney to go to failed to file paperwork on time and was very pessimistic regarding the outcome of the divorce for various reasons. I felt in my gut he was not right. I moved on again to an attorney that came highly recommended. My second attorney and his partner took over the divorce process to completion. During the process, the senior attorney stopped answering my phone calls when I fell behind on a payment, which was very unprofessional. Needless to say, once I caught up, he started answering again. With such a delicate process, feeling abandoned takes an emotional, physical and psychological toll on top of the process itself. After having paid thousands in fees to be treated in such a way is terrible. The senior attorney also had an air of machismo that was palpable, always making promises that his results were superior to others. On the day of our settlement, his firm was not careful in their review of the divorce agreement leaving things out and also allowing my ex-husband's attorney to slip in changes that were well crafted. My divorce was finalized. Then began all of the post judgement lawsuits my ex-husband filed. I became aware of all of the holes in my divorce agreement that my second attorney firm did not catch and correct. These nuances allowed my ex-husband to make life after divorce stressful. More recently, I had to file a lawsuit since my ex-husband was in contempt; it was a straight forward case which my now 3rd attorney was not prepared for on the day of court. He acknowledged that the poor outcome was due to his lack of preparation. During this time, I also consulted with a 4th attorney who had a blog online and seemed to have all the answers. He filed a motion but did not follow protocol, and the motion was tossed out of court. I was then sued for custody for wrong reasons, and that is when I was directed to Karen McGuire. When the quality of your life is dependent on the outcome of a divorce, I have learned the hard way that you MUST have an attorney who knows the process and has experience working with and analyzing other attorneys' abilities. Retaining Karen was was the best decision I have made concerning divorce matters. Karen's firm has handled many matters for me, including custody. The experience I have had with her over many months has been dramatically different than in the past. I felt comfortable as soon as I walked into her office. The physical building is welcoming and calming. The sophistication of her firm and staff are immediately noticeable. Communication has always been professional and timely. Desiree (paralegal) is, without question experienced, provides a high level of confidence and compassion. She works seamlessly with Ms. McGuire. I was treated as a human being. Karen is commanding in court, and outside of court, her stature is one that gave me confidence. Her explanations and expectations of outcomes were grounded in reality and what is possible based on law and her many years of experience. Her knowledge of the process and execution of steps cannot be compared to my prior experience. She is one step ahead and was able to make moves that protected me further in the process of going to court. Her compassion is genuine and comforting. I felt protected and represented.

She sounded good in our first meeting. Sounded like I was going to nail my ex husband good. She subpeona all his records, made me promises, refused to compromise with his attorney - etc.....what did it get me? It got me exacty what I would have gotten because the laws are the laws. The only differenc...e is that I'm $91,000 less in my pocket because Karen charges you for everything she promises to do to the second. If I had to do it again, I would no way hire her. I'd hire an attorney who knows how to compromise. Her lack of compromising and all her false promises cost me big time......big big time! My recommendation - no way using her ever again!

Ms. McGuire sells herself to the highest bidder. She has no morals about who is right and who is wrong. She charges for every milisecond - and she is not very well liked throughout the court system. She constantly complains, is very nasty and gives very inappropriate advice. She has miss represented... me and my interests regularly. I suggest you be very very careful if you hire her. She costs a lot of money and doesn't do what you ask. I think you'll be just as dissapointed as I have been.