Heather Lynn Kitchen

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Heather Lynn Kitchen

also known as Heather L. Kitchen

4.0
Rating: 7.8

Licensed for 36 years

Family Lawyer at Poughkeepsie, NY
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Real Estate ... +6 more

55 Market St, Poughkeepsie, NY

About Heather

Biography

Member, National Criminal Honor Society. Assistant, County Attorney, Dutchess County New York. Town Justice, Town of Wappinger, 2001—.

Practice Areas

9

Practice Areas

Alimony 12%

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Child Custody 12%

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Child Support 12%

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Criminal Defense 12%

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Divorce and Separation 12%

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Family 12%

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Mediation 12%

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Real Estate 12%

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Other 4%

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Fees and Rates

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Awards

Distinguished Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in New York for 36 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1989

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

The Law Offices of Heather L. Kitchen, Esq

55 Market St, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601-3210

heatherlkitchen.com/

Law Office of Heather L. Kitchen

35 Market Street, Suite 36, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601

heatherlkitchen.com/

Heather Lynn Kitchen's Reviews

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4.0 /5.0

4 Client Reviews

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Posted by Elizabeth | March 3, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

So happy we hired her!

We've used Heather Kitchen for years. She did my son's divorce, my guardianship in family court and recently did our wills. She is knowledgeable about all aspects our cases, so helpful and compassionate. She held our hand through every step of the process and made us feel extremely comfortable. We ...were extremely happy with the results in all our cases. I constantly recommend her and will continue to do so!!!! If you hire her you will be extremely happy you did so!

Posted by Juliet | February 23, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Best divorce lawyer in Hudson Valley!!!

I Highly recommend Heather Kitchen. Thankfully I was refer to Heather Kitchen by a family member after I was taking advantage of and screw over by Steven Klein & Associates. The staff at Heather Kitchen law firm was able to correct and coordinate all the damage that was initially done by Steven Klein.... I was able to work with Heather Kitchen and her team to put together an actual plan on how to positively pursue the completion of my pending divorce. I was met with empathy and kindness. Heather Kitchen and her staff were professional, hands-on, reactive, supportive, direct and clear. When my case needed added attention and clarity, there were no delay, when I was in need of a stern voice of advocacy they were there for me. I never felt like I was being taken advantage of or as if billing was the priority. Heather Kitchen immediately response to my email and is attentive to my concerns. More importantly she kept me focused and my eyes towards the end goal. In the end I realize this is the most important trait in a divorce attorney. The paralegal Debbie Stinson always got my messages to her and got back to me in a timely manner, produced concise documents and made sure I was given copies and was in general extremely competent before and leading up to the trial. In the end Heather Kitchen secured a settlement that I was extremely pleased with. I highly recommend the law office of Heather Kitchen for all of your matrimonial and family law needs. You won’t be disappointed.

Posted by anonymous | February 19, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Client

Heather was great with my case. She was detail oriented, professional and courteous. She got the right results.

Posted by Rick | December 10, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Deeply regret hiring Kitchen

To put it bluntly, she didn't do much of anything. Was unresponsive, even annoyed, at inquiries made regarding division of property. These made by e mails because it is impossible to get her on the phone. Her response was to complain about being pestered by questions; warning that having to read e ma...ils that annoyed her was expensive as she charged for the time it took to read them. And not answering the questions posed. Wasn't a bit flustered that I thought the real estate property was seriously undervalued by an assessor the oppoition attorney chose; suggested I hire my own, I did, The second assessment was 35-40% higher. In a divorce bitterly contested by the other side she didn't advocate vigorously, She was disengaged and flippant. Example: $600.00 of her retainer was wasted on a net worth statement that was basically a blank sheet. My opponent was involved with another man by the time I retained Kitchen. "Steve". She used to refer to "Steve" when she meant the other attorney, who was running circles around her at half her price because she just wasn't engaged. I am willing to put my name on this because my case was mangled and took nearly three years to finish. By another attorney. Not trying to be spiteful, I had high hopes when I hired her but the results weren't there; the effort was not there; and the task of rehiring and reworking a family matter, which is highly personal and important, was just not handled with any care, energy, or conviction.

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Experience

Rating:  7.8 (Very Good)

Honors

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1900 - Present

Member, Law Office of Heather L. Kitchen

Associations

New York State Bar Association

Member

Dutchess County Bar Association

Member

New York State Magistrates Association

Member

Education

1988

Houston University

JD

1985

State University of New York at Albany

BABS

1981

State University of New York, Albany

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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