Katrina Thaler Medeiros

Selling the house where I raised my children and that I called "home" for 30 years was an emotionally difficult prospect. My realtor suggested Katrina to handle the sale. I found Katrina to be sympathetic yet professional, and she facilitated a timely, smooth and successful closing, easing the proc...ess for me. Last year I again retained Katrina as attorney for the purchase of my condo. Again she facilitated an on time closing with no hitches, meeting a deadline I had so that I could arrange to occupy my new home as my apartment lease was up. Katrina has also been invaluable in my estate planning, advising me on the drawing up of my will, Health Care Proxy and POA. I had some difficult decisions to make. Katrina had a good grasp of the particular issues in my situation and presented my legal options pointing out the consequences of each so that I could make informed decisions. I am comfortable now that I have had excellent counsel and have done the best to insure my children's future. I am at peace that my wishes for myself will be carried out. Katrina is a real professional who listened to my needs and treated me as a person, not just a client.

Katrina represented my partner and I with the sale of our home, as well as the construction of our current home. With the sale of our home, the first set of buyers backed out of the deal a week before the closing. She kept us calm and took the time to explain our options. We had a trip planned... the same week that we put our house back on the market. My partner and I felt so confident in Katrina, we gave her power of attorney to negotiate for us if any offers should come in while we were away and not reachable via phone. Halfway through our vacation we received an email from Katrina to inform us that she had accepted a nearly full price offer and closing would be in 40 days (this was wonderful considering we now had 2 mortgages)!! Katrina also reviewed the contract to build our current home. She made modifications to the contract during attorney review that in the end really protected us! The day of the closing, the house was not absolutely complete, the driveway was not paved, the lawn was not seeded, and the carpet wasn't installed properly. Although the builder did not want to, Katina strongly negotiated a large sum of funds to be put into a escrow account (held at her office) until the work was done. When we walked out of the closing, I knew every measurement was taken to protect our investment. I even think she may have taught our real estate agent a few things as well! After the lawn was seeded and the driveway paved, Katrina gave us a call to make sure we were happy. I really felt like she cared and wasn't in it just for a check. Family members and friends have also used Katrina for real estate transactions, to do their wills and adoptions. Everyone that I have ever recommended her to has been extremely impressed and continue to recommend her as well. Katrina is honest, has high integrity, and excellent overall service. She truly goes the extra mile!! I would highly recommend her for any of your legal needs!!

Katrina Thaler Medeiros is an amazing lawyer, and an incredible person. She was recommended to me by four people while trying to purchase my first home. I called around to many lawyers in Ithaca to get an idea of the standard representation charge. Katrina had a solid price. Most practices gave me a ...standard range of $725- $1300 "depending on what's needed for closing." I found that with most practices that I contacted I was not able to speak with the lawyers themselves. I spoke with Katrina two times on the phone before making a final decision. I choose Katrina feeling confident that I would be well represented, and I was. Katrina worked fast to ensure that all the basic purchase documents such as the survey, appraisal, and mortgage were correct. She worked for weeks answering my questions, and taking the time to explain everything that was going on currently, and what to expect in the future. It didn't matter if I emailed her or called she was friendly, and ready answers all my questions. The really amazing side of Katrina came out when it was just days before closing, and the seller was still out of the country, and looking to change the closing date. I had taken off work to be able to close and move that day, which was already days after our date in the contract. The seller then informed us that we could close on our the new set date, but would not be able to move out of the house for six days following. I was feeling very stressed as I listen to friends and coworkers horror stories about similar situations they had with this. Katrina handle the situation very well. She helped me feel calm and assured that everything would be fine, even though it was a bad situation for me. She put together an incredible contract to protect me. The house and myself were protected from any situations that could have arisen. Katrina was so personal, and understanding during the entire time from purchase to closing. I could not have had a better lawyer. I could not recommend any other lawyers. I was able to close on the set date, and move into my house with out any complications, because of Katrina's expertise. If you are looking for a lawyer to represent you in a residential real estate purchase purchase, than Katrina is who you want on your side. I am just glad that she was on my side!